War Football reveals for the first time how World War I gave birth to the NFL. It tells the story of the army, navy, and marine teams that saved American football during the war, and shows how war football alumni, including star George Halas, broke down barriers to professionalism and helped launch the NFL shortly after the war ended.
War Football reveals for the first time how World War I gave birth to the NFL. It tells the story of the army, navy, and marine teams that saved American football during the war, and shows how war football alumni, including star George Halas, broke down barriers to professionalism and helped launch the NFL shortly after the war ended.
Acknowledgments A Note on Names and Nicknames x Prologue: "War Football" 1: George Halas Sees His Future 2: Walter Camp's Vision 3: Cupid Takes Aim at the Northeast 4: A True All-American at Camp Custer 5: Camp Sherman's March through Ohio 6: Beckett's Marines Conquer the West 7: Selling War Football 8: Brickley Kicks for Uncle Sam 9: Jock Sutherland's Fighting Dentists Head Down South 10: Frank Pollard, Omar Bradley, and Race in War Football 11: Coach Ike 12: The Cleveland Navy Battles Pop Warner 13: George Halas and the 1919 Rose Bowl 14: How Football Helped Win the War 15: The AEF Tournament 16: Peace and College Football's Golden Age 17: War Football and the Birth of the NFL Epilogue Appendix 1: War Football Players Appendix 2: All-Service Teams, 1917-1919 Appendix 3: War Football Records Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
Acknowledgments A Note on Names and Nicknames x Prologue: "War Football" 1: George Halas Sees His Future 2: Walter Camp's Vision 3: Cupid Takes Aim at the Northeast 4: A True All-American at Camp Custer 5: Camp Sherman's March through Ohio 6: Beckett's Marines Conquer the West 7: Selling War Football 8: Brickley Kicks for Uncle Sam 9: Jock Sutherland's Fighting Dentists Head Down South 10: Frank Pollard, Omar Bradley, and Race in War Football 11: Coach Ike 12: The Cleveland Navy Battles Pop Warner 13: George Halas and the 1919 Rose Bowl 14: How Football Helped Win the War 15: The AEF Tournament 16: Peace and College Football's Golden Age 17: War Football and the Birth of the NFL Epilogue Appendix 1: War Football Players Appendix 2: All-Service Teams, 1917-1919 Appendix 3: War Football Records Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
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