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Why we love football : a history in 100 moments / Joe Posnanski

Author
Posnanski, Joe
Additional Titles
History in one hundred moments
Published
[New York] : Dutton, [2024]
Copyright Date
©2024
Physical Description
xxi, 392 pages ; 24 cm

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Contents
Introduction -- Aaron Donald -- Fantastic finishes -- Tebow's promise -- The Miami miracle -- Gronk! -- Jadeveon Clowney's hit -- "The dagger is in!" -- The Hein special -- When Philadelphia booed Santa -- Linda Jefferson can't be stopped -- Anthony Muñoz -- The butt fumble -- Red right 88 -- Miracle at the (new) Meadowlands -- Ditka! -- We are the Bears' shufflin' crew -- Devine intervention -- Emmitt in motion -- Atwater's bedtime story -- The 100-yard play -- Sammy Baugh -- Swann song -- Saracen saves the day -- The bluegrass miracle -- Whitney's anthem -- The art of Devin Hester -- Run, Lindsay! -- The tip -- Garo's gaffe -- The winning touchdown -- Walter Payton -- Deion to the house -- Hasselbeck's call -- The Minneapolis miracle -- The Heisman pose -- 65 toss power trap -- "I play when I want to play" -- Tom Dempsey's kick -- The mad scrambler -- Tecmo Bo -- Peyton Manning -- Ernie Davis wins the Heisman -- App State upsets Michigan -- Miracle in Mississippi -- The fake spike -- The stand -- Bednarik hits Gifford -- Mahomes magic -- The Tyler Rose -- "Be bop bamboozled (in 3D!)" -- Lawrence Taylor -- The Halloween run -- The ballad of Duke -- The miracle in Motown -- Kenny Washington signs -- "I closed my eyes" -- Plano East versus John Tyler -- Beast quake -- Galloping gale carrying the mail -- "I love Brian Piccolo" -- Reggie White -- Chicago 73, Washington 0 -- Pioneer of the sack -- Miracle at Michigan -- He's all the way home! -- The diesel -- Beebe and Lett -- The guarantee -- "How in the world?" -- "Football chose me" -- Jim Brown -- The Statue of Liberty -- Paul Brown gets revenge -- Miracle at the Meadowlands -- Brett Favre plays for his dad -- The holy roller -- Win one for the gipper -- The Philly special -- Nebraska goes for two -- The Lombardi sweep -- Tom Brady -- Running at warp speed -- The tackle -- The Music City miracle -- The game no one lost -- Hail Flutie -- The hail mary -- The drive -- The galloping ghost -- The catch -- Jerry Rice -- Rebirth -- The helmet catch -- Kick six -- The ice bowl -- The play call -- The immaculate reception -- Johnny U and the greatest game -- The play -- Madden's last game -- Epilogue.
Summary
"A moving celebration of the history of American football"--
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ISBN
9780593475522 (hardcover)
0593475526 (hardcover)
9780593475539 (epub)
Note
Includes index.
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