Leo Lyons, the Rochester Jeffersons and the Birth of the NFL

Owner of one of the most successful semi-pro football teams in the country, Leo Lyons attended the National Football League''s organizational meeting in Canton, Ohio, along with George Halas, Jim Thorpe, Carl Storck, Ralph Hay and a handful of other visionaries, and is recognized as a founding father of the league.

This meticulously researched biography details Lyons'' participation in many o...