January 25, 2005 For more information: Frank R. Scatoni 619-807-1887 frank@ventureliterary.com "No Kill Date" Venture Literary Sells ’85 Chicago Bears Retrospective to Triumph Books On January 25, 2005, Greg Dinkin of Venture Literary sold the World rights to Chicago Tribune journalist John Mullin’s untitled book on the 1985-’86 Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears to Tom Bast at Triumph Books. This is the real story, much of it never before revealed, of arguably the greatest football team ever. The 1985 Bears of Ditka, Payton, McMahon, and the Fridge were America’s team. They were, for a brief, supernova, magical moment, a band of eccentrics and athletes who went from nobodies to rock stars and cult figures and who took America on a wild ride in the middle of one of the wildest times in its history. And in the end, it was a team that blew itself apart from the inside. A team whose music video for "The Super Bowl Shuffle" would rank second only to Michael Jackson's "Thriller"; whose players were reaping millions in endorsements for the likes of Coca-Cola and McDonald's, and, after appearing on Letterman, the Tonight Show, Saturday Night Live and others, would be in the locker room minutes after the most-watched and dominant Super Bowl in history fighting among themselves over the free hats that were given out to the champs. John Mullin is a sportswriter for the Chicago Tribune who covered the Bears for more than a decade. He is the winner of numerous national awards, received an Emmy award for his "Bears Insider" segment of Fox-TV's Bears Today show, and is the author of Tales from the Chicago Bears Sidelines and Tennis and Kids: The Family Connection. To learn more about Venture Literary, visit www.ventureliterary.com To learn more about Triumph Books, visit www.truimphbooks.com