NFL football [electronic resource] : a history of America's new national pastime / Richard C. Crepeau.
Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- author.
2014
GV955.5.N35 .C747 2014eb
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Title NFL football [electronic resource] : a history of America's new national pastime / Richard C. Crepeau.
Author Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- author.
ISBN 99780252096532 electronic book
9780252032899
Published Urbana, [Illinois] : University of Illinois Press, 2014.
Copyright ©2014
Language English
Description 1 online resource (273 pages).
Call Number GV955.5.N35 .C747 2014eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 796.332/6406
Summary "The National Football League was founded in 1920 as the American Football Association. At first is struggled in the shadow of baseball as a vaguely disreputable professional sport, and had trouble competing for athletes and fans. Through a series of mergers, moves between cities, and the advent of television, the NFL gradually grew into one of the nation's most successful professional sports, with cities competing for franchises, and networks competing for broadcast rights. Its stars became national celebrities and its championship game became an annual extravaganza. The highly respected sports historian Richard Crepeau will write a history of the NFL from its hardluck origins to its current glory. He will deal not only with the great teams, great games, and great rivalries, but also with the place of NFL within American culture"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Source of Description Description based on print verison record.
Series Sport and society.
Available in Other Form NFL football.
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The formative years: the first pros
Depression and war
The NFL comes of age
The Rozelle era: moving to center stage
A troubled decade
The perfect television game
The cartel
Unraveling
Labor conflict
The new NFL: a new era
Defending the shield
Super Sunday.

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