Arch Ward, the sports editor of the Chicago Tribune, in 1934 came up with the idea of a pre-season game between the NFL champions and a team of college all-stars to benefit the newspaper's charity fund. All of the games were played at Soldier Field in Chicago.
The first meeting, on Aug. 31, 1934, ended in a scoreless tie. In the early years, the college players did pretty well against the pros. The NFL champions dominated in later years, however, losing only once after 1955.
In 1976, the game was suspended and finally called off because of a heavy rainstorm late in the third quarter, with the Pittsburgh Steelers holding a 24-0 lead.
That was the last game of the series. There were two main reasons for the demise. First, pro football salaries had reached a much higher level, many college players who were unwilling to take part in the game for fear of injury. Second, fan interest had declined substantially because of the NFL's dominance
Year Score
1934 Chicago Bears 0, All-Stars 0
1935 Chicago Bears 5, All-Stars 0
1936 Detroit Lions 7, All-Stars 0
1937 All-Stars 6, Green Bay Packers 0
1938 All-Stars 28, Washington Redskins 16
1939 New York Giants 9, All-Stars 0
1940 Green Bay Packers 45, All-Stars 28
1941 Chicago Bears 37, All-Stars 13
1942 Chicago Bears 21, All-Stars 0
1943 All-Stars 27, Washington Redskins 7
1944 Chicago Bears 24, All-Stars 21
1945 Green Bay Packers 19, All-Stars 7
1946 All-Stars 16, Los Angeles Rams 0
1947 All-Stars 16, Chicago Bears 0
1948 Chicago Cardinals 28, All-Stars 0
1949 Philadelphia Eagles 38, All-Stars 0
1950 All-Stars 17, Philadelphia Eagles 7
1951 Cleveland Browns 33, All-Stars 0
1952 Los Angeles Rams 10, All-Stars 7
1953 Detroit Lions 24, All-Stars 10
1954 Detroit Lions 31, All-Stars 6
1955 All-Stars 30, Cleveland Browns 27
1956 Cleveland Browns 26, All-Stars 0
1957 New York Giants 22, All-Stars 12
1958 All-Stars 35, Detroit Lions 19
1959 Baltimore Colts 29, All-Stars 0
1960 Baltimore Colts 32, All-Stars 7
1961 Philadelphia Eagles 28, All-Stars 14
1962 Green Bay Packers 42, All-Stars 20
1963 All-Stars 20, Green Bay Packers 17
1964 Chicago Bears 28, All-Stars 17
1965 Cleveland Browns 24, All-Stars 16
1966 Green Bay Packers 38, All-Stars 0
1967 Green Bay Packers 27, All-Stars 0
1968 Green Bay Packers 34, All-Stars 17
1969 New York Jets 26, All-Stars 24
1970 Kansas City Chiefs 24, All-Stars 3
1971 Baltimore Colts 24, All-Stars 17
1972 Dallas Cowboys 20, All-Stars 7
1973 Miami Dolphins 14, All-Stars 3
1974 No Game (NFLPA Strike)
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers 21, All-Stars 14
1976 Pittsburgh Steelers 24, All-Stars 0
