Description
Daly's extensive research and engaging stories bring the NFL's formative years - and pro football's folk roots - to life
About the Author
A sports columnist for the Washington Times, Dan Daly has been writing about pro football for more than thirty years and is the winner of numerous awards. His book (with Bob O'Donnell) The Pro Football Chronicle was judged one of the "truly fine books about the sport" by ESPN.com's Rob Neyer.
Reviews
"This is the most entertaining football history since the author's own Pro Football Chronicle. . . . Daly (sports columnist, Washington Times) relies on personal interviews as well as deep and wide newspaper research to uncover some of the oddest and most engaging long-forgotten stories from pro football's first 50 years. . . . The best football book of the year."-Library Journal Review
"From Bull Doehring to Marion Motley to Barney Poole and many in between, Daly captures the essence of the lore of these and many more players who graced the rugged gridirons of yesterday."-Bob Swick, Gridiron Greats
"Daly collected stories like that in part because, as far as he could tell, nobody else had done it. But apparently he was also driven by the conviction that the game the pros play today is not nearly as interesting as the one their predecessors played. Readers will have to decide for themselves whether he's right, and football fans will have a fine time doing so."-Bill Littlefield, Only a Game
"If you are looking for little known facts, fascinating stories and information . . . then this is a good place to begin."-Richard C. Crepeau, AETHLON
Book Information
ISBN 9780803243439
Author Dan Daly
Format Paperback
Page Count 424
Imprint University of Nebraska Press
Publisher University of Nebraska Press