America's game : the NFL at 100 /
Rice and Williams trace pro football's grand transformation from a loose coalition of regional teams constantly on the verge of collapse to surviving the Great Depression and World War II, to its eventual preeminence as an international phenomenon. -- adapted from jacket
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York, NY :
Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow,
[2019]
|
| Edition: | First edition. |
| Subjects: |
Table of Contents:
- First quarter (1920-1944). Becoming America's game ; The NFL kicks off ; Seeing stars ; Head and shoulders ; Indians and Eskimos ; Sneakers, slaughters, and going inside ; The pick 'em game ; The chess masters: first quarter ; The early dynasties ; Thursday's feast ; Uncle Sam's team ; The first quarter all-time team
- Second quarter (1945-1969). A more colorful game, a better game ; Otto-matic ; Becoming more than a signal caller ; Taking flight ; Lamar Hunt: a cornerstone of the NFL's Mount Rushmore ; The long shots ; The great sports marriage ; The chess masters: second quarter ; Working out the kinks ; Overtime, ice, and Heidi ; The pivotal game ; The second quarter all-time team
- Third quarter (1970-1994). Bad blood ; Prime time ; Dynasty ; The one and only ; The workhorse ; D! ; A job fair like no other ; He's got character ; The immaculate reception, hailing Mary, and the epic ; The chess masters: third quarter ; The third quarter all-time team
- Fourth quarter (1995-2019). Playhouse: from rickety venues to high-tech palaces ; A tuck, a tackle, and a miracle ; They wore out the chain gang ; The chess masters: fourth quarter ; The intimidators ; The foot in football ; The artistic archivists ; My team ; Now, that was super ; The fourth quarter all time team
- Epilogue. Overtime.