| The National Forgotten League: Entertaining Stories and Observations from Pro Football's First Fifty Years Contributor(s): Daly, Dan (Author) |
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ISBN: 080324343X ISBN-13: 9780803243439 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: October 2012 |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Football - Sports & Recreation | History - History | United States - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 796.323 |
| LCCN: 2012007288 |
| Physical Information: 0.93" H x 6.08" W x 9" L (1.28 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Features: Bibliography, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Review Citations: Library Journal 08/01/2012 pg. 99 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 football. 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 football in its first half century. These decades were also full of ideas and experimentation, such as the invention of the modern T formation that revolutionized offense, unlimited player substitution, and soccer-style kicking, as well as the emergence of televised pro football as prime-time entertainment. Relying on obscure sources, original interviews, old game films and statistical databases, Daly's extensive research and engaging stories bring the NFL's formative years-and pro football's folk roots-to life. A sports columnist for the Washington Times, Dan Daly has been writing about pro football for more than thirty years and is the winner of numerous awards. His book (with Bob O'Donnell) The Pro Football Chronicle was judged one of the "truly fine books about the sport" by ESPN.com's Rob Neyer. |
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