Author: Brian Howell
Publisher: 12-Story Library
ISBN: 9781621435488
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Football is so popular that Super Bowl Sunday is almost a national holiday. With engaging text and colorful photos, this book celebrates everything fans love about the sport, from the NFL to college football to youth leagues.

Author: Drew Silverman
Publisher: 12-Story Library
ISBN: 9781632351975
Category : Football
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Highlights 12 aspects of the Super Bowl that make it a must-watch event each year. Each spread contains fascinating facts and stats to explain the importance of each subject.

Author: Brian Trusdell
Publisher: 12-Story Library
ISBN: 9781621435518
Category : Soccer
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Pelé. Lionel Messi. Abby Wambach. Soccer¿s biggest names are known worldwide. With engaging text and colorful photos, this book explores everything about this international sport, including its ancient origins and its passionate fans.

Author: Brian Howell
Publisher: 12-Story Library
ISBN: 9781632354273
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Football is so popular that Super Bowl Sunday is almost a national holiday. With engaging text and colorful photos, this book celebrates everything fans love about the sport, from the NFL to college football to youth leagues.

Author: Sal Paolantonio
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1633192911
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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ESPN's Sal Paolantonio explores just how crucial football is to understanding the American psyche Using some of the most prominent voices in pro sports and cultural and media criticism, "How Football Explains America" is a fascinating, first-of-its-kind journey through the making of America's most complex, intriguing, and popular game. It tackles varying American themes--from Manifest Destiny to "fourth and one"--as it answers the age-old question Why does America love football so much? An unabashedly celebratory explanation of America's love affair with the game and the men who make it possible, this work sheds light on how the pioneers and cowboys helped create a game that resembled their march across the continent. It explores why rugby and soccer don't excite the American male like football does and how the game's rules are continually changing to enhance the dramatic action and create a better narrative. It also investigates the eternal appeal of the heroic quarterback position, the sport's rich military lineage, and how the burgeoning medium of television identified and exploited the NFL's great characters. It is a must read for anyone interested in more fully understanding not only the game but also the nation in which it thrives. Updated throughout and with a new introduction, this edition brings "How Football Explains America" to paperback for the first time.

Author: Mark Edmundson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 110163572X
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Acclaimed essayist Mark Edmundson reflects on his own rite of passage as a high school football player to get to larger truths about the ways America's Game shapes its men Football teaches young men self-discipline and teamwork. But football celebrates violence. Football is a showcase for athletic beauty and physical excellence. But football damages young bodies and minds, sometimes permanently. Football inspires confidence and direction. But football instills cockiness, a false sense of superiority. The athlete is a noble figure with a proud lineage. The jock is America at its worst. When Mark Edmundson’s son began to play organized football, and proved to be very good at it, Edmundson had to come to terms with just what he thought about the game. Doing so took him back to his own childhood, when as a shy, soft boy growing up in a blue-collar Boston suburb in the sixties, he went out for the high school football team. Why Football Matters is the story of what happened to Edmundson when he tried to make himself into a football player. What does it mean to be a football player? At first Edmundson was hapless on the field. He was an inept player and a bad teammate. But over time, he got over his fears and he got tougher. He learned to be a better player and came to feel a part of the team, during games but also on all sorts of escapades, not all of them savory. By playing football, Edmundson became what he and his father hoped he’d be, a tougher, stronger young man, better prepared for life. But is football-instilled toughness always a good thing? Do the character, courage, and loyalty football instills have a dark side? Football, Edmundson found, can be full of bounties. But it can also lead you into brutality and thoughtlessness. So how do you get what’s best from the game and leave the worst behind? Why Football Matters is moving, funny, vivid, and filled with the authentic anxiety and exhilaration of youth. Edmundson doesn’t regret playing football for a minute, and cherishes the experience. His triumph is to be able to see it in full, as something to celebrate, but also something to handle with care. For anyone who has ever played on a football team, is the parent of a player, or simply is reflective about its outsized influence on America, Why Football Matters is both a mirror and a lamp.

Author: Jon Gruden
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 0061743402
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 258

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When Jon Gruden asks his Tampa Bay Bucs, "Do you love football?!" it's to remind them why they pull on their shoulder pads every Sunday morning. It's not about the money or the fame; it's about their passion for what they do. And passion is something that has fueled Gruden's entire career. From his college playing days and his climb through the coaching ranks -- from college to assistant coaching jobs with the NFL's elite teams, to his first head coach job with the Oakland Raiders, and finally, with the Tampa Bay Bucs -- his meteoric rise is unparalleled. Underneath it all, though, he's just a humble, hardworking, no-nonsense guy who has no hobbies: "I'm not a scratch golfer. I don't know how to bowl. I can't read the stock market. Hell, I have a hard time remembering my wife's cell phone number. But I can call 'Flip Right Double X Jet 36 Counter Naked Waggle at 7 X Quarter' in my sleep." Now, in this motivational memoir, Gruden provides insight into what makes him tick. Do You Love Football?! is an intimate look at his life as a player, coach, and head coach, as well as the principles that have made him the hottest coach in the NFL.

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Publisher: Sporting News Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780892048045
Category : College football
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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College football-that combination feast-party-competition-celebration-tent revival-has at its very core, The Stadium. That's where the converted go to stock the passions that stir the soul-or, at the very least, threaten the eardrum. "The Sporting News' football experts select the 40 best stadiums in which to watch-no, experience-college football. The stadiums were chosen based on their settings, their structures, their fans, their mascots, the magnitude of the games played there, their marching bands, their traditions. Vivid photos throughout the book give it a special ambience. See the Golden Dome at Notre Dame, the Coliseum epistyle at Southern California, the orange-and-white checkerboard end zones at Tennessee; walk between the hedges at Georgia, past Howard's Rock at Clemson. Saturday Shrines will offer four regional cover options featuring the SEC/ACC (ISBN: 089204795X); Big Ten (ISBN: 0892048042); Big 12 (0892048069); and Pacific 10 (ISBN: 0892048069).

Author: Drew Silverman
Publisher: 12-Story Library
ISBN: 9781632351586
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32

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Highlights 12 reasons why the NFL is so popular today. Each spread contains fascinating facts and stats to explain the importance of each subject.

Author: Mike Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Do you consider yourself a fan of professional football? Do you love learning stories about the athletes who play on the gridiron? Have you ever heard where the "Hail Mary" play got its name? The sport of football is a battle in many ways, all carried out on a field of grass and dirt, where players battle for every inch of the ground. Making it to the professional ranks requires those players to be at the top of their game, physically and mentally. Sometimes, though, there are extraordinary circumstances that demand more of these individuals. Inspirational Football Stories for Young Readers contains 12 real-life stories from decades of professional football history books that focus on players, coaches, and even some owners. In these pages, you'll discover individuals from the football world doing everything they can and more to honor themselves, their families, and even their country. Some of the stories in this book include: Roger Staubach putting his football career on pause. Jimmy Graham moving from basketball to football at the last possible moment. The Manning family's rise to greatness. John Madden giving everything to the game. The stories in this book will definitely inspire any football fan, whether it's a kid learning how to throw the ball properly, or the adult who loves watching every Sunday. This book will also show how football players have a mentality that prevents them from giving up on the game, even when pain or injury says otherwise. Whoever decides to read this book is bound to see how special this sport and its players can be. The stories will show how a game can help a city heal from disaster, or how a person can succeed no matter how many times they are rejected. This book will warm the heart of any football fan, young and old. Grab a copy of Inspirational Football Stories for Young Readers today and hand it off to a friend, or run the option and keep it for yourself!