Posted 12 years ago
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This is a 1965 Montgomery Ward Riverside / Benelli Motorcycles / NFL booklet that folds out into a 22" wide by 17" high poster - it promotes a Mont. Ward's Riverside (Chicago) "Action Ride" with four NFL Pro Football players and Benelli motorcycles (Italy) currently offered at MW.
Front & back shown - inside scans will follow on next posting.
1) Jon Arnett - was a 5 time Pro Bowler with the Los Angeles Rams from 1957–1963 and played with the Chicago Bears from 1964 to 1966.
2) Ronnie Bull - was a 1963 Rookie of the Year, played for the Chicago Bears from 1962-1970 and the Philadelphia Eagles in 1971.
3) Gale Sayers - was a 1965 Rookie of the Year and All-Pro, played for the Chicago Bears his entire career from 1965-1971. (His friendship with fellow Chicago Bear Brian Piccolo was the basis for the 1971 movie Brian's Song.)
4) Rudy Bukich - was a quarterback in the NFL between 1953 and 1968.
LA Rams (1953, 1956), Washington Redskins (1957-1958), Chicago Bears (1958-1959), Pittsburgh Steelers (1960-1961), Chicago Bears (1962-1968)
