{"product_id":"gridiron-warriors-alan-ross-9781476699073","title":"Gridiron Warriors: Oral Histories of College and Pro Players of the World War II Era","description":"\u003cp\u003e They fought in the Battle of the Bulge and landed at Guadalcanal; they bombed Germany and bull-rushed Iwo Jima. Yes, these men were soldiers, but they shared something else vital in common: They were college and pro football players. Some carried guns and fought; some carried the pigskin and played, donning the gear they were most familiar with--leather helmets and pads--to join either of the service academies or one of the many military, naval, or marine bases engaged in playing service football. A few were physically deferred, enabling them to still compete on college teams or in the NFL.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This work delivers a history of a vanishing time in a collection of oral histories, all told by the players themselves. Of the 35 storytelling players, 31 were selected All-America, named All-Pro or to the Pro Bowl, played on national champion teams, or became Hall of Famers. Little did these men know that the new wartime era of football would yield extraordinary changes on the fields of play--college, pro, and service football--within the larger fields of war.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Ross\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476699070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476699073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.47d","brand":"Alan Ross","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48458614833407,"sku":"9781476699073","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f1a0c671-f7a8-4567-abd2-f13f298202cf.jpg?v=1777405529","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/gridiron-warriors-alan-ross-9781476699073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}