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The Little League That Could: A History of the American Football League
Ken Rappoport
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Description for The Little League That Could: A History of the American Football League
Hardcover. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 161 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
Wearing borrowed uniforms, practicing on obscure college campuses, and led by a former Marine Corps W.W. II fighter ace as commissioner, the American Football League (AFL) debuted in the Fall of 1960 to challenge the monopoly of the well-established National Football League. Within ten years it had won two Super Bowls and had forced a merger with its rival, splitting the NFL into the National and American Football Conferences. This colorful history of the AFL and its unforgettable cast of characters, from Billy Cannon to Joe Namath to its "Foolish Club" of team owners, arrives on the 50th anniversary of ... Read more
Wearing borrowed uniforms, practicing on obscure college campuses, and led by a former Marine Corps W.W. II fighter ace as commissioner, the American Football League (AFL) debuted in the Fall of 1960 to challenge the monopoly of the well-established National Football League. Within ten years it had won two Super Bowls and had forced a merger with its rival, splitting the NFL into the National and American Football Conferences. This colorful history of the AFL and its unforgettable cast of characters, from Billy Cannon to Joe Namath to its "Foolish Club" of team owners, arrives on the 50th anniversary of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781589794627
SKU
V9781589794627
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Ref
99-15
About Ken Rappoport
Ken Rappoport has covered every major sport out of New York for thirty years and was the AP's national hockey writer for thirteen years. He lives in Old Bridge, New Jersey.
Reviews for The Little League That Could: A History of the American Football League
Ken Rappoport's The Little League That Could, written from the perspective that time now allows, shows the undeniable influence the American Football League had on Professional Football in America. It is the masterful analysis of the AFL that its fans have long awaited. This book is filled with stories and memories of the likes of Billy Cannon, Lance Alworth, ... Read more