Man Who Built the National Football League (eBook)
504 Seiten
Scarecrow Press (Verlag)
978-0-8108-7670-5 (ISBN)
Founded in 1920, the National Football League chose famed athlete Jim Thorpe as its first president, a position he held briefly until a successor was elected. From 1921 to 1939, Joe F. Carr guided the sport of professional football with intelligence, hard work, and a passion that built the foundation of what the NFL has become: the number one sports organization in the world. During his eighteen-year tenure as NFL President, Carr created the organizations first Constitution & By-Laws; implemented the standard players contract; wrote the NFLs first-ever Record and Fact Book; helped split the NFL into two divisions and establish the NFLs World Championship Game; started keeping league statistics; and developed the NFL Draft. But Carrs greatest achievement was creating a vision for the NFL as a big-city sport. By skillfully recruiting financially capable owners to operate NFL franchises in big market cities, he created the solid foundation for the leagues successful future.While the sport has grown to unheard of heights, Carrs name and accomplishments have been lost and forgotten. The Man Who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr captures the life and career of this pivotal figure in professional sports, chronicling the many achievements of a man whose vision helped shaped what the NFL is today. With unlimited access and complete cooperation from the Carr familyincluding family interviews, personal letters, and family photosas well as NFL League Minutes, Willis recounts the fascinating life and career of a man dedicated to the game.
Chris Willis is head of the Research Library, NFL Films, a position he has held since 1996. He is the author of Old Leather: An Oral History of Early Pro Football in Ohio, 1920-1935 (Scarecrow, 2005) and The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football's Toughest Team, 1900-1922 (Scarecrow, 2007).
Foreword James A. Carr, grandson of Joe F. Carr Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: One Man’s Vision Part I: Humble Beginnings (1879–1919)1. The Irish Way (1841–1878) 2. Growing Up in Columbus, Ohio (1879–1893) 3. The Love of a Family Is Replaced by a Love of Sports (1894–1906) 4. The Columbus Panhandles and the Great Nesser Brothers (1907–1909) 5. Starting a Family (1910–1913) 6. Pro Football’s Most Famous Traveling Team (1914–1916) 7. Making a Name for Himself (1917–1919) Part II: The Presidency (1920–1939)8. The American Professional Football Association (1920) 9. President Elect (1921) 10. The National Football League (1922) 11. Defending Professional Football (1923) 12. Baby Steps for President Carr (1924) 13. The NFL Comes to New York City (1925) 14. The Galloping Ghost and Pottsville Controversy (1925) 15. The Grange League (1926) 16. Traveling for a Cause (1927–1928) 17. How Do We Get to the Big Cities and Stay? (1929–1930) 18. Small-Town Green Bay Is Titletown (1931) 19. Indoor Circus (1932) 20. The Pro Game Separates Itself from the College Game (1933) 21. Sneakers in New York (1934) 22. The Postgraduate Game Is Finally a Big-City Sport (1935) 23. Packers, Redskins, and the NFL Draft (1936) 24. Heart of Gold Continues to Work (1937) 25. “Greatest Show in Football” (1938) 26. Death of a President (1939) 27. Aftermath 28. Pro Football Hall of Fame (1963) 29. The Legacy of Joe F. Carr Appendix: Dates and Locations of NFL Meetings Presided by NFL President Joe F. Carr (1921–1939) Notes Bibliography Index About the Author
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 19.8.2010 |
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Vorwort | James A. Carr |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Sammeln / Sammlerkataloge | |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport | |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte | |
Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft | |
Schlagworte | Football |
ISBN-10 | 0-8108-7670-1 / 0810876701 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-8108-7670-5 / 9780810876705 |
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