Moorehead said he saw large numbers of Bears players who started out living in communities like Vernon Hills and Libertyville, “and when guys got paid a little bit more, they moved into Grayslake and bought big houses in Gurnee and Grayslake, and a handful picked Lake Forest.”
The Chicago Bears stretch before practice at Lake Forest College on July 26, 1979. If you don’t want to be in the doghouse, don’t be late for practice.” It was the same thing when the (Chicago) Bulls had their practice facility in Deerfield - everyone lived in Highland Park, Deerfield and Glencoe to be close so they’re not late for practice. They don’t want to get caught in traffic. “You’re only going downtown once a week and how many times a year - eight times a year for regular-season games? No players want to get fined.
“Guys like it because it’s less of a hassle to be near the practice facility,” Moorehead said. He said it’s logical for the players to want to live relatively close to the team’s practice facilities. (Ed Wagner/Chicago Tribune)įormer Bears tight end Emery Moorehead, who was part of the team’s Super Bowl victory in the 1985 season and played for the Bears from 1981 until 1988, later enjoyed a long second career as a real estate agent with Koenig & Strey Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices. Fencik has lived in the city since his days playing for the Bears. The Bears’ Walter Payton, from left, Matt Suhey and Gary Fencik relax before practice at Notre Dame, circa 1988.
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