🏈On December 19, 1948 the 16th NFL Championship Game was played at Shibe Park in Philadelphia. The game was a rematch of the previous year's title game between the defending champion Chicago Cardinals (11–1), champions of the Western Division and the Philadelphia Eagles (9–2–1), champions of the Eastern Division. It was the first NFL championship game to be televised and due to heavy snowfall, the grounds crew needed the help of players from both teams to remove the tarp from the field. The ope

Before Game 3 of the 1929 World Series at Shibe Park, Rogers Hornsby and Hack Wilson of the Cubs met Al Simmons and Jimmie Foxx of the A’s at home plate. That day, Hornsby and Wilson supplied four of Chicago’s six hits-the Cubs earned a 3–1 win—their only victory of the series before Philadelphia finished them off in five. #BaseballHistory #Cubs #Athletics #1929WorldSeries | Old Ball Game Studios