The Most Interesting League In The World

The Most Interesting League In The World

by Christian Champagne
The Most Interesting League In The World

The Most Interesting League In The World

by Christian Champagne

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Bob Dylan, Vladimir Putin, Princess Di, Julie Andrews, Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia. Timothy McViegh, Liberace, Michael Jackson (just to drop a few names) and the NFL?

YES, In THE MOST INTERESTING LEAGUE IN THE WORLD you'll find stories linking this eclectic group to the NFL in surprising and interesting ways. Also inside are a few cameo appearances by Queen Elizabeth, Pope Francis, Muhammad Ali among others in this unique look at the history of the National Football League. Some questions that are answered inside are:

What connects Bob Dylan and the Green Bay Packers?
Which former NFL coach is the subject of an opera?
What is Steve Jobs enduring connection to every Super Bowl?
What does Blind Sheikh Omar have to do with the Kansas City Chiefs?
And how did a former NFL player contribute to the popularity of the Chinese National Anthem?

Along with other tantalizing facts from the worlds of ...

MUSIC--Marvin Gaye, Sinatra, Eminem, Drake, Prince, Jimmy Buffet, Lil Wayne, Fats Domino, Eminem and more
FILM--Tom Hanks, Julie Andrews, Charlton Heston, Robin Williams, Robert Duvall and Star Wars
CULTURE-Thomas Hart Benton, George R R Martin, Leon Uris, the Kardashians

Even the animal kingdom represented by an alligator, a gorilla, a shark, a monkey, chickens, pigeons, a goat, a gentleman chimpanzee, and more.

Stories involving politics, including Presidents Harry Truman, LBJ, JFK, Barack Obama, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Donald Trump, Rutherford B. Hayes. In addition, a story about Herbert Hoover's wife and one tidbit about Nancy Pelosi, three stories about Al Capone, six stories about JFK, and six, count'em, six tales about curses. Stories about an astronaut, a hangman, an alleged hit man and a couple of murders thrown in here and there. Fans, Owners, Sex, Gambling, War, Crime, and sadly murder- kind of like the Bible. All inside the pages of THE MOST INTERESTING LEAGUE IN THE WORLD

Altogether an array of tales that should pique the interest of every football fan and those who are not so familiar with the game in what may be the most unique book on pro football EVER written.

Product Details

BN ID: 2940162193777
Publisher: Pink Sand Press
Publication date: 03/30/2021
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Sales rank: 997,889
File size: 868 KB

About the Author

A lifelong resident of New Orleans, Chris Champagne is a graduate of the Orleans Parish School system and of the University of New Orleans with a BA in History. He is a writer, performer, poet, comedian, political satirist, radio show host and columnist who has performed his work on stages all over the Greater New Orleans area.He was voted one of 144 New Orleans Characters in 2012 and was voted best comedian in New Orleans in 2013 and 2014. He was a member of National Poetry Slam teams in San Francisco in 1993 and Chicago in 1999. He received artists' residencies from the Alliance of Artists in 2006 and The College of Santa Fe in 2008.Chris is the author of the poetry book Roach Opera {Portals Press 2007}, and The Yat Dictionary [Lavender Ink, 2013}, a book on the dialect spoken by native Orleanians. His family on both sides has resided in New Orleans continuously since the first half of the 18th century.
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