Pigskin

In Pigskin Robert W. Paterson presents a lively and informative overview of the early years of pro football -- from late 1880s to the beginning of the television era. Peterson describers the colourful beginnings of the pro game and its oustanding teams (the Green Bay Packers, the New York Giants, the Chicago Bears, the Baltimore Colts ), and the great games they played. Profiles of the most famous players of the era - including Pudge Heffelfinger (the first certifiable professinal), Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, Bronko Nagurski, and Fritz Pollard (the NFL's first black star) -- bring the history of the game to life.