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| Sports Illustrated: The Football Book | 
 enlarge | Creator: Rob Fleder
Publisher: Sports Illustrated
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
Buy New: $17.02
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (24 reviews)
Sales Rank: 29082
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 294
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.2
Dimensions (in): 12.1 x 10.9 x 1.2
ISBN: 1932994742
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.332640973
EAN: 9781932994742
ASIN: 1932994742
Publication Date: October 25, 2005
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Product Description
On the heels of the successful Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book comes a spectacular celebration of professional football that will be treasured by fans of America+s Game. With the same kind of unforgettable photographs and award-winning writing that made the SI+s 50th Anniversary Book a best-seller, this lavish coffee-table volume brings to life the bone-rattling action of NFL football and the extraordinary athletes who have made it America+s true national pastime. In 256 oversized pages, The Football Book commemorates the dynasties and the dominating players, the crucial plays and classic games, the personalities and performances that propelled the NFL during SI+s first 50 years of publication, from a marginal, ragtag league to the biggest game in town.
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A great book for anybody... December 30, 2008
This is a great book and will be handed down over the generations for others to read...
 Ex-college football player loved it December 22, 2008
Last night my family opened Christmas gifts. My niece's new husband played college football and now does substitute coaching at a small college where he is a zoology professor. He spend a good half hour looking through his new gift book and was delighted. Excellent gift!
The Man They Left Out December 22, 2008
The most exciting runner of all time was Hugh McElhenny. They left him out. If you've never heard of him, check out some of those old grainy black-and-white films of the 1950s. He played for the 49ers. The first time he touched the ball in the NFL was a kickoff he ran back for a TD. In one season, he averaged over 8 yards per carry. That's not a typo. And that's in the NFL, not college. He did similarly amazing things in college at the U of Washington. He's a member of the NFL Hall of Fame, but they left him out. In the pantheon of most exciting football players of all time - that's most EXCITING, not necessarily the ranked best - it might look something like this:
1) McElhenny
2) Gale Sayers
3) Barry Sanders
4) Roger Staubach
5) John Elway
6) Jim Brown
Sure, Montana's not on here, but that's because he wasn't really that exciting. He was like a machine. Great, sure, but machines aren't exciting. Joe wasn't exciting.
McElhenny was. He was the King, but they left him out.
The perfect gift for anyone who likes sports November 13, 2008
Very neat gift idea. I purchased it for my cousin and he was extremely happy with it.
THE Football Book April 25, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this months ago and still have it out on my coffee table - that's how much I love this! It is loaded with excellent pictures and makes a great conversation starter when friends and family that come over. The history of the NFL is covered well and the articles offer terrific insights into sports past.
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