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Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
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His prodigious talents made him a college hero at Notre Dame, but despite his performance on the field, he always worried that he would revert to Detroit Jerome and blow his chance to make good. Even when he was drafted by the Rams in the first round
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English
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At five feet ten inches tall, running back Walter Payton was not the largest player in the NFL, but he developed a larger-than-life reputation for his strength, speed, and grit. Nicknamed “Sweetness” during his college football days, he became the NFL's all-time leader in rushing and all-purpose yards, capturing the hearts of fans in his adopted Chicago. Drawing from interviews with more than seven hundred sources, acclaimed sportswriter Jeff...
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Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The definitive ranking of the greatest football players of all time --
Of the more than 25,000 players who have suited up during the NFL's century of existence, which ones stand head and shoulders above all others? Sando and Pompei, who have between them covered the league for more than half a century, weighed the relative merits of the greatest players across eras, positions, and degrees of team success. Here they reveal their findings: 100 essays...
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English
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Get ready to defy the odds when everyone's counting you out. When the Philadelphia Eagles' starting quarterback went down with a torn ACL in week 14 of the 2017 NFL season, many fans-and commentators-assumed the Eagles' season was over. Instead, Nick Foles came off the bench and, against all odds, led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl victory in history. How did Nick get it done-winning MVP honors, silencing the critics, and shocking the world?...
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Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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"Unlike baseball, football did not have a thunderclap moment like the arrival of Jackie Robinson at Erbbets Field. Instead, the game started out as the most egalitarian of American sports, reversed course during the Great Depression when the NFL purged its few black players and then slowly reintegrated after World War II. Even then, the sport needed another three decades before owners, coaches and fans looked at players based on their ability, rather...
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Triumph Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
The name Biever is synonymous with Green Bay Packers football. For the better part of eight decades, the late Vernon Biever and his son Jim were there on the sidelines at Lambeau and beyond, capturing the most iconic moments in team history. This new collection, which arrives as the Packers celebrate their 100th season, showcases the finest work from the Biever archives, sourced from countless thousands of film rolls and including rare, never-before-seen...
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Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what would be the bloodiest battle of the war - the invasion of...
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Publisher
MVP Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
"No franchise in pro football history has experienced the success that the Pittsburgh Steelers have over the last firty years. Bu the Steelers, proud owners of six Super Bowl trophies, faced a long and, at times, dificult journey to get to the pinnacle. Much of the Steelers' story is the story of the Rooney family." -- Dust jacket. Players and coaches profiled include: Ray Kemp, Johnny "Blood" McNally, Byron "Whizzer" White, Arthur Jarrett, "Bullet"...
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