{"product_id":"when-football-was-football-joe-ziemba-9781476696768","title":"When Football Was Football: The Chicago Cardinals and the Birth of the Nfl, 2D Ed.","description":"\u003cp\u003e Originally published in 1999, this book won the Nelson Ross Award for \"Outstanding Recent Achievement in Pro Football Research and Historiography,\" awarded by the Professional Football Researchers Association. The book was also recognized in publications such as \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. This second edition includes updates on former Chicago Cardinals players, team history, archival photos, and recently discovered \"forgotten\" scores from the historic past of the NFL's oldest team, as well as an expansive index and resource guide. This illustrious work of pro football history explores how the Cardinals and their loyal fans experienced countless on-field brawls, financial discouragements, losses in war, and a couple of NFL championships. Names like Red Grange, Paddy Driscoll, Duke Slater, Al Capone, and more dot the colorful history of the team now known as the Arizona Cardinals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Ziemba\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1476696764\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476696768\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 12\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 7.00w x 0.86d","brand":"Joe Ziemba","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47305261416703,"sku":"9781476696768","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a63928b5-8b6c-4f14-ac7e-f7183f42cc88.jpg?v=1758830402","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/when-football-was-football-joe-ziemba-9781476696768","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}