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New York / Pasadena CA: Professional Sports Publications / Pasadena Tournament of Roses, 2012. Near Fine condition. Flat, uncreased spine. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. NOT a library discard. Pages are clean and unmarked. Lavishly illustrated with beautiful full-color photos. Oversize Softcover. 8.5" wide by 11" tall.. First Edition. Oversize Softcover. Near Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. Unpaged (but 200 pages?). Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Kansas City, Missouri: Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1997. Fine condition in Near Fine Dust Jacket (jacket would also be Fine but for a trace of rubbing). Not price clipped ($22.95). No chips or tears. Bright, shiny, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Autobiography of the legendary National Football League defensive end who earned five Super Bowl championships with the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. The rear cover photo shows Haley wearing all five of his Super Bowl rings.. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. xi, 260pp + 16 pages of photos.

New York: The Ronald Press Company, 1965. A few childish scribbles on 2 pages (only). Bright, clean, square, tight copy. No remainder mark. No owner's name or bookplate. Previous owner has updated the appendix with scores from the Army-Navy games from 1965 to 1978. Photo illustrated. Index. Original turquoise-colored cloth. Keywords: West Point Annapolis College Sports . First Printing of the First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good+ condition/No jacket. 8vo. 338pp .

RecruitLook, 2015. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. Fine condition. Flat, uncreased spine. Bright and shiny. NOT a library discard. NO chips, tears, creases, rubbing or fading. NOT a library discard. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp, clean and unmarked. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. From the publisher: "It's difficult for high school athletes to land a college scholarship without the proper guidance. The college recruiting landscape is more competitive than ever, and talented athletes are getting passed by simply because they don't know how to navigate the college recruiting process. We explore how recruits can maximize their recruiting potential, and offer up college recruiting tips & secrets to gain the competitive advantage. This 'Playbook' has all the right strategies to get your more recruiting exposure, including real-life recruiting success stories."… Read More

New York: Dey Street / Harper Collins, 2018. BRAND NEW. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Flat uncreased spine. NO chips. NO tears. NO fading. NO owner's name or bookplate. Fresh and crisp -- obviously never read. This is the true first printing -- ADVANCE READER'S EDITION with "First Edition" so stated, and complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. 6" wide by 9" tall. Bound in the original white, green and black pictorial wraps, stamped in black, and New York Jet green. From the publisher: "On the eve of the fiftieth anniversary of the New York Jets' historic achievement, a nostalgic, inside look from the men who composed the team behind Joe Namath's Super Bowl III win, filled with exclusive insights and stories from the surviving players, coaches, and management of that championship team whose victory changed the landscape of American football. On January 12, 1969, the New York Jets astonished the nation when they beat the… Read More

New York: Leisure Press, 1983. 6" wide by 9" tall. Appears unread. Bright, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Flat spine. No spine crease. Not price clipped (14.95). No remainder mark. No store stamp, owner's name or bookplate. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 225 photos and newspaper headlines. Surveys every game since 1892, with never-before-compiled official statistics and records. Complete look at the rivalry of the Blue and Gold vs. the Cardinal. Has profiles of Walter Camp, Bill Walsh, Andy Smith, Pappy Waldorf, Pop Warner, Joe Kapp, Jim Plunkett, John Elway, Craig Morton, John Brodie, Steve Bartkowski, etc. Second Edition. Softcover. Near Fine condition. 464pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Urbana and Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1994. As New condition in an As New dust jacket. Clean, square, and tight. Sharp corners. The dust jacket is bright and shiny. No chips. No tears. No creases. Not a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, and unmarked - obviously never read. The editor, Ronald A. Smith, contributes an Introduction, Afterword, and Chronology. Illustrated with 10 old photographs. Complete list of Harvard's coaching personnel in 1905. Index. First printing with complete number row (54321) on the copyright page. Bound in the original red cloth, lettered in black on the spine. From the dust jacket: "In 1905, twenty-six-year-old Bill Reid, a former Harvard athlete, was wooed back to the campus by the offer of a salary higher than that of any faculty member and approaching that of long-time president Charles W. Eliot. His mission: beat Yale. With the intent of providing a how-to manual for future coaches, Reid set down day by day an account of his… Read More

Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1987. Mild EX-LIBRARY copy (no library markings on the spine or covers). Square, tight copy. Lacks rear flyleaf. Glue residue on endpapers. All text pages are clean. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Brief biographies for 520 football players, coaches and executives, with their statistical achievements and career background data. Each entry has a bibliography of sources/references. Seven appendixes. Entries are cross-referenced by position played, place of birth, college hall-of-fame members, professional hall-of-fame members, etc. Comprehensive index. Second printing. Hardcover. Very Good EX-LIBRARY/Very Good DJ (clear plastic). 8vo. xvii, 764pp . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: Pyramid Books, 1970. Tight, square, unmarked copy. Light cover soil else Very Good condition. No creases. Not price clipped (95 cents). No remainder mark. No store stamp, ink name or bookplate. Photo illustrated throughout. The daring exploits and record-breaking feats of back stars in boxing, baseball, basketball, football, golf, track and field, tennis, etc. Satchel Paige, Jack Johnson, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, Althea Gibson, Arthur Ashe, Joe Perry, Bill Willis, Willie Mays, Jimmy Brown, Gale Sayers, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Bill Russell, Muhammad Ali, Ralph Boston, John Carlos, Jesse Owens, etc. Front cover features full-color photos of Jackie Robinson, Muhammad Ali, Robertson, Wilt Chamberlain, etc. Bibliography. Index. . 1st Printing of First Softcover Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good condition. 192pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 1998. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. The jacket shows just a bit of mild surface rubbing. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NO foxing. Sharp corners. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Profusely photo illustrated. Covers Black College Football's history including the record setting players and coaches, such as Florida A&M's Jake Gaither, Tennessee State's John Merritt, Southern's Arnett "Ace" Mumford, Prairie View's Billy Nicks, Tuskegee's running back Ben Stevenson, Jackson State's Walter Payton, etc. Bound in the original black boards. From the dust jacket: "In 1892, the men of Biddle University met their counterparts form nearby Livingstone College for a 'match game of ball' on a snow-covered field in Salisbury, North Carolina, 23 years after Princeton and Rutgers had… Read More

Virginia Beach, VA: The Donning Company, 1998. Near Fine condition in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket. Only mild edgewear. Square and tight. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. NO owner's name or bookplate. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. NO foxing. Profusely photo illustrated. Covers Black College Football's history including the record setting players and coaches, such as Florida A&M's Jake Gaither, Tennessee State's John Merritt, Southern's Arnett "Ace" Mumford, Prairie View's Billy Nicks, Tuskegee's running back Ben Stevenson, Jackson State's Walter Payton, etc. Bound in the original black boards. From the dust jacket: "In 1892, the men of Biddle University met their counterparts form nearby Livingstone College for a 'match game of ball' on a snow-covered field in Salisbury, North Carolina, 23 years after Princeton and Rutgers had inaugurated college football. The Biddle and Livingstone players had no idea… Read More

Charlotte, North Carolina: UMI Publications, Inc, 1985. A handsome copy. Very Near Fine condition (only a little bit of very light wear to the blue padded leatherette cover). NO chips, tears, creases or fading. Internally Fine. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked. Profusely photo illustrated in b/w and full color. Includes photos and biographies of the coaching staff (La Vell Edwards, Mike Holmgren, etc) and players (Robbie Bosco, etc). Also game-by-game stats of BYU's 13 victories during the 1984-1985 season, reproductions of newspaper articles, etc.. 1st ed? (No additional printings listed). Oversize Hardcover. Very Near Fine condition. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 144pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. INSCRIBED / BOLDLY SIGNED and DATED "1990" by Bill Walsh, directly on the front free endpaper. A beautiful copy of the first printing. SEE PHOTOS. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears, creases or fading. NOT price clipped ($18.95). The jacket is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve (briefly removed for photos to minimize glare). Sharp corners. 1990. First Printing with "First Edition" so stated and complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. Includes an appendix with football play diagrams. Also discussion of the Joe Montana - Steve Young controversy; draft day and trading strategies; his successes and his mistakes; and much more. From the publisher: "The celebrated coach shares his philosophy of football, profiles players he has coached, recounts key moments in his career." From the dust jacket: "Bill Walsh is perhaps the most famous and the most… Read More

Des Moines, Iowa: Business Publications Corporation (BPC), 2017. BOLDLY SIGNED by Chuck Long #16 with a black sharpie directly on the front panel of the dust jacket (his signature only, NOT personalized to anyone). SEE PHOTO. New and unread in a bright and shiny Near Fine dust jacket (only very light rubbing). NO fading, chips, tears or creases. NOT price clipped ($29.95). Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. The Story of Chuck Long and Resurgence of Iowa Hawkeyes Football. Bound in the original light gray cloth, stamped in bright gold on the spine. From the dust jacket: " It's 1981 and the Iowa Hawkeyes are struggling for football respectability after decades of losing. Coach Hayden Fry needs a talented quarterback to right the ship. Unexpectedly, he signs a lightly recruited QB from run-dominated Wheaton (Illinois) North High and proclaims him 'destined for greatness.' before even taking a snap. After getting bruised, battered and… Read More

New York: William Morrow & Company, Inc, 1981. Bright, clean, square, tight, unmarked copy. Sharp corners. Not a book club edition. Not price clipped (12.95). No chips or tears. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. From the Dust Jacket: "This book includes hundreds of hilarious and uncensored behind-the-scenes anecdotes involving famous players and memorable incidents in NFL history... Readers will gain a more complete understanding of the intricacies of football." As a senior referee in the National Football League for 22 years, the author was responsible for 11 championship games, including Super Bowls I, V, X . First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Near Fine dust jacket. 8vo. 221pp. + 16 pages of photos. . Great Packaging, Fast Shipping.

