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The birth of the National Football League can be traced to a meeting held in the showroom of a Canton, Ohio, car dealership in September 1920. From these humble beginnings pro football has grown into a global phenomenon. Today, nearly a century later, fans flock to stadiums across the country, and worldwide television viewership numbers in the hundreds of millions. To celebrate the NFL's 100the season, Roger Gordon chronicles the evolution of pro football in trivia questions, answers, and anecdotes. Rather than merely posing questions and providing short answers. Gordon gives details behind both-stories that bring to life players, coaches, rivalries, and championships.

ISBN-13: 9781493044597

Media Type: Paperback

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Inc.

Publication Date: 08-29-2019

Pages: 240

Product Dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

Roger Gordon is a freelance writer who has authored four football books including Cleveland Browns A-Z, So You Think You're a Cleveland Browns Fan?, and Cincinnati Bengals Facts and Trivia. He lives in North Canton, Ohio.

Table of Contents

Preface vii

The 1920s: Birth of a New League 1

The 1930s: Expansion to Big Cities 21

The 1940s: New Rules, a Faster Game, and Growing Popularity 43

The 1950s: Pro Football Reaches a National Audience-on TV 67

The 1960s: A New League and Super Bowls 87

The 1970s: Monday Night Football, Mergers, and Rivalries 111

The 1980s: America's Top Spectator Sport 137

The 1990s: Pro Football's Aerial Show 161

The 2000s: Pro Football in a New Millennium 183

2010-2019: Pro Football in the Age of Social Media 205

Acknowledgments 225

References 227