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America's game : the NFL at 100
- Title
- America's game : the NFL at 100 / Jerry Rice and Randy O. Williams.
- Author
- Rice, Jerry
- Publication
- New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2019]
- ©2019
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GV955.5.N35 R53 2019 | Off-site |
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- Additional Authors
- Williams, Randy, 1957-
- Description
- xv, 522 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color); 24 cm
- Summary
- 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
- Alternative Title
- National Football League at 100
- Subject
- Note
- A complete celebration of the NFL'S first 100 years by the New York Times bestselling authors of 50 years, 50 moments.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 493-500) and index.
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9780062692900
- 0062692909
- OCLC
- on1123219147
- SCSB-9698074
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library