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This biography chronicles the many achievements of Joe F. Carr, president of the NFL for most of its first two decades. During his tenure, Carr implemented the standard player's contract, wrote the league's first-ever Record and Fact Book, developed the league draft, and-most significantly-established the NFL as a big-city sport.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword James A. Carr, grandson of Joe F. Carr
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction: One Man's Vision
Part I: Humble Beginnings (1879-1919)
1. The Irish Way (1841-1878)
2. Growing Up in Columbus, Ohio (1879-1893)
3. The Love of a Family Is Replaced by a Love of Sports (1894-1906)
4. The Columbus Panhandles and the Great Nesser Brothers (1907-1909)
5. Starting a Family (1910-1913)
6. Pro Football's Most Famous Traveling Team (1914-1916)
7. Making a Name for Himself (1917-1919)
Part II: The Presidency (1920-1939)
8. The American Professional Football Association (1920)
9. President Elect (1921)
10. The National Football League (1922)
11. Defending Professional Football (1923)
12. Baby Steps for President Carr (1924)
13. The NFL Comes to New York City (1925)
14. The Galloping Ghost and Pottsville Controversy (1925)
15. The Grange League (1926)
16. Traveling for a Cause (1927-1928)
17. How Do We Get to the Big Cities and Stay? (1929-1930)
18. Small-Town Green Bay Is Titletown (1931)
19. Indoor Circus (1932)
20. The Pro Game Separates Itself from the College Game (1933)
21. Sneakers in New York (1934)
22. The Postgraduate Game Is Finally a Big-City Sport (1935)
23. Packers, Redskins, and the NFL Draft (1936)
24. Heart of Gold Continues to Work (1937)
25. "Greatest Show in Football" (1938)
26. Death of a President (1939)
27. Aftermath
28. Pro Football Hall of Fame (1963)
29. The Legacy of Joe F. Carr
Appendix: Dates and Locations of NFL Meetings Presided by NFL President Joe F. Carr (1921-1939)
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
Über den Autor / die Autorin
By Chris Willis - Foreword by James A. Carr
Zusammenfassung
This biography chronicles the many achievements of Joe F. Carr, president of the NFL for most of its first two decades. During his tenure, Carr implemented the standard player's contract, wrote the league's first-ever Record and Fact Book, developed the league draft, and—most significantly—established the NFL as a big-city sport.
