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Title The birth of the new NFL [electronic resource] : how the 1966 NFL/AFL merger transformed pro football / Larry Felser ; with a foreword by Ernie Accorsi.
Author Felser, Larry.
Publication Info. Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2008.
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Description 1 online resource (xix, 235 p., [8] p. of plates) : ill.
Note Includes index.
Summary Describes the events of the historic 1966 football season, discussing how the National Football League and the American Football League agreed to a future merger and the battle of the teams to play in the first Super Bowl.
Contents 1 The Preliminaries 1 -- 2 Harry and Pete 11 -- 3 The Neighbors 22 -- 4 The Ace 32 -- 5 Brooklyn Al 41 -- 6 The NFL Owners in Shock 50 -- 7 Show Them the Money 53 -- 8 Texas Showdown 62 -- 9 Cease Fire 70 -- 10 A New Challenge 76 -- 11 The AFL Contenders 85 -- 12 Manny Celler's Goal-Line Stand 94 -- 13 The Semifinals 102 -- 14 The Precursor 114 -- 15 Vince's Crusade 120 -- 16 Goliath Beats David 131 -- 17 Unfinished Business 139 -- 18 Thin Revenge 148 -- 19 Triumphant Exit 157 -- 20 Mickey Mouse Roars 167 -- 21 The Convincer 186 -- Appendix A Aftermath 205 -- Appendix B Team Relocation and League Expansion 214 -- Appendix C Evolution of the National Football League (1959-2008) 215.
Note Description based on print version record.
Subject Football -- United States -- History.
National Football League -- History.
American Football League -- History.
SPORTS & RECREATION / General
Genre Electronic books.
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Subject American Football League. (OCoLC)fst00515325
National Football League. (OCoLC)fst00547559
Football. (OCoLC)fst00931362
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Added Title Birth of the new National Football League
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National Football League
Related To Print version: Felser, Larry. Birth of the new NFL. Guilford, Conn. : Lyons Press, c2008 9781599211510 (DLC) 2008024728 (OCoLC)213839112
ISBN 9781599217628 (electronic bk.)
1599217627 (electronic bk.)
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