Football: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture available in Paperback
Football: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture
- ISBN-10:
- 0803290128
- ISBN-13:
- 9780803290129
- Pub. Date:
- 11/01/2009
- Publisher:
- Bison Original
- ISBN-10:
- 0803290128
- ISBN-13:
- 9780803290129
- Pub. Date:
- 11/01/2009
- Publisher:
- Bison Original
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Overview
Football. Far more than a game, America's favorite spectator sport is an intrinsic part of the nation's popular culture--a proving ground for high school athletes, a springboard for stars, a multimillion-dollar business, and a vast entertainment enterprise.
Football: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture provides a detailed look at America's pastime through the lens of pop culture, a fascinating A-to-Z inventory of how certain aspects of the game affect and reflect broader society. From African Americans in football to the meaning of Zero in the sport, this volume profiles players and personalities, teams and events, games and football concepts, and sociological and technological changes in the sport. The goal is not to name every Hall of Famer or to retell the game's entire history, but to give a clear and detailed account of where, in football history, the importance of people and events extends beyond the playing field. Its wide-ranging entries examine such names as Joe Montana and Byron "Whizzer" White and phenomena from concussions, mascots, team names, and literature to U.S. presidents and football's presence in television commercials. The encyclopedia covers all levels of play--professional, collegiate, high school, and youth--offering a from-the-ground-up, gridiron look at the game of football within the matrix of American culture.
Edward J. Rielly is a professor of English at Saint Joseph's College in Standish, Maine. He is the author of several books, including Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, available in a Bison Books edition.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780803290129 |
|---|---|
| Publisher: | Bison Original |
| Publication date: | 11/01/2009 |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Pages: | 456 |
| Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 8.90(h) x 1.00(d) |
About the Author
Edward J. Rielly is a professor of English at Saint Joseph’s College in Standish, Maine. He is the author of several books, including Baseball: An Encyclopedia of Popular Culture, available in a Bison Books edition.
Table of Contents
Preface
African Americans (College)
African Americans (Professional)
Agents
All-America Football Conference
American Football League (
American Football League (
American Indians
Apparel
Arctic Football
Arena Football
AstroTurf
Autry, Carlos Alan (b. 1952)
Baugh, Samuel Adrian (Slingin’ Sammy, the Texas Tornado) (1914 Bednarik, Charles Philip (Concrete Charlie) (b. 1925) Belichick, William Stephen (b. 1952) Big Hit Black College Football Bowden, Robert Cleckler (Bobby) (b. 1929) Bowl Games Bradshaw, Terry Paxton (b. 1948) Brady, Thomas Edward, Jr. (b. 1977) Brown, James Nathaniel (b. 1936) Brown, Johnny Mack (the Dothan Antelope) (1904 Brown, Paul Eugene (1908 Bryant, Paul William (Bear) (1913 Camp, Walter Chauncey (the Father of American Football) (1859 Canadian Football League Canton Bulldogs Carlisle Indian Industrial School Celebrations Cheating Cheerleaders Coin Toss Commercials and Advertisements Commissioners Concussions Cosell, Howard William (1918 Crime Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Davis, Allen (Al) (b. 1929) Davis, Ernie (the Elmira Express) (1939 Disabilities Ditka, Michael Keller, Jr. (Iron Mike, Da Coach) (b. 1939) Dogfighting Downtown Athletic Club Draft Drive, The Dropkick Education Eliot, Charles William (1834 Elway, John Albert (b. 1960) Equipment Extreme Football Eyeglasses Falwell, Jerry Lamon (1933 Fantasy Football Favre, Brett Lorenzo (b. 1969) Films Fitzgerald, F. (Francis) Scott Key (1896 Flag Football Flying Wedge Forward Pass Four Horsemen of Notre Dame Friday Night Lights Gambling Gangs and Street Violence Gibbs, Joe Jackson (b. 1940) Gifford, Frank Newton (the Giffer) (b. 1930) Gil Thorp Gipp, George (the Gipper) (1895 Globalism Golden Dome