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xix, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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A leading professional football analyst, best known for his game tape breakdowns on Monday Night Football, isolates seven historically significant games in which famous coaches demonstrated ideal executions of innovative strategies.
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32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
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English
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"Introduces readers to pro football's biggest event, the Super Bowl, and to the players who have given the greatest performances on its stage"--
Describes some of the best players in Super Bowl history, including Tom Brady, Joe Montana, and Emmitt Smith.
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viii, 312 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"In January 2015, rumors circulated that the New England Patriots--a team long suspected of abiding by the "if you ain't cheating you ain't trying" philosophy--had used under-inflated footballs in their playoff victory against the Indianapolis Colts. As evidence began to build, however, a full on NFL investigation was launched, exploding an unsubstantiated rumor into an intense scandal that would lead news coverage for weeks. As shockwaves rippled...
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xv, 461 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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English
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"When the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, college football was at the height of its popularity. As the nation geared up for total war, one branch of the service dominated the aspirations of college football stars: the United States Marine Corps. Which is why, on Christmas Eve of 1944, when the 4th and 29th Marine regiments found themselves in the middle of the Pacific Ocean training for what would be the bloodiest battle of the war -- the invasion...
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280 pages : black and white illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm
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English
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Native American Jim Thorpe became a super athlete and Olympic gold medalist. Indomitable coach Pop Warner was a football mastermind. In 1907 at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School in Pennsylvania, they forged one of the winningest teams in American football history. Called "the team that invented football," they took on the best opponents of their day, defeating much more privileged schools in a series of breathtakingly close calls, genius plays,...
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