Chuckin' Charlie Conerly and the New York Football Giants - Lew Freedman

Chuckin' Charlie Conerly and the New York Football Giants

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
231 Seiten
2023
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-8804-6 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
A College Football Hall of Famer, Charlie Conerly was a professional All-Star and the lynchpin of the New York Giants offense at time when the team was loaded with Hall of Famers who unduly overshadowed him during his heyday. This first-ever full-length biography chronicles his life and career in detail.
All-American quarterback Charlie Conerly's college career was interrupted by World War II. He started at University of Mississippi in 1942, fought in the Battle of Guam in 1944, then led Ole Miss to their first conference championship in 1947. He went on to play for the New York Giants from 1948 to 1961, ultimately leading them to an NFL title.

A College Football Hall of Famer, Conerly was a professional All-Star and the lynchpin of the Giants offense at time when the team was loaded with Hall of Famers who unduly overshadowed him during his heyday. New York won repeat divisional crowns under the soft-spoken Conerly and participated in the suspenseful, first-ever sudden death NFL title game in 1958. This first-ever full-length biography chronicles his life and career in detail.

Lew Freedman is a long-time, prize-winning journalist for such newspapers as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Wyoming’s Cody Enterprise. Specializing in sports and the outdoors, he has written more than 100 books. He lives in Columbus, Indiana.

Table of Contents


Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Chapter 1. The Best Day of All

Chapter 2. Mississippi Roots

Chapter 3. Ole Miss

Chapter 4. War and Ole Miss II

Chapter 5. Meeting the Mrs.

Chapter 6. From Ole Miss to the Big Apple

Chapter 7. Rookie Year

Chapter 8. New York, New York

Chapter 9. Loving the Spotlight

Chapter 10. Giants Become Winners

Chapter 11. Keeping It Going

Chapter 12. The Old Man

Chapter 13. 1953: The Worst Year

Chapter 14. New Look Giants

Chapter 15. The New Regime

Chapter 16. Charlie and Perian

Chapter 17. Not Quite There

Chapter 18. Their Turn

Chapter 19. World Champs

Chapter 20. Trying to Do It Again

Chapter 21. Redemption Tour

Chapter 22. Greatest Game

Chapter 23. 1959: Giants–Colts Again

Chapter 24. The 1960s

Epilogue: Retirement

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 21 photos, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort Jefferson, NC
Sprache englisch
Maße 152 x 229 mm
Gewicht 308 g
Themenwelt Literatur Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Ballsport
ISBN-10 1-4766-8804-4 / 1476688044
ISBN-13 978-1-4766-8804-6 / 9781476688046
Zustand Neuware
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