Hail Mary : the rise and fall of the National Women's Football League / Britni de la Cretaz & Lyndsey D'Arcangelo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De la Cretaz, Frankie, author.

D'Arcangelo, Lyndsey, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Women's Football League (U.S.)--History.

National Women's Football League (U.S.).

Women football players--United States--History.

Women football players.

Football--United States--History.

Football.

History.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Bold Type Books, 2021.

Summary:

"In the early 1970s, a businessman had a brilliant idea: why not start a women's football league? It was conceived as a gimmick and a publicity stunt to capitalize on the popularity of Second Wave Feminism and the passage of Title IX. He recruited women across the country; much to his surprise, he learned that women really wanted to play, and play hard. Hail Mary is the story of the unlikely rise of the National Women's Football League and the players who loved a game that society told them they shouldn't be playing. In fourteen cities around the country, these athletes broke new barriers and showed adoring crowds what women were capable of physically. Thousands of people came to watch-perhaps to gawk at first-but then, in the end, to cheer. Hail Mary is a rollicking chronicle of fearless women-players on the Detroit Demons, the Toledo Troopers, the LA Dandelions, and more-bringing us into the stadiums where they broke records, the small-town bars where they were recruited, and the backrooms where the league was conceived, and where it ended. Hail Mary is a celebration of women athletes and their fight on and off the field, and a powerful story of the league that changed their lives and the course of women's sports"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. I GAME DAY (1976)

ch. 1 A Heated Contest

ch. 2 A Rivalry Is Born

pt. II HISTORY (1896-1970)

ch. 3 The Origins of Women's Football

ch. 4 The "P. T. Barnum" of Women's Football

pt. III THE BIRTH OF THE NWFL (1971-1974)

ch. 5 The Troopers' Reign Begins

ch. 6 Dallas Enters the Fold

ch. 7 Dandelions Bloom

ch. 8 The NWFL Kicks Off

ch. 9 False Start

pt. IV THE HEYDAY OF THE NWFL (1975-1978)

ch. 10 Troopers Face Their Demons

ch. 11 Down in Oklahoma

ch. 12 Here Come the Herricanes

ch. 13 Media Miscues

ch. 14 Tales of Redemption

pt. V THE DOWNFALL OF THE NWFL (1979-1988)

ch. 15 Cracks in the Foundation

ch. 16 One Last Gasp

pt. VI THE LEGACY OF THE NWFL

ch. 17 Unwitting Activists

ch. 18 Where Does Women's Football Go from Here?.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: De la Cretaz, Britni, Hail Mary

ISBN:

9781645036623

1645036626

OCLC:

1241244838