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The NFL in the 1970s

Pro Football's Most Important Decade

by Joe Zagorski
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The 1970 merger between the American Football League and the National Football League laid the foundation for a stronger brand of gridiron competition, providing a new level of excitement for fans. This book examines each year of the NFL's pivotal decade in detail, covering the great names, great rivalries and great games, as well as the key changes in both strategy and rules. Along the way, the author explains how pro football developed into a near-religious American tradition.

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    July 19, 2016

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      • ISBN: 9781476625348
      • File size: 7262 KB

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      • ISBN: 9781476625348
      • File size: 7262 KB

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  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      August 1, 2016

      Sportswriter Zagorski considers the 1970s to be the greatest decade in professional football history, making his case in this chronological account of the period. Devoting a chapter to each year, the author describes trends, rule changes, uniform variations, new stadiums, strategic evolutions, union activities, player transactions, coaching changes, on-field controversies, and individual achievements. His primary focus is recounting the most important games in each season's divisional races, and each chapter culminates with a look at that year's playoff games. The book is very dense with information, yet the seasonal narratives flow nicely. This definitive work could almost be considered a reference book. The extensive bibliography is accompanied by a bibliographic essay for each chapter. VERDICT An ideal resource for football historians as well as casual fans seeking to get a sense of a phenomenal decade in NFL history.

      Copyright 2016 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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