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The first star : Red Grange and the barnstorming tour that launched the NFL /

Title
The first star : Red Grange and the barnstorming tour that launched the NFL / Lars Anderson.
Author
Anderson, Lars.
Publication
New York : Random House, c2009.

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Description
252 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
Subject
  • Football > United States > History
  • Football players > United States > Biography
  • Grange, Red, 1903-1991
  • Halas, George, 1895-1983
  • National Football League > History
  • Pyle, Charles C., 1882-1939
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
An ambitious plan --- Something not seen in football before-- A hard life -- The wonder of Wheaton -- A marked man -- The education of George Halas -- Worth coming thousands of miles to see -- Cash and carry -- A plunge into the pro pool -- The barnstormers -- My worries are over -- The most harassed young man in America -- The ladies' man -- The storming of Los Angeles -- Epilogue: The founding fathers.
ISBN
  • 9781400067299 (alk. paper)
  • 1400067294 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2009023084
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library