The League: How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire

In this book, John Eisenberg focuses on the pioneering sportsmen who kept the American football league alive in the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s, when its challenges were many and its survival was not guaranteed. At the time, college football, baseball, boxing, and horseracing dominated America's sports scene. Art Rooney, George Halas, Tim Mara, George Preston Marshall, and Bert Bell believed in pro football when few others did and ultimately succeeded only because at critical junctures each sacrificed the short-term success of their team for the greater good of the league.

Author: John Eisenberg

Type: Paperback