This is a book you will pick up for years to come. It is the first book I have read which shows the story of American football and how it touches each portion of our culture and lifestyle. Starting from the earliest days of "mud ball" to the collegiate and professional ranks, this journal tells the complete story though words and pictures. The photography will take anyone who has ever played even sandlot football, back to the action! Once you pick it up, be ready to sit for hours of enjoyment!

Any sports fan must remember "75 Seasons" or Ken Burns' "Baseball," books that came out two years ago. Those were great, and this is just as good, if not better! I got three copies. One for my son, my dad and me

Football America has a lot of terrific football photography featuring college, pro, pee-wee, high school and even prison football shots. Also, the stories are interesting and fun. Overall, it's a nice presentation that would appeal to all different kinds of sports fans

Game Plans for Success gives the reader insight into ten great NFL coaches of the past and present. As the coaches talk about their experiences of putting a team together and winning, they give effective strategies for leadership and management. With techniques such as goal setting, preparation, communication, and trust, along with beliefs such as listen as well as command and present ideas not mandates, make this book not only relevant to people in sports but also to those in business and education. These coaches underlie what it takes to win in any arena.

This is a very entertaining book filled with stories and philosophies from very successful NFL coaches.

This book is great for anyone that would like to improve in their jobs, coaching, and life. It is full of great ideas for organization. I recommened it to everyone.
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Although 11 games out of date as of my writing this, THE SUPER BOWL is one of the best publications about "The Great American Time-Out" I've ever flipped through. Featuring a foreword by the late NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle discussing his great and not-so-great Super Bowl memories, this heavy hardcover coffee-table monster gives the reader some pretty good views (both in pictures and text) of the country's biggest sporting event.

Each contest includes a foldout page featuring all of the players' names in the starting lineups & substitutions, all of the offensive, defensive & special teams stats, and every single play that was made. On the reverse side of each foldout is a painting or other illustration relating to its respective game. The article for each game, about ten pages in length, goes into the backstory of the teams that competed and some of the more colorful moments leading up to the big dance, as well as the highlights (and lowlights) of the game itself.

Although I'm a 49ers & Redskins follower, I found the two Steeler-Cowboys contests, X & XIII, to be the most interesting write-ups. They were two teams that apparently were polar opposites (at least from the text I read here), and couldn't stand each other. Plenty of trash-talking and genuine disgust abound. This enmity made for a couple of the most hard-fought championships in pro football. They were full of great moments like Thomas 'Hollywood' Henderson's shocking game-opening reverse/ kickoff return & Lynn Swann's amazing catch in X, and not-so-great moments like Dallas TE Jackie Smith's drop of a "sure-thing" Cowboys touchdown and a controversial pass-interference call in XIII.

But, there's also plenty of other notable moments in this book. Vince Lombardi's legend, Joe Namath's guarantee, Garo's gaffe capping the only undefeated season in league history, the Niners' drive to victory, the rise of the Steeler & 49er dynasties, the sad performances of four-time losers Minnesota & Denver, and more are mentioned and recapped in good detail.

The appendix features Super Bowl team & individual records, and composite standings. Of course, due this publication being over a decade old, many of the records no longer stand. Also included is the all-time Super Bowl roster of every player that set foot on the field or warmed the bench in each of the first XXIV contests. All in all, a wonderful compendium of Super Bowl stats and information-well, at least for the time it was published, anyway.

Sadly, although I found this volume to be very enjoyable, the dust jacket isn't very durable. I had to tape the corners and edges of the jacket a few months after I bought it to curtail further disintegration. Other than that, I'm hoping the publishers will see fit to produce an new, updated edition one of these years. Unfortunately, I doubt it'll happen any time soon. More than likely, they'll wait until the 50th anniversary (that's Super Bowl L to the Roman-numerically-declined out there) to put out a new one. Guess I'll just have to sit tight 'til then...

'Late