Remembering the Stars of the NFL Glory Years

An Inside Look at the Golden Age of Football

Wayne Stewart (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

238 Seiten

2017
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4422-7423-5 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

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.

Acknowledgments
Introduction

Chapter 1: The Best Offensive Players
Chapter 2: Hall of Fame Defenders . . . and More
Chapter 3: Funniest Quotes and Tales
Chapter 4: The Toughest Players
Chapter 5: The Best of the Rest
Chapter 6: The NFL Then and Now

Notes
Bibliography
About the Author

Erscheinungsdatum	21.07.2017
Verlagsort	Lanham, MD
Sprache	englisch
Maße	157 x 238 mm
Gewicht	503 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
Themenwelt	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-4422-7423-9 / 1442274239
ISBN-13	978-1-4422-7423-5 / 9781442274235
Zustand	Neuware