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What a Game They Played: An Inside Look at the Golden Era of Pro Football
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What a Game They Played: An Inside Look at the Golden Era of Pro Football Paperback - 2002

by Richard Whittingham; Introduction by Keith McClellan


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In their own words, the pioneers and legends of professional football tell of the early glory years of the National Football League. From the 1920s through the 1940s, pro football players were paid only hundreds of dollars per game and rarely had substitutes. The conditions and times of this era are vividly recalled by such players as Red Grange, Johnny Blood, Clarke Hinkle, Ace Parker, Shipwreck Kelly, Mel Hein, Sammy Baugh, Don Hutson, and Sid Luckman. The players also reveal personal glimpses of how they got started in football, the conditions on the field, their life away from it, and their memories of outstanding games and competing against such giants as Jim Thorpe.

Richard Whittingham is the author of Rites of Autumn: The Story of College Football as well as a number of sport histories, including chronicles of the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins. Keith McClellan is the author of The Sunday Game: At the Dawn of Professional Football.

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  • Title What a Game They Played: An Inside Look at the Golden Era of Pro Football
  • Author Richard Whittingham; Introduction by Keith McClellan
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First
  • Pages 235
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.A.
  • Date 2002-02-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • ISBN 9780803298194 / 0803298196
  • Weight 0.78 lbs (0.35 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.02 x 6.06 x 0.56 in (22.91 x 15.39 x 1.42 cm)
  • Library of Congress subjects Football players - United States, Football - United States - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001053462
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Richard Whittingham is the author of Rites of Autumn: The Story of College Football as well as a number of sport histories, including chronicles of the Chicago Bears, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, and Washington Redskins. Keith McClellan is the author of The Sunday Game: At the Dawn of Professional Football.
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