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by Jim Chumley
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2017
What did the manager do when the pitch became flooded?
He sent on his subs.
God and the devil were having an argument, and Satan proposed a football game between heaven and hell to resolve the dispute.
God, in his eternal goodness, pointed out that it wouldn’t be a fair match...
by Jim Chumley
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2017
What did the manager do when the pitch became flooded?
He sent on his subs.
Football is a funny old game, and not only because of the players’ hairstyles. 'Football’s Funniest Jokes' is guaranteed to raise a chuckle even if you’re still feeling sore about that goal that was NEVER off-side.
America's Game
The NFL at 100
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2019
“This book is an amazing compilation of the game’s history as seen through the eyes of my friend Jerry Rice, aka The GOAT. If you are a football fan, you are going to love this book almost as much as you loved watching Jerry play!” —Barry Sanders, Hall of Fame Class of 2004
The authors...
Game of My Life LSU Tigers
Memorable Stories of Tigers Football
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
A continuing and ongoing drama, LSU football has been marked by a string of improbable victories and sometimes valiant defeats. Game Of My Life LSU Tigers is the chronicle of over thirty of the greatest players as they tell the story of the game that meant it all.
Marty Mulé has compiled the...
Tales from the University of South Carolina Gamecocks Locker Room
A Collection of the Greatest Gamecock Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: August 11, 2015
With one of the most amazing football turnarounds in NCAA history, from 0-21 in 1998-99 to a 2001 Outback Bowl victory over Ohio State and six subsequent championships since, the South Carolina Gamecocks rang in the new century with a bang. For 45 years, author Tom Price was in Columbia, South Carolina...
Tales from the San Diego Chargers Sideline
A Collection of the Greatest Chargers Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2014
During his 27-year tenure with the San Diego Chargers, equipment manager Sid Brooks kept over 5,000 football players from appearing naked before their cheering fans. The first African American to hold the job of equipment manager in the NFL, Brooks’ job was to see that each player left the locker...
The Steve Spurrier Story
From Heisman to Head Ballcoach
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2002
Mention the name Steve Spurrier to sports fans and without a doubt a lively discussion and exchange will ensue. Love him or hate him, opinions about the new coach of the Washington Redskins and University of Florida gridiron commander, rarely rate as ambivalent. Bill Chastain's The Steve Spurrier...
The Prince of Centre-Halves
The Story of 'T.G.' Jones
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2017
In 1948 AS Roma launched an audacious bid to make Everton's elegant Welsh international centre half T. G. Jones one of the first foreigners to play in Serie A. Jones, who was dubbed The Prince of Centre-Halves by his adoring fans, bestrode the First Division in an age of uncompromising defensive 'stoppers'....
Lex Ludica: Soccer rules revisited
a critical analysis of the laws of the game of association football: past and present
Language: English
Release Date: July 20, 2017
Lex ludica (game rules) is a branch of sports law that has never been studied in the academic community nor beyond. There are no learned writings on the subject and consequently, there is a considerable gap in science. Several years ago, Dr. Robert Siekmann decided to undertake a pilot study into the...
Canes vs. Gators
Inside the Legendary Miami Hurricanes and Florida Gators Football Rivalry
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
All parties seem to be in agreement that the rivalry between the University of Miami and the University of Florida is as nasty and historical as they come; going back to the thirties, it’s the state of Florida’s oldest major rivalry. Gators beat writer Pat Dooley described the vitriolic rivalry...
Tales from the Maryland Terrapins
A Collection of the Greatest Terrapin Stories Ever Told
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
In this reissue of Tales from the Maryland Terrapins, fans can relive the most profound memories from more than 100 years of athletics at the University of Maryland in College Park. Authored by David Ungrady, a former two-sport athlete at the school, the book includes a series of first-person anecdotes...
Lost Treasures from the Golden Era of America's Game
Pro Football's Forgotten Heroes and Legends of the 50'S, 60'S, and 70'S
Language: English
Release Date: April 29, 2011
Lost Treasures from the Golden Era of Americas Game: Forgotten Heroes and Legends of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, focuses on Pro Footballs forgotten stars from the glorious past. They were outstanding players who somehow slipped through the cracks of immortality and should be in the Pro Football Hall of...
Just Too Good
The Undefeated 1948 Cleveland Browns
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2015
According to the National Football League, the 1972 Miami Dolphins are the only undefeated, untied Super Bowl champions. But pro football’s first undefeated championship team was crowned in 1948, when the Cleveland Browns won their third straight All-America Football Conference title with a record...
The Football Tourist
The Second Half
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
Football is the world's game. Wherever you are on earth, there will be a group of players, a ball and a pitch. Stuart Fuller has set out to find as many as possible. In this second volume, Stuart casts the net wider than ever before, taking in games on four different continents. Be it popular European...