Since the 1970s, a "e;Polynesian Pipeline"e; has brought football players from American Samoa to Hawaii and the mainland United States to play at the collegiate and professional levels.
Author Ted Kluck found, online, a community of computer nerds and football enthusiasts so rooted in the past and so uninterested in the future that they have created algorithms and computer software that can accurately simulate football games, seasons, and careers using fields of data that already exist on the thousands of players who have suited up in the National Football League.
For serious football fans wanting to relive the most unforgettable, extraordinary, and gut-wrenching moments in New England Patriots history, this account explores the team's greatest plays, providing context, back story, relevant circumstances, and comments from those directly involved in each play.
With play-by-play coverage of every Nittany Lion bowl game, this book chronicles Penn State football's vibrant history all the way back to the 1923 Rose Bowl.
Sports Illustrated, the most respected voice in sports journalism, has covered the National Football League for over seven decades, documenting its heroes, villains, great characters, and iconic moments.
This volume provides a concise but authoritative overview of the NFL national anthem protests and the fierce debates they have sparked about patriotism, constitutional rights, military service, police brutality, and social justice.
Bringing the history of the University of Notre Dame's Fighting Irish to life, this record details the team's landmark games and legendary personalities.
Arguably the best football conference in America, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) contains some of the most storied programs in the history of college football.
Selected by the New England Patriots as the 199th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft, Tom Brady is arguably the greatest quarterback in pro football history.
Over a memorable eight-season run (1956-1964), Ara Parseghian transformed the Northwestern University football program from a cellar-dweller in the Big Ten Conference to a nationally known power.
The Diehard Fan's Guide to Buckeye Football takes you back to the humble beginnings of football at The Ohio State University, and works its way "e;Across the Field"e; through nearly 120 years of Buckeye football legends.
Leveling the Playing Field tells the story of the African American members of the 1969-70 Syracuse University football team who petitioned for racial equality on their team.
Much of Michael Oriard's education took place outside the schoolroom of his native Spokane, Washington, during "e;slaughter practices"e; on high school football fields.
The Ohio State University boasts one of the nation's most storied football programs, and the recruiting acumen of coaches like Woody Hayes, Jim Tressel, Urban Meyer, and Ryan Day plays a major role in that.
Not coincidentally, the sport of football naturally employs terms usually associated with war, such as "e;aerial attack,"e; "e;blitz,"e; and "e;trench warfare.
"e;This book will change the way you think about professional football--in much the same way that Bill James revolutionized the analysis of Major League Baseball.
The inside story of the only undefeated team in NFL history, the 1972 Miami Dolphins by the Hall of Fame quarterback who led it to victory Hall of Fame quarterback and long-time ABC college football announcer Bob Griese is a living football legend.
Founded in 1920, the National Football League chose famed athlete Jim Thorpe as its first president, a position he held briefly until a successor was elected.
Highlighting each of the 27 Green Bay Packers enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame--including such luminaries as Earl "e;Curly"e; Lambeau, Bart Starr, Vince Lombardi, Brett Favre and Charles Woodson--this book takes a comprehensive look at each player.
Some would argue that professional football became America’s premier sport through a slow, painstaking evolution starting with the 1920 formation of a fourteen-team circuit that became the National Football League.
The View from the O-Line is an NFL narrative that has yet to be told, about men who game-in and game-out take grueling physical punishment without the expectation of fame and media attention.
Braylon Edwards has heard all the talk-that he's only out for himself, only about the money; he's a bust, a bad guy, a troublemaker, a typical wide receiver who doesn't get it.
