| Description |
xvi, 405 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
The first fifty years of America's most popular spectator sport have been strangely neglected by historians claiming to tell the "complete story" of pro footbal. Well, here are the early stories that "complete story" has left out. What about the awful secret carried around by Sid Luckman, the Bears' Hall of Fame quarterback whose father was a mobster and a murderer? Or Steve Hamas, who briefly played in the NFL then turned to boxing and beat Max Schmeling, conqueror of Joe Louis? Or the two one-armed players who suited up for NFL teams in 1945? Or Steelers owner Art Rooney postponing a game in 1938 because of injuries? These are just a few of the little-known facts Dan Daly unearths in recounting the untold history of pro footbal in its first half century. |
| Subject |
Football -- United States -- History.
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National Football League -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780803243439 paperback alkaline paper $26.95 |
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080324343X paperback alkaline paper |
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