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The little league that could : a history of the American Football League
- Title
- The little league that could : a history of the American Football League / Ken Rappoport.
- Author
- Rappoport, Ken.
- Publication
- Lanham, Md. : Taylor Trade Pub., ©2010.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | GV955.5.A45 R36 2010 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xv, 211 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- Wearing borrowed uniforms, practicing on obscure college campuses, and led by a former Marine Corps W.W. II fighter ace as commissioner, the American Football League (AFL) debuted in the Fall of 1960 to challenge the monopoly of the well-established National Football League. Within ten years it had won two Super Bowls and had forced a merger with its rival, splitting the NFL into the National and American Football Conferences. Here Rappoport recounts the startling success of an upstart league that prevailed against long odds.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- Challenging Goliath -- Cannon fire -- Stadium stories -- Colorful coaches -- A TV sport -- The greatest game ever, AFL style -- AFL rivalries -- Opening doors -- Tall tales and short stories -- Forcing the merger -- The Super Bowl.
- ISBN
- 9781589794627
- 1589794621
- 9781589794634
- 158979463X
- LCCN
- 2010005837
- OCLC
- ocn505422355
- 505422355
- SCSB-1571645
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library