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NFL football : a history of America's new national pastime / Richard C. Crepeau.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- author.
- Series:
- Sport and society
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Football League--History.
- National Football League.
- Football--United States--History.
- Football.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xi, 298 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- NFL Centennial edition.
- Place of Publication:
- Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- The new NFL Centennial Edition A multi-billion-dollar entertainment empire, the National Football League is a coast-to-coast obsession that borders on religion and dominates our sports-mad culture. But today's NFL also provides a stage for playing out important issues roiling American society. The updated and expanded edition of NFL Football observes the league's centennial by following the NFL into the twenty-first century, where off-the-field concerns compete with touchdowns and goal line stands for headlines. Richard Crepeau delves into the history of the league and breaks down the new era with an in-depth look at the controversies and dramas swirling around pro football today: *Tensions between players and Commissioner Roger Goodell over collusion, drug policies, and revenue;*The firestorm surrounding Colin Kaepernick and protests of police violence and inequality;*Andrew Luck and others choosing early retirement over the threat to their long-term health;*Paul Tagliabue's role in covering up information on concussions;*The Super Bowl's evolution into a national holiday. Authoritative and up to the minute, NFL Football continues the epic American success story.
- Contents:
- I: The formative years
- The first pros
- Depression and war
- The NFL comes to age
- II: The Rozelle era
- Moving to center stage
- A troubled decade
- The perfect TV game
- The cartel
- Unraveling
- Labor conflict
- III: The new NFL
- A new era
- New challenges
- The money tree
- Super Sunday
- Postscript. <br>
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 21, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Crepeau, Richard C., 1941- NFL football
- ISBN:
- 9780252052460
- 0252052463
- Publisher Number:
- 40030099138
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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