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Basic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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First edition.
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"Before there was Colin Kaepernick, there was Fritz Pollard. The first Black quarterback to play in the NFL, Pollard was a dynamo, leading his team to a national championship, drawing record crowds, and earning the highest salary in the league. He was also subject to a constant stream of racist abuse. Spectators jeered and threw rocks, and opposing players singled him out, using the cover of the game to pummel the only Black man on the field. It would...
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Throughout my interview process for The Southern Massacre, player after player and person after person had specific memories of the 1979 Presbyterian College football team. Bruce Ollis, 1979 PC OG and Co-Captain, told how he had a banner in his high school gym. Bruce, like many other Presbyterian College graduates, was part of PC's legendary Coach Cally Gault's coaching tree. The banner stated, "Football lasts 48 minutes. Memories are for a lifetime!"
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After pushback from some powerful boosters, Western Alabama University President Charles Conners calls on Atwater High School Football Coach Kirby Williams, an eight time state champion and three time USA Today National Champion and leader of the premiere program in high school football in the country, to ignite a brand new program at Western. Williams interviews for the job, is hired and must navigate the challenges in pursuing his dream of winning...
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With this Chicago Bears Facts & Trivia Book, you can make your Chicago Bears lover light up with delight with Comprehensive Facts and Multiple Choice Trivia Questions!You will experience the most comprehensive, detailed facts and questions written on the Chicago Bears.Our Trivia will test your knowledge of all aspects of the Chicago Bears. This Trivia book is in a multiple-choice format. It has the look and feels of an old-school test! Each page...
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The book content is written straight from my memory, without research, because I developed it, used it, and had success with it. As a reference guide in tactical football, it covers why and how I developed a formula which assists managers tactically in play as well as in training, can be used by most ages to get their players playing as a team very quickly, and continuously, if fully taken up by the manager of any team he will find improvements in...
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The upstart AFL operated in direct competition with the more established NFL throughout its existence. Read about every season {1960-1969} and recaps of every teams seasons inside. This is a great read for Pro Football history buffs and fans in general. Game recaps of every playoff game and AFL Championship games, including the AFL All-Star games are included.
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At age thirty, Bob Cowser, Jr., is a happy husband, father, and English professor in upstate New York. But he senses that something is missing from the good life. He finds himself craving the exhilaration he felt as a young man growing up in sports-crazy Tennessee when he took the field for high school football games. In what is every Monday morning quarterback's fantasy, Bob Cowser, Jr., revisits his glory days by joining the Watertown Red & Black,...
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Football is a microcosm of the world. A varsity football game may seem like a high-pressure situation, but when you compare it to the life experiences, these young men will need to navigate their way through; football is an excellent tool to learn skills like perseverance, hard work, integrity, teamwork, and being counted on. You get a chance in a football game, and through a football season as a player, to learn all the lessons you need as an adult...
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Although its participants are still in grade school, Pop Warner football is serious business in Miami, where local teams routinely advance to the national championships. Games draw thousands of fans; recruiters vie for nascent talent; drug dealers and rap stars bankroll teams; and the stakes are so high that games sometimes end in gunshots. In America's poorest neighborhood, troubled parents dream of NFL stardom for children who long only for a week...
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Comprised of all-new, exclusive interviews with Jets players, head coaches, and those closest to the organization, Sack Exchange is not only an eye-opening account of the Jets from this time, but also of the National Football League as a whole.
The New York Sack Exchange was the nickname given to the New York Jets defensive line of the early 1980s, consisting of Mark Gastineau, Joe Klecko, Marty Lyons, and Abdul Salaam.
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12) The Boot Room
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For many years, the football transfer window has been a dominant topic in news columns, with fans increasingly glued to social media for updates on their clubs. The Boot Room delves into the intricacies of the transfer window, tracing its evolution from its inception to its current form, shaped by data-led scouting.
Author Andrew Judge engages with a diverse range of football insiders, from finance experts discussing the state of football finances...
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Read about the great history and traditions of the Penn State Nittany Lions football throughout the years. Season by season recaps with game recaps along with schedules for each season. Rivalry games, Bowl games and much more. Whether you are a Penn State fan or a College Football fan, this is a must read for all. UPDATED through the 2023 season.
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This book is for football fans of all ages. It is both educational and entertaining as you can read nostalgically about former great College teams and players, as well as some of the great Bowl Games from the past. This book covers all the Bowl Games of the 21st Century (2000-2010), so you can read about your football heroes, past and present.
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"Considered the bible of scouting techniques" according to the Los Angeles Times, Football Scouting Methods explains the basic scouting strategies and insights of author Steve Belichick. He was widely viewed as the ablest football scout of his time and coached at the U.S. Naval Academy for 33 years; his son is New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, a three-time Super Bowl winner. When Steve Belichick died in November 2005, the New York Times headline...
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Lies, Damned Lies and Statistics presents the Relative Performance Grading (RPG) system of statistical measures, which ends all arguments over how good college football teams are relative to one another. Using grammar school mathematics and a dash of ingenious reasoning, Mike Nemeth exposes the need for, and then invents, a new set of statistical measures to explain how and why one team wins and another loses a college football game. The new statistics...
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Get the Summary of Pete Carroll's Win Forever in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Pete Carroll's "Win Forever" chronicles his journey from a sports-loving youth in Marin County to a renowned football coach. Despite physical development challenges, Carroll's competitive spirit was nurtured by his family, particularly his supportive parents and older brother. Early coaching experiences and exposure to sports psychology,...
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It is so statistically unlikely as to be almost unbelievable. Somehow, the Gronkowski family has produced three sons who play in the NFL (Rob, Chris, and Dan), one who was drafted into Major League Baseball (Gordie, Jr.), and another who is the starting fullback for Kansas State (Goose). Their father, Gordy, even played college football for Syracuse. How did it happen? From an early age, Gordy realized the potential his sons had and worked with them...
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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. A wide-ranging portrait of America's game, this anthology features the best pro football writing from the SI archives by nationally renowned journalists including George Plimpton, Frank Deford, Rick Reilly, and Paul Zimmerman.
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