The 1958 Baltimore Colts

2018-07-06 Sports & Recreation

Author : George Bozeka
Release : 2018-07-06
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 556/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The 1958 Baltimore Colts by : George Bozeka

Download or read book The 1958 Baltimore Colts written by George Bozeka. This book was released on 2018-07-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1958 Baltimore Colts were one of the greatest teams ever in professional football. Owned by the controversial Carroll Rosenbloom and led by head coach Weeb Ewbank and six future Hall of Fame players--Johnny Unitas, Raymond Berry, Lenny Moore, Jim Parker, Art Donovan and Gino Marchetti--they won the NFL title that season, defeating the New York Giants in the first sudden death championship game in NFL history. The Colts laid the foundation for the ultra-popular spectacle football would become with the American public. They were a talented group of players. Many had been rejected or underappreciated at various points in their careers though they were loved and respected by the blue collar fans of Baltimore. This book tells the complete story of the '58 Colts and the city's love affair with the team.

The Best Game Ever

2009-05-06 Sports & Recreation

Author : Mark Bowden
Release : 2009-05-06
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 184/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Best Game Ever written by Mark Bowden. This book was released on 2009-05-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The NFL championship game that changed football forever: a New York Times–bestselling sports history classic by the author of Black Hawk Down. Yankee Stadium, December 28, 1958. What was about to go down on this Sunday evening in front of sixty-four thousand fans and forty-five million home viewers—the largest viewership ever assembled for a live televised event—was the first sudden death overtime in NFL history. This one battle between the league’s best offense, the Baltimore Colts, and the best defense, the New York Giants, would propel professional football from a moderately popular pastime into America’s favorite sport. On the field and roaming the sidelines were seventeen future Hall of Famers, including Colts stars Johnny Unitas, Raymond Berry, and Gino Marchetti; and Giants greats Frank Gifford, Sam Huff; and assistant coaches Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry. But they were opposing teams in more ways than one. It was a contest between Baltimore blue-collars, many of whom worked off-season taking shifts at Bethlehem Steel, and the trendy, New York glamour boys of splashy magazine ads and TV commercials who mingled with politicians, Broadway stars, and even Ernest Hemingway. Mark Bowden “dives into the trenches of the 1958 NFL Championship game” for a riveting play-by-play account, the stories behind the key players, the effect it had on the league, the sport, and the country (Entertainment Weekly). “Bring[s] the contest so alive that you find yourself almost wondering . . . years later, how it will turn out in the end.” —The New York Times “The Best Game Ever is sure to become an instant Sacred Text.” —Jonathan Yardley, The Washington Post

The 1958 Baltimore Colts

2018-06-26 Sports & Recreation

Author : George Bozeka
Release : 2018-06-26
Genre : Sports & Recreation
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 451/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The 1958 Baltimore Colts by : George Bozeka

Download or read book The 1958 Baltimore Colts written by George Bozeka. This book was released on 2018-06-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1958 Baltimore Colts were one of the greatest teams ever in professional football. Owned by the controversial Carroll Rosenbloom and led by head coach Weeb Ewbank and six future Hall of Fame players--Johnny Unitas, Raymond Berry, Lenny Moore, Jim Parker, Art Donovan and Gino Marchetti--they won the NFL title that season, defeating the New York Giants in the first sudden death championship game in NFL history. The Colts laid the foundation for the ultra-popular spectacle football would become with the American public. They were a talented group of players. Many had been rejected or underappreciated at various points in their careers though they were loved and respected by the blue collar fans of Baltimore. This book tells the complete story of the '58 Colts and the city's love affair with the team.

The Colts' Baltimore

2008-11-18 History

Author : Michael Olesker
Release : 2008-11-18
Genre : History
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 624/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Colts' Baltimore written by Michael Olesker. This book was released on 2008-11-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nostalgic chronicle of 1958 recaptures the city of Baltimore's love affair with the the Baltimore Colts after the team defeated the New York Giants in a dramatic overtime game, bringing together a series of colorful anecdotes and reflections on notable figures and events of a time in a city on the eve of a cultural revolution.

The Glory Game

2008-10-31 Sports & Recreation

Author : Frank Gifford
Release : 2008-10-31
Genre : Sports & Recreation
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Book Rating : 390/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book The Glory Game written by Frank Gifford. This book was released on 2008-10-31. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Frank Gifford brings the contest so alive that you find yourself almost wondering, 50 years later, how it will turn out in the end.” —New York Times Book Review The Glory Game recreates in breathtaking detail the 1958 National Football League Championship Game between the New York Giants and the Baltimore Colts, which many football fans feel was “The Greatest Game Ever Played.” This first-hand, field level, “behind-the-helmet” account by ex-Giant Hall of Famer and longtime “Monday Night Football” broadcaster Frank Gifford brings back to life all the sights and sounds of the momentous contest that changed football forever, and offers vivid, indelible portraits of the legendary players—including Sam Huff, Andy Robustelli, Art Donovan, Lenny Moore, and Raymond Berry. The Giants-Colts clash of ’58 was truly The Glory Game—and now readers can relive it in all its glory.

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