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On any given Sunday : a life of Bert Bell / Robert S. Lyons ; foreword by Don Shula.
Van Pelt Library GV939.B455 L96 2010
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lyons, Robert S., 1939-2013.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bell, Bert, 1894-1959.
- Bell, Bert.
- Philadelphia Eagles (Football team).
- Football coaches--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Biography.
- Football coaches.
- Football commissioners--United States--Biography.
- Football commissioners.
- Philadelphia Eagles (Football team)--History.
- History.
- United States.
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xiv, 328 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2010.
- Contents:
- 1 The Early Years 1
- 2 The Quarterback of the Quakers 6
- 3 A War Hero Tastes the French Nightlife 12
- 4 Back to Penn as Captain of the Quakers 16
- 5 Bert Bell's Coaching Career Begins 22
- 6 The Roaring Twenties-Off the Field 29
- 7 Frances Upton: One of America's Brightest Stars 33
- 8 The Yellow Jackets Become the Eagles 43
- 9 The Eagles Struggle under Bell and Wrey 48
- 10 The Prayer Draft Comes in 1936 56
- 11 Additional Shock Waves from 1936 63
- 12 The Struggle to Survive: 1937 to 1939 70
- 13 Bert Bell and Art Rooney Get Together 79
- 14 Bert Bell Ends Up in Pittsburgh 85
- 15 Bracing for World War II 93
- 16 The Steagles 97
- 17 The Card-Pitts 106
- 18 The New Commissioner 112
- 19 Mysterious Negotiations with the AAFC 121
- 20 A Gambling Scandal Nipped in the Bud 130
- 21 Blizzards, Gamblers, and a Rebellious Club Owner 140
- 22 A Dispute with Water Annenberg and a Truce with the AAFC 147
- 23 Buffalo, Dominoes, and Television 158
- 24 Finally a Home of Their Own 166
- 25 The Dream Game Turns into a Shocker 170
- 26 Problems with the Federal Government 173
- 27 "Listen, Sonny, Just Sign the Contract!" 181
- 28 Baltimore Rises from the Ashes 191
- 29 More Warfare and the Sermon on the Mount 202
- 30 Flare-Ups, Pile-Ups, and a Move to Oust the Commissioner 211
- 31 The Commissioner's Working Style 223
- 32 At Home in Narberth 233
- 33 The NFL Welcomes Bubble Gum Cards and CBS-TV 236
- 34 "You Can't Quit Now, Pete Rozelle!" 250
- 35 The Players Finally Get a Union 261
- 36 The "Hands-On" Commissioner 269
- 37 "On Any Given Sunday " 286
- 38 "Sudden Death" Finally Arrives 289
- 39 Anxiety over the AFC, the Pension Plan, and the Pro Bowl 294
- 40 A Poetic Ending at Franklin Field 306.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781592137312
- 1592137318
- OCLC:
- 373474435
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