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Author Atwood, Gretchen, author.

Title Lost champions : four men, two teams, and the breaking of pro football's color line / Gretchen Atwood.

Publication Info. New York : Bloomsbury, 2016.

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Location Call No. Status
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  796.332 ATWOOD    Check Shelf
 Wethersfield Public Library - Non Fiction  796.332 ATWOOD    Check Shelf
Description xi, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-260) and index.
Contents First quarter -- The last word -- City of angels -- Moore's Ford Bridge -- Offside -- Assault -- Second quarter -- Black lightning -- Backlash -- Champions -- Shots fired -- Third quarter -- 92 yards -- Frozen out -- Undefeated -- Jackie -- Cleveland's year -- Good-bye -- Fourth quarter -- Younger -- Swan song -- Spring training -- Goalposts -- Overtime -- On history.
Subject Cleveland Browns (Football team : 1946-1995) -- History.
Los Angeles Rams (Football team : 1946-1994) -- History.
Motley, Marion, 1920-1999.
Washington, Kenny, 1918-1971.
Strode, Woody.
Willis, Bill, 1921-2007.
Football -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Discrimination in sports -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
ISBN 9781620406007 (Hardcover)
1620406004 (Hardcover)
9781620406014 (Paperback)
1620406012 (Paperback)
9781620406021 (eBook)
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