The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game
Michael LewisBy the author of the bestselling Moneyball: in football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play. The young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story will one day be amo...
Belichick and Brady: Two Men, the Pat...
Michael HolleyNew York Times bestselling sportswriter Michael Holley takes readers behind the scenes of the relationship that transformed the Patriots from a middling franchise to the envy of the NFL. No head coach-quarterback pair has been more su...
Cheating is Encouraged: A Hard-Nosed ...
Mike SianiStraight from the mouths of the legends of the Silver and Black, Cheating Is Encouraged recapitulates the many infamous stories from the last team to play "outlaw" football.Regardless of whether you loved or hated them, the ...
What If?: A Closer Look at College Fo...
Matt BrownWe may look up to our favorite sports heroes as gods: powerful, athletic, and able to do no wrong. Yet their fate is in the hands of decision makers who are far from perfect.Nowhere is this truer than in the storied world of college f...
The Last Headbangers: NFL Football in...
Kevin CookThe inside story of the most colorful decade in NFL history—pro football's raging, hormonal, hairy, druggy, immortal adolescence.Between the Immaculate Reception in 1972 and The Catch in 1982, pro football grew up. In 1972, Steelers...
Football: Football Made Easy: Beginne...
Ace McCloudDo you wish there was something more you could do to help your team win? Tired of getting pushed around on the field?Whether (1) you are just starting out, (2) you want to discover some new tactics to give you the edge on your competi...
100 Things Wild Fans Should Know & Do...
Dan MyersFeaturing traditions, records, and lore, this lively, detailed book explores the personalities, events, and facts every Minnesota Wild fan should know. Whether you greeted the team at its inception or whether you're a more recent supp...
The Browns Blues: Two Decades of Utte...
Terry PlutoCleveland Browns fans want to know: Why can't this team ever win? From their return in 1999 through the winless 2017 season, the Browns had the worst record in the NFL. And fans had ulcers. Veteran sports columnist Terry Pluto explain...
No Plan B: Peyton Manning's Comeback ...
Mark KiszlaPeyton Manning is America's quarterback. And America loves a great comeback story. Less than two years after Manning was fired from the Indianapolis Colts, he led the Denver Broncos to the Super Bowl and won pro football's Most Valuab...
FormerUniversity of Florida star quarterback, 2010 first-round draft pick for theDenver Broncos, and devout Christian Tim Tebow tellsthe story of his faith, his life, and his career in football in Through MyEyes. Written with Nathan W...
Countdown to Super Bowl: How the 1968...
Countdown to Super Bowl tells the whole story of the game of the century, written by the man who followed every movement of the Jets from the first kick-off of the season, who lived, breathed, and agonized with them for the ten nerve-...
Tough Luck: Sid Luckman, Murder, Inc....
In the long annals of sports and crime, no story compares to the one that engulfed the Luckman family in 1935. As 18-year-old Sid Luckman made headlines across New York City for his high school football exploits at Erasmus Hall High S...
Football Family: The Story of Jim Alg...
M. Bridget AlgeoCome along for the ride with Coach Jim Algeo, his family, and the Rare Breed of Lansdale, one of Pennsylvania's most storied high school football traditions. In Football Family, readers are invited to join the nearly fifty-year journe...
100 Things Oklahoma State Fans Should...
Robert AllenMost Cowboys fans have taken in a game or two at Boone Pickens Stadium and have cheered to the rhythm of hundreds of banging paddles. But only real fans know the full history of the Bedlam Series or can name all the football stars who...
Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant...
Steve AlmondA New York Times Best Seller"Powerful...an important read."—Publishers WeeklyNew York Times bestselling author Steve Almond takes on America's biggest sacred cow: footballIn Against Football, Steve Almond details why, afte...
So You Think You're a Cowboys Fan?: S...
Jaime AronSo You Think You’re a Dallas Cowboys Fan? tests and expands your knowledge of America’s Team. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, you’ll get details behind eachstories that bring to life players and coac...
So You Think You Know Football?: The ...
Ben AustroSo You Think You Know Football? is the motherlode of NFL rules and their interpretations. Whether you know everything about on- and off-field rules or are a true novice, Austro deftly illustrates the ins and outs of the NFL rulebook u...
Endzone: The Rise, Fall, and Return o...
John U. BaconThe paperback version of Endzone includes an all-new, 57-page Afterword covering Michigan's triumphant 2015 season, and never-dull 2016 off-season. Informed by exclusive, in-depth interviews with Jake Rudock, Blake O'Neill, Jake Butt...
Fourth and Long: The Fight for the So...
John U. BaconThe New York Times bestseller about the state of college football: Why we love the game, what is at risk, and the fight to save it—"A fascinating saga" (Booklist).In search of the sport's old ideals amid the roaring flood ...
Overtime: Jim Harbaugh and the Michig...
John U. BaconNATIONAL BESTSELLER "One of the best insider-football books ever written.” —Douglas Brinkley A riveting chronicle of Michigan's Jim Harbaugh era, and "an unprecedented look at the inner work...
Unbeatable: Notre Dame's 1988 Champio...
Jerry BarcaPerhaps the best undefeated team in the history of college football--the dramatic true story of the 1988 Notre Dame Fighting Irish and their incredible unbeaten seasonThey were an unlikely crew tasked with a seemingly impossible missi...
If These Walls Could Talk: San Franci...
Matt BarrowsAs a longtime reporter on the 49ers beat, Matt Barrows has lived and breathed Niners football through times of greatness, defeat, and reinvention. In If These Walls Could Talk: San Francisco 49ers, Barrows provides insight into th...
The System: The Glory and Scandal of ...
Jeff BenedictA Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year NCAA football is big business. Every Saturday millions of people file into massive stadiums or tune in on television as "athlete-students" give everything they've got to make their te...
Giants Among Men: Y.A., L.T., the Big...
Ira BerkowForty years' worth of columns from one of the New York Times' most popular sportswriters Former New York Times columnist Ira Berkow captures the spirit of the Giants in this unforgettable collection of opinions, stories, and observa...
100 Things Virginia Tech Fans Should ...
Andy BitterMost Virginia Tech fans have taken in a game at Lane Stadium, can tell you all about the 2000 BCS title game, and remember all their favorite wins over the Wahoos. But only real fans know how the "Enter Sandman" tradition started, kno...
If These Walls Could Talk: Clemson Ti...
Sam BlackmanChronicling the Clemson Tigers from the national championship in 1981 to the college football playoff in 2015, the authors provide insight into the Tigers' inner sanctum as only members of the Clemson athletic department can. Whether ...
If These Walls Could Talk: New Englan...
Drew BledsoeThe New England Patriots are one of the most successful teams in the NFL, with five Super Bowl championships and a perpetual playoff presence. Author Scott Zolak, as a broadcaster and former player for the Patriots, has gotten to witn...
Pumped: The Patriots Are Four-Time Su...
Triumph BooksCaptures, game-by-game in insightful words and riveting images, the Patriots' indomitable march to their fourth Super Bowl triumph This ultimate comeback story is recounted in PUMPED, produced by the Boston Globe, which has chronicl...
Buffalo Bills Football Quiz Book: 500...
Chris BradshawThink you know about the Buffalo Bills? Put your knowledge to the test with this collection of quizzes on the legends of Orchard Park. The book covers the whole history of the franchise, from the early triumphs in the AFL, the near...
Includes Bonus Movie Section! Q&A with author Kathy Bresnahan and Helen Hunt along with photos from the movie set. The Miracle Season is the story of 17-year-old volleyball player Caroline Found and the inspiration for the motion pict...