Bronko (eBook)

The Legendary Story of the NFL's Greatest Two-Way Fullback

Chris Willis (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2022
280 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-5381-5063-4 (ISBN)

Infos

The remarkable biography of a small-town athlete who became one of the greatest players in NFL history.Bronislau ';Bronko' Nagurski was a superstar for the NFL in the 1930s and one of the pioneer players of the league. He led the Chicago Bears to success on the gridiron as a larger-than-life personality, helping raise the popularity of the NFL during the Great Depression. In Bronko: The Legendary Story of the NFL's Greatest Two-Way Fullback, NFL Films historian Chris Willis tells the remarkable story of how Bronko became an NFL legend. Throughout his nine-year NFL career, Bronko's name became synonymous with power football. While the new league fought to gain respect and recognition, Bronko immediately captured the attention of sports fans in Chicago and across the country. The bruising fullback could do everything: run, block, tackle, and even throw the occasional pass.With the complete cooperation of the Nagurski family and unlimited access to personal letters, family scrapbooks, and photos, Bronko is the definitive biography of a true sports pioneer and NFL great.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.8.2022
• Zusatzinfo: 24 Illustrations including: - 24 Black & White Illustrations.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: Bronislau Nagurski • bronko • Chicago Bears • chicago sports • early football • Football • Football Biography • Football History • National Football League • NFL • NFL biography • nfl history • NFL legend • Professional Football • Pro Football Hall of Famer • running back • Sports History • University of Minnesota • Wrestler
• ISBN-10: 1-5381-5063-8 / 1538150638
• ISBN-13: 978-1-5381-5063-4 / 9781538150634