The National Forgotten League

Starred review from August 1, 2012

This is the most entertaining football history since the author's own Pro Football Chronicle, authored with Bob O'Donnell (1990). While this new book takes a decade-by-decade approach similar to the earlier volume, there is no repetition in content. Daly (sports columnist, Washington Times) relies on personal interviews as well as deep and wide newspaper research to uncover some of the oddest and most engaging long-forgotten stories from pro football's first 50 years. These true tales illuminate how the game was once played and how it has evolved over time. The lively and often humorous sagas from these pages include several pieces on overlooked records and unusual statistics, a compilation of quirky plays in which the goal posts played a part, the development of both soccer-style kickers and the kicking game, and the dark secrets of gridiron legends Sid Luckman, Tommy Thompson, and Otto Graham. VERDICT The best football book of the year. It should be read by every football fan.

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