World War I and the birth of the NFL / Chris Serb
- Author:
- Serb, Chris, 1970-
- Published:
- Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, 2019.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
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- Contents:
- Prologue : "war football" -- George Halas sees his future -- Walter Camp's vision -- Cupid takes aim at the Northeast -- A true all-American at Camp Custer -- Camp Sherman's march through Ohio -- Beckett's Marines conquer the West -- Selling war football -- Brickley kicks for Uncle Sam -- Jock Sutherland's fighting dentists head South -- Frank Pollard, Omar Bradley, and race in war football -- Coach Ike -- The Cleveland Navy battles Pop Warner -- George Halas and the 1919 Rose Bowl -- How football helped win the war -- The AEF tournament -- Peace and college football's golden age -- War football and the birth of the NFL -- Epilogue -- Appendix I: War football players -- Appendix II: All-service teams, 1917-1919 -- Appendix III: War football records.
- Subject(s):
- National Football League—History—20th century
- National Football League
- World War (1914-1918)
- 1900-1999
- Football—United States—History—20th century
- World War, 1914-1918—Social aspects—United States
- Football and war—United States
- Football
- Football and war
- Social aspects
- GAMES / Gambling / Sports
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Business Aspects
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Essays
- SPORTS & RECREATION / History
- SPORTS & RECREATION / Reference
- TRAVEL / Special Interest / Sports
- United States
- Genre(s):
- ISBN:
- 1538124858
9781538124857 (electronic bk.) - Bibliography Note:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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