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When football went to war / Todd Anton, Bill Nowlin ; foreword by Drew Brees.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Anton, Todd W.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- College sports--United States--History--20th century.
- College sports.
- Football and war--United States.
- Football and war.
- Football players--United States--Biography.
- Football players.
- Football--United States--History--20th century.
- Football.
- Veterans--United States--Biography.
- Veterans.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (289 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : Triumph Books, [2013]
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "When Football Went to War offers a ground-breaking look at football -- college and professional alike -- and many of the wartime heroes who came off the field of play to fight for their country"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Front Cover ; Title Page ; Half Title ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents; Foreword by Marv Levy ; Acknowledgments ; Section 1: When Football Went to War ; The Last Day of Innocence ; The Seasons, 1941-45 ; Football and Wartime from World War I to the Global War on Terrorism ; Section 2: The Last Full Measure: The KIA of the NFL ; Section 3: Hall of Famers Who Served; Profiles of the 55 NFL Hall of Famers Who Served in World War II and Later Wars ; NFL Personnel Who Served in Korea ; NFL Personnel Who Served in Vietnam ; War Service and the Pro Football Hall of Fame, by Andy Piascik
- Section 4: The Spirit of Football: Legends, Men, Valor, Legacy The NFL Supports the War Effort ; The Stars and Stripes 1943 ; The Men ; Tom Harmon, U.S. Army Air Corps-WWII, by Frederic Allen Maxwell ; Men of Valor ; Maurice "Footsie" Britt, U.S. Army-WWII ; Joe Foss, USMC-WWII ; Three Times for Uncle Sam ; Collegiate Gridiron Valor from 1896-World War II ; Eugene Evans and Tim Howard, by Ken Kraetzer ; Legacy: Rocky Bleier, U.S. Army-Vietnam "We Need You" ; Indominable: Colonel Gregory D. Godsom ; Section 5: NFL Owners Who Served ; Appendix 1: NFL Personnel Who Served in World War II
- Appendix 2: NFL Personnel Who Served in the Korean War Appendix 3: NFL Personnel Who Served in the Vietnam War ; Appendix 4: NFL Players and Coaches With Ties to the Military ; Notes ; Selected Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-62368-362-9
- OCLC:
- 862077759
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