The Bears sent Bronko Nagurski to Manhattan to try to convince him to join the team.
While Jones was head coach, Bronko Nagurski made his NFL debut as a member of the Chicago Bears.
The Bears went 10–2–1 and won the NFL's new "Western Division"; they were led by running backs Red Grange and Bronko Nagurski, and quarterbacked by Keith Molesworth.