At one time Halas had valued nothing more than a victory over Curly Lambeau, but the heat had gone out of their games since the Packers fell apart, and as much as Halas craved victories, he was a businessman first, and bitter games between the Bears and Packers were good for business. They made news, sold tickets, made seasons more interesting. Halas wanted the fire back in the rivalry. In 1956, when the Packers were campaigning to win funding for their new stadium, he had stumped on their behalf just before the election. More recently, when Packer president Dominic Olejniczak had asked him to
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