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The little league that could : a history of the American Football League

Title
The little league that could : a history of the American Football League / Ken Rappoport.
Author
Rappoport, Ken.
Publication
Lanham, Md. : Taylor Trade Pub., ©2010.

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Description
xv, 211 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Wearing borrowed uniforms, practicing on obscure college campuses, and led by a former Marine Corps W.W. II fighter ace as commissioner, the American Football League (AFL) debuted in the Fall of 1960 to challenge the monopoly of the well-established National Football League. Within ten years it had won two Super Bowls and had forced a merger with its rival, splitting the NFL into the National and American Football Conferences. Here Rappoport recounts the startling success of an upstart league that prevailed against long odds.
Subject
  • American Football League > History
  • American Football League
Genre/Form
History.
Note
  • Includes index.
Contents
Challenging Goliath -- Cannon fire -- Stadium stories -- Colorful coaches -- A TV sport -- The greatest game ever, AFL style -- AFL rivalries -- Opening doors -- Tall tales and short stories -- Forcing the merger -- The Super Bowl.
ISBN
  • 9781589794627
  • 1589794621
  • 9781589794634
  • 158979463X
LCCN
2010005837
OCLC
  • ocn505422355
  • 505422355
  • SCSB-1571645
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library