To know Chet Coppock was to get swept up in the presence of a literal and figurative giant. The 6-foot-6 sportscasting legend dispensed brash opinions and hilarious anecdotes, all the while guzzling ...

In a ChicagoBears.com series, Chicago sports media icon Chet Coppock looks back at the games of the franchise's 1963 championship season. In a ChicagoBears.com series, Chicago sports media icon Chet ...

The last time I spoke to Chet Coppock was in January. I had posted yet another shameless plug for my 1908 Cubs historic novel—this time, for a change, on LinkedIn, which plays Burger King to ...

Sorry about the autoplay. All right, how ya' doin', everybody?! Chet Coppock used to be the king of sport talk-radio in Chicago. He has been marginalized in recent years — well, the past 20 or so — ...

Chet Coppock was the godfather of sports radio and the Chicago sports scene will never be the same. President of the Chicago Blackhawks, John McDonough, President of Broadcast Media, Larry Wert, David ...

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A GREAT DAN JIGGETTS TALE prepping for "The Life and Times of Chet Coppock" Wednesday night at Mike Taffe's Eddie's Lounge in Arlington Heights: It's about how Chet played a seminal role in the ...

Bill and Wendy sit down with Former Chicago Bears receiver and 1985 Super Bowl champion Dennis McKinnon to talk about his new book, “Chicago Bear #85 Silky D Bares All.” McKinnon describes his writing ...

This June 20, 2005, file photo shows Chet Coppock, a successful sports radio and TV personality in Chicago. The longtime Chicago sportscaster has died at age 70 after a car accident more than a week ...

September 28, 2009 From his time as a host on WMAQ-TV to his days on the airwaves on "Coppock on Sports" to pitching Chicagoland and Northwest Indiana Chevrolet with Michael Jordan, Coppock is as well ...