The NFL's Pivotal Years : Remaking Pro Football, 1957-1962.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schultz, Brad.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Football League--History--20th century.

National Football League.

Football--United States--History--20th century.

Football.

Labor unions--United States.

Labor unions.

Sports--Technological innovations.

Sports.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 pages)

Other Title:

NFL's Pivotal Years

Place of Publication:

Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers, 2021.

Summary:

"The past few years have been among the most challenging in NFL history, culminating in 2020, which brought the dual impacts of coronavirus and social justice issues. Yet a complete understanding of where the NFL is today should begin with 1957, and the five-year period that was the most transformative for the league. From 1957 to 1962, the NFL saw: the advent of unionization, with a landmark Supreme Court decision; the legendary 1958 title game, the first to go into sudden death overtime; a challenge from the American Football League that would have important consequences for decades; the introduction of computerization and statistical analysis; the first steps towards globalization; and the hiring of legends Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry, who both contributed to the league's growing mythology. This book describes in detail the key events that helped shape the modern NFL, and why this period was so momentous to the league and its fans"-- Provided by publisher.

"Recent years have been among the most challenging in NFL history, culminating in the 2020-21 coronavirus and social justice issues. Yet a complete understanding of where the NFL is today begins with a five-year period that was the most transformative for the league. From 1957 to 1962, the NFL saw: the advent of unionization, with a landmark Supreme Court decision; the legendary 1958 title game, the first to go into sudden death overtime; a challenge from the American Football League that would have important consequences for decades; the introduction of computerization and statistical analysis; the first steps towards globalization; and the hiring of legends Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry, who both contributed to the league's growing mythology. This book describes in detail the key events that helped shape the modern NFL, and why this period was so momentous to the league and its fans"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Preface

Introduction

One. Innocence Lost

Two. Growing Up, Growing Old

Three. The Greatest Game Ever Televised

Four. The Ruthian Moment

Five. The Power of Myth

Six. Alphabet Soup

Seven. Oh, Canada!-And Beyond

Eight. Man with a Vision

Nine. By the Numbers

Ten. The Door Opens Wider

Eleven. Heir Coryell

Twelve. Time and Place

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4766-4296-6

OCLC:

1251765256