Pro Football in the 1960s
The NFL, the AFL and the Sport's Coming of Age
Seiten
2020
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7831-3 (ISBN)
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7831-3 (ISBN)
The 1960s were a tumultuous period in US history and the sporting world was not immune. As war in Southeast Asia, civil unrest at home and political assassinations rocked the nation, professional football struggled to attract fans. This book describes how a decade of social upheaval affected life on the gridiron.
The 1960s were a tumultuous period in U.S. history and the sporting world was not immune to the decade's upturn of tradition. As war in Southeast Asia, civil unrest at home and political assassinations rocked the nation, professional football struggled to attract fans. While some players fought for civil rights and others fought overseas, the ideological divides behind the protests and riots in the streets spilled into the locker rooms, and athletes increasingly brought their political beliefs into the sports world.
This history describes how a decade of social upheaval affected life on the gridiron, and the personalities and events that shaped the game. The debut of the Super Bowl, soon to become a fixture of American culture, marked a professional sport on the rise. Increasingly lucrative television contracts and innovations in the filming and broadcasting of games expanded pro football's audiences. An authoritarian old guard, best represented by the revered Vince Lombardi, began to give way as star players like Joe Namath commanded new levels of pay and power. And at last, all teams fielded African American players, belatedly beginning the correction of the sport's greatest wrong.
The 1960s were a tumultuous period in U.S. history and the sporting world was not immune to the decade's upturn of tradition. As war in Southeast Asia, civil unrest at home and political assassinations rocked the nation, professional football struggled to attract fans. While some players fought for civil rights and others fought overseas, the ideological divides behind the protests and riots in the streets spilled into the locker rooms, and athletes increasingly brought their political beliefs into the sports world.
This history describes how a decade of social upheaval affected life on the gridiron, and the personalities and events that shaped the game. The debut of the Super Bowl, soon to become a fixture of American culture, marked a professional sport on the rise. Increasingly lucrative television contracts and innovations in the filming and broadcasting of games expanded pro football's audiences. An authoritarian old guard, best represented by the revered Vince Lombardi, began to give way as star players like Joe Namath commanded new levels of pay and power. And at last, all teams fielded African American players, belatedly beginning the correction of the sport's greatest wrong.
Patrick Gallivan is a longtime member of the Pro Football Researchers Association and has written numerous articles for their publication The Coffin Corner. He lives in San Antonio, Texas.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
One. Lombardi and Namath
Two. Crisis Brings Change
Three. The First Star
Four. The First Tyrant
Five. Ground and Pound
Six. New Neighbors
Seven. Man of the Decade
Eight. Can We Just Get Along?
Nine. New Leadership
Ten. War
Eleven. Cease Fire!
Twelve. Settle It on the Field
Thirteen. New Generations
Fourteen. Beating Big Brother
Fifteen. Keepers of the Flame
Sixteen. Instant Replay
Seventeen. The Dream
Eighteen. Closing
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 24.08.2020 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 27 photos, notes, bibliography, index |
| Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
| Gewicht | 454 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4766-7831-6 / 1476678316 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4766-7831-3 / 9781476678313 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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