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    NFL Century: The One-Hundred-Year Rise of America's Greatest Sports League

    Written by Joe Horrigan

    Narrated by Mark Deakins

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    About this audiobook

    From the former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame comes a sweeping and lively history of the National Football League, timed to coincide with the NFL's 100th anniversary season.

    The NFL has come a long way from its founding in Canton, Ohio, in 1920. In the hundred years since that fateful day, football has become America's most popular and lucrative professional sport. The former scrappy upstart league that struggled to stay afloat has survived a host of challenges—the Great Depression and World War II, controversies and scandals, battles over labor rights and competition from rival leagues—to produce American icons like Vince Lombardi, Joe Montana, and Tom Brady. It is an extraordinary and entertaining history that could be told only by Joe Horrigan, former executive director of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and perhaps the greatest living historian of the NFL, by drawing upon decades of NFL archives. Compelling, eye-opening, and authoritative, NFL Century is a must-listen for NFL fans and anyone who loves the game of football.

    Editor's Note

    NFL turns 100 this season…

    The NFL turns 100 this season. Discover how the league evolved from its scrappy roots to a showcase for towering icons like Walter Payton, Vince Lombardi, Joe Montana, and Tom Brady. This lively history doesn’t gloss over the scandals and controversies. It’s an eye-opening account of the highs and the lows.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateAug 27, 2019
    ISBN9780593150320
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      Muy interesante!!!! Lo recomiendo para quienes son nerds y/o altos consumidores de deporte.