by Frank Gifford (2008)
In 1958 Frank Gifford was the golden boy on the glamour team in the most celebrated city in the NFL. When his New York Giants played the Baltimore Colts for the league championship that year, it became the single most memorable contest in the history of professional football. Broadcast to an audience of millions, it was the first title game ever to go into sudden-death overtime. Its drama, excitement, and controversy riveted the nation and helped propel football to the forefront of the American sports landscape.Now, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of 'The Greatest Game Ever Played,' New York Giants Hall of Famer and longtime television analyst Frank Gifford provides an inside-the-helmet account that will take its place in the annals of sports literature. Drawing on the poignant and humorous memories of every living player from the game — including fellow Hall of Famers Sam Huff, Andy Robustelli, Art Donovan, Lenny Moore, and Raymond Berry — as well as the author's own experiences and reflections, The Glory Game captures a magnificent moment in American sports history. It is the story of two very different cities and teams, filled with the joy, the disappointment, and the eternal pride of a day that will forever symbolize all that is great about sports.Told with gripping immediacy, The Glory Game is an indelible portrait of the NFL's most transcendent hours — a winter version of The Boys of Summer, told by one of football's true legends.
Adam Lazarus
"This book singles out a special moment in American sports history when the Buffalo Bills and the New York Giants competed for the National Football League's world championship on January 27, 1991 against the backdrop of looming hostilities in the Persian Gulf. For American troops pausing to watch the game in Arabic Standard time it was Super Bowl Monday--their last respite before the onset of the Persian Gulf War"--
Michael Sandler
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning ran out on the field and looked up at the scoreboard. His team was losing, 14-10, to the mighty New England Patriots. With less than three minutes left in Super Bowl XLII, it was up to Eli to guide the Giants down the field to score a touchdown. Could Eli lead his team to a Super Bowl victory? In Eli Manning and the New York Giants, young sports fans will follow Eli’s journey from his childhood growing up in a football family all the way to his MVP performance in Super Bowl XLII. Large, full-color action photos and engaging narrative text will keep readers on the edge of their seats as they cheer on Eli and the Giants.
Neil Hayes
This book tells the story of the De la Salle Spartans, who own the greatest winning streak in sports, and how coaching legend Bob Ladouceur instilled a spirit of discipline and dedication that extended beyond the field to all aspects of life.
Howard Bryant
"Imagine Ted Williams, Jackie Robinson, Bobby Doerr, and Willie Mays all on the same team, playing for the Boston Red Sox during the 194Os and 195Os. Think of how different those epic battles with the New York Yankees might have been with these four Hall of Famers playing together at Fenway Park. Think of how different Red Sox history would have been.". "It is not a dream, for it could have happened. It should have happened. Williams and Mays could have roamed the outfield together and formed a devastating offensive tandem. Robinson and Doerr could have turned double plays in the same infield." "It never came to pass, and racism is the only reason why.". "The Red Sox chose not to sign Jackie Robinson, who was humiliated during a 1945 tryout, and also the great Willie Mays four years later. Not only did the Red Sox fail to seize the chance to build a baseball Dream Team, argues Boston native and journalist Howard Bryant, but also compounded the mistake by continuing a disturbing pattern of ignoring talented black players, a decades-old legacy the Red Sox now fight to unlearn under new ownership and stars such as Pedro Martinez and Nomar Garciaparra.". "Controversial and gripping, Shut Out traces this haunting practice of racism - chronicling the policies and personality of the seventy-year dynasty of the Yawkey family as well as a conflicted press that wrestled with racial issues - against the backdrop of Boston's own difficult struggle with race. Once the crucible of abolition, the city of Boston would over time become a symbol of racial intolerance, highlighted by the shattering busing crisis of the 1970s. The duality of the city's historical ideals versus its bitter racial collisions, Bryant shows, is nowhere better exemplified than inside the front office, the clubhouse, and on the field at Fenway Park."--BOOK JACKET.