The National Football League that celebrated its first Super Bowl in 1967 bore scant resemblance to the league of its obscure origins. In its earliest years, the league was a ragtag collection of loca
"Opening with Vince Lombardi's last win as coach of the Packers in Super Bowl II and closing with Joe Namath's Super Bowl III guarantee, James Nicholson delivers an original portrait of a sensational
This accessible study reviews the history of circus workers and circus owners in the context of the rapid industrialization in the US after the Civil War. The book focuses on business practices of
This book charts the history of the impact of the New York Yankees baseball team on American culture in films, novels, songs, and TV shows, from 1920 through the present. The book also looks at the
This book examines Terry Bradshaw’s celebrity status that has grown and developed through years of interacting with football fans and the larger U.S. culture. It covers his early years playing footbal
This book traces the evolution of the NBA in the 1970s, from the retirement of Bill Russell in 1969 to the arrival of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson ten years later. It features such iconic players as D
