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All-American quarterback Charlie Conerly's college career was interrupted by World War II. He started at University of Mississippi in 1942, fought in the Battle of Guam in 1944, then led Ole Miss to their first conference championship in 1947. He went on to play for the New York Giants from 1948 to 1961, ultimately leading them to an NFL title.
A College Football Hall of Famer, Conerly was a professional All-Star and the lynchpin of the Giants offense at time when the team was loaded with Hall of Famers who unduly overshadowed him during his heyday. New York won repeat divisional crowns under the soft-spoken Conerly and participated in the suspenseful, first-ever sudden death NFL title game in 1958. This first-ever full-length biography chronicles his life and career in detail.
List of contents
Table of ContentsAcknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Chapter 1.¿The Best Day of All
Chapter 2.¿Mississippi Roots
Chapter 3.¿Ole Miss
Chapter 4.¿War and Ole Miss II
Chapter 5.¿Meeting the Mrs.
Chapter 6.¿From Ole Miss to the Big Apple
Chapter 7.¿Rookie Year
Chapter 8.¿New York, New York
Chapter 9.¿Loving the Spotlight
Chapter 10.¿Giants Become Winners
Chapter 11.¿Keeping It Going
Chapter 12.¿The Old Man
Chapter 13.¿1953: The Worst Year
Chapter 14.¿New Look Giants
Chapter 15.¿The New Regime
Chapter 16.¿Charlie and Perian
Chapter 17.¿Not Quite There
Chapter 18.¿Their Turn
Chapter 19.¿World Champs
Chapter 20.¿Trying to Do It Again
Chapter 21.¿Redemption Tour
Chapter 22.¿Greatest Game
Chapter 23.¿1959: Giants-Colts Again
Chapter 24.¿The 1960s
Epilogue: Retirement
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Lew Freedman is a long-time, prize-winning journalist for such newspapers as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Wyoming's Cody Enterprise. Specializing in sports and the outdoors, he has written more than 100 books. He lives in Columbus, Indiana.
Summary
A College Football Hall of Famer, Charlie Conerly was a professional All-Star and the lynchpin of the New York Giants offense at time when the team was loaded with Hall of Famers who unduly overshadowed him during his heyday. This first-ever full-length biography chronicles his life and career in detail.
