The Football Gods are Real: Vol. 1 - The Religion of Football

by Jonathan Fink

Overview

In this book, The Football Gods are Real - Vol. 1: The Religion of Football, I pay homage to the Football Gods and set out to praise all things related to football and spirituality. The book focuses on the religiosity of football, celebrates football's cathedrals, applauds football's saints, and calls out its sinners. The book also acknowledges the football fanatics, whom I affectionally refer to as the zealots, and magnifies many of the traditions, rivalries, rituals, and superstitions that help make football the wonderful, mysterious, enjoyable game it is. This book explores football karma and the dark side of football, and searches for the fingerprints of the Football Gods from beginning to end. It also celebrates serendipitous moments and even investigates the paranormal world of football, including tales of curses, ghosts, and - believe it or not - UFOs. Breaking tackles like a power running back and heading towards the end zone, this book revisits the American dream and looks ahead to the golden age of football yet to come.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798218121389
Publisher:	Polo Grounds Publishing
Publication date:	08/01/2023
Series:	The Football Gods are Real , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	12 MB
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About the Author

Jonathan A. Fink is the author of The Baseball Gods are Real series, The Music Gods are Real series, The Football Gods are Real and The Republic Baseball League.

Table of Contents

Preface 

Introduction

Chapter 1: The Story of Tate Myre

Chapter 2: The Faithful

Chapter 3: The Religiosity of Football

Chapter 4: The Cathedrals

Chapter 5: The Tailgate Party

Chapter 6: The Traditions

Chapter 7: The Rivalries 

Chapter 8: The Superstitions and Rituals 

Chapter 9: The Freak Injuries 

Chapter 10: The Ghosts 

Chapter 11: The Curse of the Kansas City Chiefs

Chapter 12: The Missionaries

Chapter 13: The Reincarnation of The Tulane Green Wave  

Chapter 14: The Saint

Chapter 15: The Sinners 

Chapter 16: The Demons

Chapter 17: The Vegans

Chapter 18: The Martyr

Chapter 19: The American Dream

Chapter 20: The Golden Age

Chapter 21: The UFOs

Epilogue

The Afterword