Customer Review: Not a bad read at all- I thought there would be more about the actual Raiders antics, but there was a lot of insightful information around the struggle between the Doctors and internal politics of an Al Davis team
Overall had some good parts and some funny parts as well. Very good inside... more info
Customer Review: The Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers merged in June 1943 in an effort to keep the Steelers (who only had seven players under contract) alive during World War II. The team was sometimes referred to as The Steagles. That name, however, was never official. The NFL referred to them... more info
Customer Review: This book is a valuable resource in that the story of the 1959 national champion Syracuse Orange needed to be told. The information gathered in the various interviews is informative and revealing. That said, was no one assigned to copyedit or fact-check this book? The errors jump out at you... more info
Customer Review: I grew up in the Anthracite Coal Region of eastern Pennsylvania (Mount Carmel) and remember my Dad speaking of the Pottsville Maroons on several occasions. I didn't give the team much creedence, after all they seemed to be nothing more than a forgotten footnote in NFL history that generated some... more info
Customer Review: College football season is my favorite time of the year. I can sit down and watch games between teams that I have absolutely no rooting interest in whatsoever and become completely caught up in the action whether it's a major conference like the Big Ten or SEC, or even a game featuring schools from... more info
Customer Review: Excellent perspective on Tennessee football. I bought this for my brother-in-law, who is a big UT fan. He was really jacked up when he opened it Christmas morning. It's a quality book.
Customer Review: I liked it, but it was a bit repetitive (each season was documented in the same style which made them blur into each other at times). It read much more like historical documentation than a novel. The 20% or so that did read like a novel - I really enjoyed. The author's point of view was a... more info
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