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"This book is an amazing compilation of the game's history as seen through the eyes of my friend Jerry Rice, aka The GOAT. If you are a football fan, you are going to love this book almost as much as you loved watching Jerry play!" - Barry Sanders, Hall of Fame Class of 2004
"Going back to our days together, Jerry Rice's dedication to excellence has always been a trademark of his, and now it shines again with this highly entertaining book celebrating...
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Traces the three seasons of existence of the United States Football League, revealing its early success, how it launched the careers of many football superstars, and how it ultimately crashed and failed due to the influence of Donald Trump and other team owners.
3) NFC East
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c2006
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Presents a brief history of each of the teams that make up the NFC East
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2019.
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"Timed to coincide with the National Football League's 100th anniversary, NFL 100 celebrates the history of America's most popular and highly watched sport. From its humble beginnings in Canton, Ohio, to its emergence as a sport cherished by millions, all the key moments and famous athletes are honored within the pages of this handsomely produced book. In addition to the lively text, and action and portrait photography, the story of the game and the...
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"The 1972 Miami Dolphins had something to prove. Losers in the previous Super Bowl, a ragtag bunch of overlooked, underappreciated, or just plain old players, they were led by Don Shula, a genius young coach obsessed with obliterating the reputation that he couldn't win the big game. And as the Dolphins headed into only their seventh season, all eyes were on Miami. For the last time, a city was hosting both national political conventions, and the...
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From the bestselling National Book Award finalist and author of The Big House comes "a well-blended narrative packed with top-notch reporting and relevance for our own time" (The Boston Globe) about the young athletes who battled in the legendary Harvard-Yale football game of 1968 amidst the sweeping currents of one of the most transformative years in American history.
On November 23, 1968, there was a turbulent and memorable football game: the season-ending...
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Relates the unique story behind a football game played on Christmas Eve, 1944, between Marine regiments training for the invasion of Okinawa, a game that featured one of the greatest pools of football talent ever assembled and would become known as The Mosquito Bowl.
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