Remembering the Stars of the NFL Glory Years (eBook)

An Inside Look at the Golden Age of Football

Wayne Stewart (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2017
238 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7424-2 (ISBN)

Infos

This book tells the story of professional football in the 1950s and 60s through the words of the players themselves. The chapters are full of anecdotes and reflections on the best and toughest players of the era, while two additional chapters include humorous quotes and the players’ thoughts on how the game has changed since their heyday.

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The 1950s and 60s was a golden age for professional football. It was perhaps the toughest and roughest era for the sport, before rules were created to better protect the players, but it was also a time when legends were born. To many football fans this era remains the Glory Years of the NFL, when the stars that roamed the gridiron included the likes of Johnny Unitas, Bart Starr, Jim Brown, and Raymond Berry.In Remembering the Stars of the NFL Glory Years: An Inside Look at the Golden Age of Football, Wayne Stewart tells the story of professional football in the ';50s and ';60s through the words of the players themselves. Chapters cover Hall of Famers on both sides of the ball, players who made a lasting impression on the game, and the toughest players on the gridiron. Stewart intertwines profiles of these iconic players with the athletes' own memories, observations, and anecdotes, including their impressions of teammates and opponents. Two additional chapters consist of humorous quotes and the players' thoughts on how the game has changed since their heyday. Featuring exclusive interviews with players from the 1950s and ';60s, Remembering the Stars of the NFL Glory Years provides an inside look at this distinct time in professional football. With a wide range of topics and insights included throughout, this book will both entertain and inform football fans and historians alike.

Autor

Wayne Stewart is a professional writer and sports historian. He has written numerous articles for publications such as Baseball Digest, USA Today/Baseball Weekly, and the SABR Research Journal. He is the author of thirty-two books, the latest of which are Stan the Man: The Life and Times of Stan Musial (2010), Baseball Dads: The Game’s Greatest Players Reflect on Their Fathers and the Game They Loved (2012), America’s Cradle of Quarterbacks: Western Pennsylvania’s Football Factory (2015), and All the Moves I Had: A Football Life (2016), written with Raymond Berry.

Inhalt

AcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: The Best Offensive PlayersChapter 2: Hall of Fame Defenders . . . and MoreChapter 3: Funniest Quotes and TalesChapter 4: The Toughest PlayersChapter 5: The Best of the RestChapter 6: The NFL Then and NowNotesBibliographyAbout the Author

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.7.2017
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: 1950s football • 1960s football • American Football • bart starr • Football • football 1950s-1960s • football greats • football hall of fame • football hall of famers • Football History • football in the 1950s • football in the 1960s • football in the 50s • football in the 60s • Football Legends • Football quotes • football stars • glory years of football • glory years of the NFL • golden age of football • golden age of NFL • history of football • Jim Brown • Johnny Unitas • National Football League • NFL • NFL Hall of Fame • NFL Hall of Famers • pro football • Raymond Berry
• ISBN-10: 1-4422-7424-7 / 1442274247
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4422-7424-2 / 9781442274242