Offered is a 1931 Chicago Bears team-signed photograph with 6 signatures and 20 inscribed identifications from the collection of the late Pro Football Hall of Fame legend Bronko Nagurski. The signatures, in black pen, include John W. Davis in black pen in the lower right margin, Jim McMillen in black pen at the lower right margin, Dick Nesbitt in black pen in the upper left of the photo, Ralph Jones in black pen in the lower left, Dan McMullen in the upper right, and legendary Bears owner and coach George Halas (signed “Geo. Halas”) in black pen at the upper right. The 6½ x 9½-inch sepia toned team photo is printed on a 10¾ x 13¾ -inch white coated paper sheet, with the caption identification reversed out in white at the bottom of the photo with the legend “1931-Chicago Bears-1931” below the caption. There are 20 inscriptions in black pen over other players in the photo, identifying the players by first name or nickname. Nagurski's signature does not appear on this piece as this was his personal item. The page has small tears and wrinkles along the top edge, as well as wrinkles in the bottom left and bottom right corners, and a black ink stain in the upper right, as well as a pin hole in the upper right. The 1931 season was the Chicago Bears' 12th in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve on their 9–4–1 record from 1930 and finished with an 8–5 record under sophomore head coach Ralph Jones. The club finished in third place once again behind the Green Bay Packers and the Portsmouth Spartans. The Bears opened the season well, winning three of their first four games, including victories over the Cardinals and Giants. Chicago then dropped two in a row, both at home to the Packers and Yellowjackets. Four consecutive wins in the middle of the season put the Bears back in contention; however, another weak ending, losing two of their last three, made the season somewhat of a disappointment. Grange and Nagurski again carried the team, with 9 touchdowns between them (7 by Grange). The Bears' biggest weakness was an aging interior line, with few young linemen joining the team who had an impact. They also lacked a consistent kicking game, now that Paddy Driscoll and the Sternaman brothers had all retired Halas would remedy these problems over the next few years and get the Bears back on top. This item comes with a LOA from the Nagurski family.

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