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The League: how five rivals created the NFL and launched a sports empire
The League: how five rivals created the NFL and launched a sports empire
Author
Eisenberg, John
Publisher
Basic Books, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc
Publication Date
[2018]
Language
English
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From the Book - First Edition.
Prologue
Part One. 1: Halas: The founder
2: Mara: The promoter
3: Marshall: The showman
4: Bell: The profligate son
5: Rooney: The gambler
Part Two. 6: Almost broke
7: New ideas
8: Benny and the Giants
9: Instituting a draft
10: Betting bonanza
11: Move to DC
Part Three. 12: Brotherhood of rivals
13: A step forward
14: The greatest rout
15: Same, old Pirates
16: Political winds
17: Dog meat
18: Two wars
19: The right guy in charge
Part Four. 20: Back across the color line
21: Scandal
22: Everyone loses
23: The little black box
24: All-white Redskins
25: Forty million viewers
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Football
Football -- United States -- History
History
National Football League -- History
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ISBN
9780465048700
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