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Description for '77
Hardback. '77 tells the story of the AFC champion Broncos, and how their success lifted a city from cowtown status to one of the most popular sports markets in the nation. It also explains what became of some of the key players, including Lyle Alzado, Craig Morton, Tom Jackson, Louis Wright, and Randy Gradishar. Num Pages: 376 pages, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1KBB; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 161 x 33. Weight in Grams: 681.
Asserting that the 1977 AFC champion Denver Broncos were the tipping point for the transformation of Denver, Colorado from an outpost city with an inferiority complex to today's sports and entertainment mecca, award-winning author Terry Frei provides an intimate look at both a professional sports team and the city it brought together at a time of great change. Frei offers profiles of catalyst coach Red Miller and such legendary players as Randy Gradishar, Craig Morton, Louis Wright, Billy Thompson, Tom Jackson, and Lyle Alzado, but doesn't stop there, making readers feel as if they intimately know virtually everyone on the ... Read more
Asserting that the 1977 AFC champion Denver Broncos were the tipping point for the transformation of Denver, Colorado from an outpost city with an inferiority complex to today's sports and entertainment mecca, award-winning author Terry Frei provides an intimate look at both a professional sports team and the city it brought together at a time of great change. Frei offers profiles of catalyst coach Red Miller and such legendary players as Randy Gradishar, Craig Morton, Louis Wright, Billy Thompson, Tom Jackson, and Lyle Alzado, but doesn't stop there, making readers feel as if they intimately know virtually everyone on the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
376
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781589792135
SKU
V9781589792135
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Terry Frei
Terry Frei writes for the Denver Post and ESPN.com. His previous books include Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming and Third Down and a War to Go: The All-American 1942 Wisconsin Badgers. He lives in Denver, CO.
Reviews for '77
The games, the politics, and the culture that Frei deals with here unfolded thirty years ago, but they're brought to life again in this book with a clarity and a luster that make the story of Denver and the Broncos seem as fresh as the upcoming football season.
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