Historical Dictionary of Football

Informationen zum Autor By John Grasso Klappentext The Historical Dictionary of Football covers the history of American football through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on both amateur (collegiate) and professional players, coaches, teams and executives from all eras. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of football. Grasso (Historical Dictionary of Tennis) acknowledges that attempting to define everything involved in football is akin to throwing a Hail Mary pass. Instead, he sets his pigskin parameters; 600 alphabetically arranged, cross-referenced entries cover a "fair representation" of both amateur (collegiate) and professional players, coaches, teams, and executives as the game has been played in North America over the last 150 years. A chronology and introduction provide context, and 16 appendixes showcase fans' beloved gridiron data. VERDICT An essential addition to library collections with other titles in this series. Library Journal

Product details

• Authors: John Grasso
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.06.2013
• EAN: 9780810878563
• ISBN: 978-0-8108-7856-3
• No. of pages: 598
• Series: Historical Dictionaries of Spo; Historical Dictionaries of Sports; Historical Dictionaries of Spo
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Ball sport; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries