Football Dick
Title | Football Dick PDF eBook |
Author | Violet Blaze |
Publisher | Sarian Royal |
Pages | 191 |
Release | 2017-06-16 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1938623134 |
You Better Be Right!
Title | You Better Be Right! PDF eBook |
Author | Dick Burleson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Football referees |
ISBN | 9780976814702 |
Butkus
Title | Butkus PDF eBook |
Author | Dick Butkus |
Publisher | |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
From 1965 to 1973 Dick Butkus was the most revered player in professional football. Although he never played for a championship team, and one can't say he set all kinds of records, no other defender in the entire history of the NFL has so electrified the game. The stories about Butkus are legendary. They make him sound so intense, so ferocious, and for the most part they are frighteningly true. Yet underneath the layers of mythology resides a man who is as thoughtful and emotional as he is intense. In Butkus, Dick Butkus tells his entire life story, from growing up and getting into trouble in Chicago, to his uncomfortable yet glorious years at the University of Illinois. He reveals what it felt like to be the ninth child of two hardworking Lithuanian parents--one of whom was born in a Illinois coal mine, the other never fully learned to speak English--and the camaraderie and contentment he experienced while playing football. He recounts the historic nine seasons with the Chicago Bears where he played with and against such immortals as Gale Sayers, Jim Brown, Brian Piccolo, Mike Ditka, and Joe Greene. Dick Butkus looks deeply into his own psyche to find the source of his passionate style of play--a style that has often been described as violence and intimidation on the football field. With honesty and emotion, he recounts his battles with George "Papa Bear" Halas, the NFL, and the media.
Akron High School Football
Title | Akron High School Football PDF eBook |
Author | Dick & Jackie Stodghill |
Publisher | Lulu.com |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 2008-08 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 0615242626 |
A complete history of high school football in Akron, Ohio from the first game in 1892 through the season of 1999. Every school, both public and parochial, past and present, is represented. Included are the scores of every game, coaches records, all-city teams, photos, and thousands of words of text.
Football
Title | Football PDF eBook |
Author | Edward J. Rielly |
Publisher | U of Nebraska Press |
Pages | 460 |
Release | 2009-01-01 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780803226302 |
"...provides a detailed look at America's pastime through the lens of pop culture, [an] A-to-Z inventory of how certain aspects of the game affect and reflect broader society."--from publisher description.
The Official Price Guide to Football Cards 2010
Title | The Official Price Guide to Football Cards 2010 PDF eBook |
Author | James Beckett |
Publisher | House of Collectibles |
Pages | 522 |
Release | 2009-08-11 |
Genre | Antiques & Collectibles |
ISBN | 0375723277 |
Covers football cards from most manufacturers from 1948 to the present, featuring prices for individual cards and full sets.
The Coach Who Strangled the Bulldog
Title | The Coach Who Strangled the Bulldog PDF eBook |
Author | Dick Friedman |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 298 |
Release | 2018-08-10 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1538107554 |
This book details the life of Percy Haughton, college football’s first modern coach. A true innovator of the game, his Harvard squads went 71-7-5 during his tenure and were deemed national champions three times. In many ways, college football in the 1910s resembled what we still see today. A half century old, there were already concerns about violence and corruption. There were skyrocketing coaches’ salaries, stadium arms races, bragging rights, and meddling boosters. There were recruiting excesses and cheating. And from Harvard coach Percy Duncan Haughton, there was a sophistication of football that would surprise many fans today. In The Coach Who Strangled the Bulldog: How Harvard's Percy Haughton Beat Yale and Reinvented Football, Dick Friedman tells the fascinating story of a football genius. The sport’s first modern coach, Haughton systematized the game and utilized passing, speed, and deception. In nine seasons at Harvard, Haughton’s squads went 71-7-5 and three times during his tenure the Crimson were deemed national champions. Haughton’s system perfected line blocking, employed tactics such as the delayed handoff, and eschewed huddles. His practices were scripted to the minute and he had revolutionary ideas on conditioning. The Coach Who Strangled the Bulldog is not only a captivating biography of an influential coach from the early days of college football; it is also a history of the sport itself. Featuring timeless photos and tirelessly researched, this book provides valuable insight into the game today—how it has evolved and how it has stayed surprisingly the same.