Monterey, California:: Coaches Choice, 2011. New and unread. The cover has just a little very mild shelfwear (like you sometimes find in any new book store). Flat, uncreased spine. NO chips, tears or fading. Square and tight. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- obviously never read. Illustrated with football play diagrams. Bound in the original full color pictorial wraps. 2011. Second Edition. From the publisher: "Twenty top football coaches share their wisdom and experience on the running game in this collection of articles from the renowned Coach of the Year Clinics Manuals and Coach of the Year Clinic Notes. Includes: Terry Bowden (Auburn University) on establishing the toss sweep. Fisher DeBerry (Air Force Academy) on the option game versus seven- and eight-man fronts. Chip Kelly (University of Oregon) on the zone read option game. Bobby Williams (Michigan State University) on the MSU lead draw series. Dan Young (University of Nebraska) on the tackle trap and counter trap… Read More

New York: Free Press, 2008. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the half title page. SIGNED a second time with just her name on the title page. Fine condition in a Fine dust jacket. NOT price-clipped ($24.00). NO chips. NO tears. NO creases. NOT a library discard. A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. NOT a remainder. Pages are crisp and unmarked. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing with complete number row (13579 10 8642) on the copyright page. Bound in the original white boards with a blue spine stamped in shiny silver. From the Dust Jacket: "In COMEBACK SEASON, Cathy Day, author of the highly praised novel THE CIRCUS IN WINTER, tells the heartwarming story of how she got back in the game of love -- thanks to her favorite football team, the Indianapolis Colts. In 2005, Day, an Indiana native, moves to Pittsburgh to start her dream job. She's thirty-seven, a college professor, an acclaimed writer -- and still single.… Read More

New York: Downtown Athletic Club, 1976. Signed by Tony Dorsett with a full color photo of him from the Heisman ceremony laid-in. Fine condition. SEE PHOTOS. Pages are clean and unmarked. This is the program for the 42nd Annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Award, December 1976. The award was presented to the University of Pittsburgh's Tony Dorsett, chosen as the outstanding college football player in the United States for 1976. This program has 90 pages, and includes several excellent articles - on Dorsett, on John W. Heisman; how the Heisman candidates finished in the balloting over the years (top 14 places, 1935-1975), a photo gallery of all the previous winners, etc. Bound in the original full color pictorial wraps, with a photo of Tony Dorsett on the front cover. Tony Dorsett has signed his name in blue ink on the front cover. Laid-in is a full color 8" by 10" photo of Tony Dorsett receiving the Heisman Trophy from Ronald Cobleigh, President of the Downtown Athletic Club - sponsor… Read More

New York: Downtown Athletic Club, 1975. Signed by Archie Griffin with color photo of him from Heisman ceremony laid-in. Very Good condition but for minor spotting on the cover. Light edgewear. SEE PHOTOS. Pages are clean and unmarked. This is the program for the 41st Annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Award, December 1975. The award was presented to Ohio State University's Archie Griffin, chosen as the outstanding college football player in the United States for 1975. Having also won in 1974, Griffin is the first and only two-time Heisman winner. This program has 70 pages, and includes several excellent articles - on John W. Heisman; the Heisman Memorial Committee; how the balloting is done; how the Heisman candidates finished in the balloting over the years (top 14 places, 1935-1974), a photo gallery of the previous 30 winners, etc. Bound in the original pictorial red wraps, with a photo of Archie Griffin on the front cover. Archie Griffin has signed "To Ellen" on the front cover.… Read More

New York: Downtown Athletic Club, 1977. Good condition. Moderate cover wear. SEE PHOTO. Pages are clean and unmarked. This issue is for the 43nd Annual Heisman Memorial Trophy Award, December 1977. The award was presented to Texas Longhorn Earl Campbell, chosen as the outstanding college football player in the United States for 1977. Unlike previous DAC Heisman Award Programs, this issue maintained the suspense of who would ultimately win. The winner was not announced until a live CBS television telecast of the presentation on December 8th, 1977. This issue includes an unused ballot (No. 1400) intended to designate the voter's preference for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choices for the Heisman, plus 6 other DAC awards for best players at various positions. Also included are several excellent articles - on Campbell and his competitors for the award, a history of the Heisman Trophy; how the Heisman candidates finished in the balloting over the years (top 14 places, 1935-1976), a photo gallery of all… Read More