Great football writing : Sports illustrated 1954-2006

Fleder, Rob. (Added Author).

Item details

ISBN: 1933405090
ISBN: 9781933405094
Physical Description: print
552 p. : ill ; 24 cm.
Publisher: New York : Sports Illustrated Books, c2006.

Contents / Notes

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction / Peter King -- The game that was / Myron Cope -- The day World War II kicked off / S.L. Price -- 0:00 to go / Gary Cartwright -- Frozen in time / Johnette Howard -- Mr. Inside & Mr. Outside / Ron Fimrite -- My career (so to speak) / Alex Hawkins and Myron Cope -- Concrete Charlie / John Schulian -- "I'll do anything I can get away with" / Daphne Hurford -- Gettin' nowhere fast / Robert F. Jones -- The way he was / Leigh Montville -- Muddied but unbowed / Jeff MacGregor -- The tackle / John O'Hara -- Vanity on the gridiron / Jack Kerouac -- Zero of the Lions / George Plimpton -- Bang, you're dead / Don DeLillo -- How does it really feel? / Roy Blount Jr. -- Bottom's up / Austin Murphy -- One play / Peter King -- Six-shooters / John Ed Bradley -- Hang time / Tim Layden -- A name on the wall / William Nack -- A life after wide right / Karl Taro Greenfeld -- Where have you gone, Joe Namath? / Mark Kriegel -- Almost perfect / John Ed Bradley -- A matter of life and sudden death / Rick Reilly -- All the way with O.J. / Dan Jenkins -- Getting there the hard way / Rick Telander -- No team was ever higher / John Underwood -- The immaculate reception and other miracles / Myron Cope -- Seven up / Michael Silver -- The best football game ever played / Tex Maule -- The making of a coach / David Halberstam -- Moment of truth / Gary Smith -- Barry's back / Sally Jenkins -- The toughest coach there ever was / Frank Deford -- His own way / S.L. Price -- The roots of greatness / Bruce Newman -- Let's hand it to him / Rick Telander -- Thanks, your honor / Steve Rushin -- Born to be a quarterback / Paul Zimmerman -- Passing marks / Michael Silver -- Emmitt's domain / S.L. Price -- The wrecking yard / William Nack -- The nightmare of steroids / Tommy Chaikin with Rick Telander -- It's all a part of the game / John M. Barry.