Dutch Clark (eBook)
422 Seiten
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-0-8108-8521-9 (ISBN)
In 1963, 17 charter members were inducted into the newly established Pro Football Hall of Fame. Joining the likes of Red Grange, Bronko Nagurski, George Halas, and Sammy Baugh was Detroit Lions quarterback Dutch Clark. A bona fide superstar for the NFL in the 1930s, Clark led the Lions to success on the gridiron and helped establish the NFL in one of America's most passionate sports cities. Throughout his seven-year NFL career (19311932, 19341938), Clark was selected first team NFL All-Pro six times, led the league in scoring three times, was team captain of the Detroit Lions, and helped the Lions win the 1935 NFL Championship in their second season in Detroit. The triple-threat star could do everythinghe could run, he could pass, and he could kick.In Dutch Clark: The Life of an NFL Legend and the Birth of the Detroit Lions, Chris Willis tells the remarkable story of an athlete from a small town in Colorado who would become one of the NFL's greatest players. To recount the story of this sports pioneer, Willis had complete cooperation from the Clark family and unlimited access to personal letters, the Dutch Clark Scrapbooks, and family photos. Appendixes include Clark's football statistics and a list of his honors and awards. Supplemented with archival interviews, never-before-seen photos, newspaper quotes, and anecdotes, Dutch Clark tells the rags-to-riches story of one of the NFL's first stars.
Chris Willis has worked at NFL Films as the head of the research library since 1996. He has written three books on early pro football, including Old Leather: An Oral History of Early Pro Football in Ohio, 1920–1935 (2005), The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football’s Toughest Team, 1900–1922 (2007), and The Man Who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr (2010), all published by Scarecrow Press.
Foreword: by Steve Sabol, President, NFL Films PrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroduction: “The Lion King”Chapter 1: The NFL Arrives and Fails in the Motor CityChapter 2: Two Families Move to ColoradoChapter 3: DutchChapter 4: PuebloChapter 5: Central High School Chapter 6: Dorothy Chapter 7: High School Football Glory Chapter 8: College Dreams Chapter 9: Picking a CollegeChapter 10: Coach “Bully” Van De Graaff Chapter 11: Hello, Colorado CollegeChapter 12: Setting the StageChapter 13: Mr. All-American Chapter 14: Senior YearChapter 15: June 11, 1930 Chapter 16: Heading to the NFL Bonus Chapter- State of the National Football LeagueChapter 17: Portsmouth SpartansChapter 18: A Missed OpportunityChapter 19: Unfinished Business Chapter 20: George A. RichardsChapter 21: Birth of the Detroit LionsChapter 22: A Famous Photo and A New Born BabyChapter 23: NFL Champions!! Chapter 24: Hollywood and Retirement TalkChapter 25: Greatest All-Around Football PlayerChapter 26: Player-CoachChapter 27: Big Crowds in the Motor CityChapter 28: Dutch Leaves DetroitChapter 29: Building the Cleveland Rams Chapter 30: Tough Days Chapter 31: Dutch Says Good-Bye to the NFL Chapter 32: Seattle Bombers Chapter 33: Los Angeles Dons Chapter 34: University of DetroitChapter 35: An Unexpected DeathChapter 36: A New Job, A New LoveChapter 37: Pro Football Hall of Fame Chapter 38: Watching the Lions Chapter 39: Back Home to Colorado Chapter 40: Legacy of Dutch Clark Appendix: Dutch Clark Honors and AwardsNotesBibliographyIndexAbout the Author
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.8.2012 |
|---|---|
| Vorwort | NFL Films Steve Sabol President |
| Zusatzinfo | 33 Illustrations including: - 32 Halftones, Black & White including Black & White Photographs; - 1 Tables. |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad | |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8108-8521-2 / 0810885212 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8108-8521-9 / 9780810885219 |
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