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'Fifty Years of Flicking Football' is a concise history of the game of - table football - 'Subbuteo', from its inception in 1946 to the modern day.

'The Ultimate Directory of English and Scottish Football Grounds (1888-2005)' is a 240 page best selling book (with several reprints since it was first published in 2005), which provides the reader with information relating to the 323 grounds in total (206 in England and 117 in Scotland) on which League matches have been played from the first, in 1888.

This is the moving story of high school students in an isolated village at the top of Alaska starting a football team.

This is the moving story of high school students in an isolated village at the top of Alaska starting a football team.

A sharply written, action-packed chronicle of Denver Broncos championship history.

Dramatic accounts of every University of Alabama National Championship football season recounted by noted sports writers, players, and Alabamians.

A rollicking memoir from the linebacker at the heart of the most famous Alabama football play of all time No university has won more football championships than Alabama, and Barry Krauss played a key role in one of them.

The fascinating story of the 1899 Sewanee football team's remarkable, unassailable winning streak.

Over the past forty years, football has surpassed baseball as America's favorite game.

"e;Vince Lombardi-who relished his undergraduate studies in philosophy-would have loved this book.

For the young men of Dunbar-the low-income, historically segregated neighborhoods of Fort Myers, Florida-avoiding the path that leads to easy money as a drug dealer often means choosing complete devotion to football and dreams of NFL stardom.

Who comprised the most productive pairs in the history of professional team sports?

';An evocative tale about a tiny Texas town and its undying love for their community and football team.

The 466 men who have held the increasingly demanding and prestigious position of Head Coach in the National Football League and the two leagues that merged into it (the All America Football Conference of the 1940s and the American Football League of the 1960s) form an exclusive club.

Fred "e;Duke"e; Slater was the greatest African American football player of the first half of the 20th century.

This is a comprehensive reference work covering Joe Namath's entire professional football career, following it season by season and game by game.

Each year, more than 575 awards and trophies are presented to college football players and coaches around the country.

From 1976 until 1994, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost far more games than they won.

Most biographies of Jim Thorpe (1888-1953) emphasize his Olympic glory and his remarkable abilities in track and football.

This is the definitive reference work on the NFL's Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders.

Football may be sport, but the National Football League is at heart a business--how else to account for the stratospheric salaries of the players and coaches?

This history of American sports fiction traces depictions of baseball, basketball and football in works for all age levels from early dime novels through the 1960s.

While the Super Bowl has become a worldwide cultural event, the annual league championship games had a long history even before the first Super Bowl in January, 1967.

Presented here are 60 games featuring some of the most outstanding efforts in history--dramatic comebacks (such as USC's 1974 triumph over Notre Dame), stunning upsets (Columbia's 21-20 win over Army in 1947 or Appalachian State's over Michigan, 34-32, in 2007--see front cover), great individual efforts (Jim Brown's 43 points in a single game), bizarre plays (Roy Riegel's wrong-way run that helped Georgia Tech defeat California), and Yale-Harvard, 29-29, in 1968 (the latter scoring 16 points in the final 42 seconds).

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.

Before Namath, before the Heidi Game, before the guaranteed Super Bowl victory, there were the New York Titans.

Bob Zuppke was head football coach at the University of Illinois from 1912 to 1941, a period that saw two world wars, a major economic depression, and significant changes in higher education and the role of sports, as major intercollegiate competitions became primary public relations events for the most competitive universities.

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The New York Giants returned to prominence with a Super Bowl victory in 2008, but the franchise has a long and proud history.

In an era of cynicism and divisiveness, the tale of this young angel who refused to give up hope combined with the simple act of a young father doing what he ought to dostanding by his ailing daughter through thick and thinset the social-media world into a whirlwind of positivity.

After the success of Steve's (aka GRANGE) first book 70's GLAM, GRIME & PETTY CRIME he takes us on another roller-coaster ride not only through the 70's but also the 80's & 90's.

Winner: North American Society for Sport History AwardNotable Title in American Intellectual History, Society for United States Intellectual HistoryAward of Superior Achievement, Illinois Historical SocietyThe quarterback sends his wide receiver deep.

Pounce is for the millions of people who love the action and challenge of betting pro football—but don't want to lose, or continue to lose, their ass.

Australias football history with Asia didnt just begin in 2006 when admitted to the Asian Football Confederation.

Jorge Knijnik's wonderful new book, The World Cup Chronicles - 31 Days that Rocked Brazil, is a unique and different look at the 2014 World Cup and its social, cultural, political and sporting impact on the people of Brazil.

From an award-winning humorist, a touching memoir and manifesto that reveals the deep secrets of fan jinxes, hexes, and charms Did you know there is a secret to winning ballgames?

This new edition of the definitive guide to Civil War battlefields is really a completely new book.

"e;Steve Young is a hero of mine.

Billion Dollar Fantasy has descriptive copy which is not yet available from the Publisher.

The definitive, New York Times-bestselling biography of the NFL's most enigmatic, controversial, and yet successful coach.

One the greatest NFL broadcasters distills the wisdom of two of the greatest coachesAs both a tight end and a place kicker for the 1958 Giants (back when special teams were part of the defense), Pat Summerall was the only person to be coached by both Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry, the team's offensive and defensive coaches, respectively.

One the greatest NFL broadcasters distills the wisdom of two of the greatest coachesAs both a tight end and a place kicker for the 1958 Giants (back when special teams were part of the defense), Pat Summerall was the only person to be coached by both Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry, the team's offensive and defensive coaches, respectively.

All-New revelations About Brett Favre Based on interviews with dozens of players and significant team personnel, including owner Woody Johnson, long-time New York Post columnist Steve Serby brings to light juicy new information about Brett Favre's season with the New York Jets.

The popular college football analyst weighs in on the craziness of college football and the 2008 seasonIf television's college football analysts had a Hall of Fame, Craig James would definitely be in it.

The popular college football analyst weighs in on the craziness of college football and the 2008 seasonIf television's college football analysts had a Hall of Fame, Craig James would definitely be in it.