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Halas also accepted a $1,500 loan from the Packers in 1932, according to Green Bay Press-Gazette archives. Some football historians believe it was that gesture by the Packers that drove Halas to get so involved in '56 when the NFL deemed old City Stadium and its 24,000-seat capacity too small.
I didn't know the Packers helped out the Bears financially. It's kind of like the money the Packers are donating to the Vikings every year because of the Yikes' poor fan base.