Real football : conversations on America's game / Stephen H. Norwood.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norwood, Stephen H. (Stephen Harlan), 1951-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Football players--United States--Interviews.

Football players.

Football--Social aspects--United States.

Football.

Football--United States--Psychological aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (431 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, c2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Starting Lineup: Dub Jones Greg Pruitt Bert Jones Clendon Thomas Ken Mendenhall Joe Washington, Sr. Tony Peters Joe Washington, Jr. Steve Zabel Since the 1960s, professional football has been America's most popular sport. This book explores the culture of football from the inside-from the players' perspective-the game the fans never see. Conversations are with eight top athletes, men who played in the National Football League for at least ten years, and with another who coached football for forty-five years. The players analyze the mental, physical and emotional experience of the game at the h

Contents:

The appeal of football

Dub Jones

Bert Jones

Clendon Thomas

Joe Washington Sr.

Joe Washington Jr.

Steve Zabel

Tony Peters

Ken Mendenhall

Greg Pruitt.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

1-283-43479-2

9786613434791

1-61703-114-3

OCLC:

774384372