Legends--The Best Players, Games, and Teams in Football

November 15, 2015
Grades 4-6 The players, teams, and rivalries that make up the fabric of gridiron legend are included here. Each chapter is a narrative of a legendary Super Bowl, from the very first (Green Bay Packers versus Kansas City Chiefs) to the most recent (Seattle Seahawks versus New England Patriots). The storied history of American footballthrough the formation and eventual merging of the AFL and the NFL, the power defenses of the 1970s, and the legendary quarterbacks of the last 25 yearsfinds space in these chapters. The unifying theme is how professional football has evolved over the course of the last 50 years from a little-watched game into the biggest spectacle in American sports. Each chapter concludes with a list of trivia on a range of topics such as surprise performances from lesser-known players, teams that have moved from city to city, and biggest upsets. A time line of football's greatest moments, even those from before the league merger, is included in the back matter, as are contemporary photographs of coaches and players.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)