{"product_id":"nfl-century-joe-horrigan-9781635653595","title":"NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame comes a sweeping and lively history of the National Football League, timed to coincide with the NFL's 100th anniversary season.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I can think of no one better qualified--or more enthusiastic--to chronicle the National Football League's century-long history than Joe Horrigan.\"--Marv Levy, Hall of Fame NFL coach\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe NFL has come a long way from its founding in Canton, Ohio, in 1920. In the hundred years since that fateful day, football has become America's most popular and lucrative professional sport. The former scrappy upstart league that struggled to stay afloat has survived a host of challenges--the Great Depression and World War II, controversies and scandals, battles over labor rights and competition from rival leagues--to produce American icons like Vince Lombardi, Joe Montana, and Tom Brady. It is an extraordinary and entertaining history that could be told only by Joe Horrigan, former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and perhaps the greatest living historian of the NFL, by drawing upon decades of NFL archives. Compelling, eye-opening, and authoritative, \u003ci\u003eNFL Century\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for NFL fans and anyone who loves the game of football. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdvance praise for \u003ci\u003eNFL Century\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Joe Horrigan takes the reader on a delightful tour of the seminal moments of the NFL in the past one hundred years--the players, owners, coaches, executives, and historical events that made the game of football the most popular in America. It's a wonderful walk down memory lane for any football fan, young or old.\"\u003cb\u003e--Michael Lombardi, author of \u003ci\u003eGridiron Genius\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"There is no one--and I mean no one--who knows more about the history of the NFL than Joe Horrigan, the heart and soul of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. As the gold standard of sports leagues celebrates its one hundredth season, it's appropriate that the gold standard of sports historians has written \u003ci\u003eNFL Century, \u003c\/i\u003e an entertaining and educational journey.\"\u003cb\u003e--Gary Myers, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBrady vs Manning\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Horrigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1635653592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781635653595\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crown Publishing Group (NY)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/27\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.30w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2019 pg. 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2019 pg. 42","brand":"Joe Horrigan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051900301567,"sku":"9781635653595","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c1bbfcd3-ccda-4e33-b543-fe6411bd914d.jpg?v=1685015841","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nfl-century-joe-horrigan-9781635653595","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}