Graham, Otto Everett, Jr. (Automatic Otto) (1921 Grambling State University Grandfathers Grange, Harold Edward (Red, the Galloping Ghost) (1903 Greatest Game Greene, Charles Edward Joseph (Mean Joe) (b. 1946) Gridiron Gun Violence “Hail Mary” Pass Halas, George Stanley (Papa Bear) (1895 Hall of Fame (College) Hall of Fame (Professional) Hay, Ralph E. (1891 Hayes, Wayne Woodrow (Woody) (1913 Heffelfinger, William W. (Pudge) (1867 Heisman, John William (1869 Heisman Trophy Hirsch, Elroy Leon (Crazylegs) (1923 Hnida, Katharine Anne (Katie) (b. 1981) Holy Roller Hornung, Paul Vernon (the Golden Boy) (b. 1935) Hudson, Donald Edward (b. 1929) Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Ice Bowl Immaculate Reception Instant Replay Internet Ivy League Jackson, Vincent Edward (Bo) (b. 1962) Jewelry (Bling) Katrina (Hurricane) Kennedy, John F., Assassination of Kerouac, Jack (Jean Louis Lebris de Kerouac) (1922 Kickoffs Korean War Labor-Management Relations Landry, Thomas Wade (1924 Language Leahy, Francis William (Frank) (1908 Literature Little Rock Central Tigers Lombardi, Vincent Thomas (1913 Madden, John Earl (b. 1936) Magazines Manning, Peyton Williams (b. 1976) Marino, Daniel Constantine, Jr. (b. 1961) Marshall University Air Tragedy Mascots and Team Names McNally, John Victor (Johnny Blood, the Vagabond Halfback) (1903 Middle Age Monday Night Football Montana, Joseph Clifford (the Comeback Kid, Joe Cool) (b. 1956) Moss, Randy Gene (b. 1977) Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside Music Nagurski, Bronislaw (Bronko) (1908 Namath, Joseph William (Joe Willie, Broadway Joe) (b. 1943) Newspapers Newsreels Nicknames Obesity Officials (Zebras) Ohio League Olsen, Merlin Jay (b. 1940) Oorang Indians Page, Alan Cedric (b. 1945) Parcells, Duane Charles (Bill, the Big Tuna) (b. 1941) Parseghian, Ara Raoul (b. 1923) Paterno, Joseph Vincent (JoPa) (b. 1926) Payton, Walter Jerry (Sweetness) (1954 Peanuts Perfection Perry, William Anthony (the Refrigerator, the Fridge) (b. 1962) Plimpton, George Ames (1927 Poe, Edgar Allan (1809 Politicians Pollard, Frederick Douglass (Fritz) (1894 Pop Warner Little Scholars Practice Squad Presidents of the United States Professional Football Origins Punt, Pass & Kick Purdue’s Golden Girl Quarterback Radio Radio Helmet Religion Retirement Rice, Grantland (1880 Rice, Jerry Lee (World) (b. 1962) Rivalries Robeson, Paul Leroy Bustill (1898 Robinson, Eddie Gay (1919 Rockne, Knute Kenneth (1888 Rooney Rule Rugby Saban, Nick Lou (b. 1951) Sanders, Barry David (b. 1968) Sanders, Deion Luwynn (Neon Deion, Prime Time) (b. 1967) Sayers, Gale Eugene (b. 1943) Scouts September 11 Terrorist Attacks Sexuality Shotgun Formation Shula, Donald Francis (b. 1930) Simpson, Orenthal James (O.J., the Juice) (b. 1947) Six-Man (Eight- and Nine-Man) Football Stagg, Amos Alonzo (the Grand Old Man of the Midway) (1862 Substance Abuse Subway Alumni Suicide Super Bowl Tailgating Tank McNamara Taylor, Lawrence Julius (b. 1959) Television Broadcasting Text Messaging/Instant Messaging Thanksgiving Thorpe, James Francis (Wa-Tho-Huk) (1888 Tillman, Patrick Daniel (1976 Title Tittle, Yelberton Abraham (Y.A.) (b. 1926) Tomlinson, LaDainian ( Touch Football Touchdown Jesus Trades Trading Cards Trick Plays Triple Crown Unitas, John Constantine (Johnny U, the Golden Arm) (1933 United States Football League Upshaw, Eugene Thurman, Jr. (1945 Vietnam War Walker, Ewell Doak, Jr. (the Doaker, Dynamite Doak, Dauntless Doak) (1927 Walsh, William Ernest (the Genius) (1931 Ward, Arch (the Cecil B. de Mille of Sports) (1896 Warner, Glen Scobey (Pop) (1871 Wheaties White, Byron Raymond (Whizzer) (1917 White, Reginald Howard (Reggie, the Minister of Defense) (1961 Wild Card Wildfires Williams, Errick Lynne, Jr. (Ricky) (b. 1977) Wine Women Players World Football League World War World War X’s and O’s Yost, Fielding Harris (Hurry Up) (1871 Young, Jon Steven (Steve) (b. 1961) Zero Index
What People are Saying About This
"From African Americans to the number Zero, this clever and informative book is designed to acquaint you with the developments in the game, the major players, coaches and innovators, and the cultural influences on (and from) the great game of football."—Doc Kirby, Book Bit, WTBF-AM/FM
— Doc Kirby
— Book Bit, WTBF-AM/FM