The Glory Game: How the 1958 NFL Championship Changed Football Forever

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Synopsis
The Hall of Famer and Monday Night Football icon recounts the legendary 1958 NFL game from his perspective, and with interviews from teammates & opponents.In 1958 Frank Gifford was the golden boy on the glamour team in the most celebrated city in the NFL. When his New York Giants played the Baltimore Colts for the league championship that year, it became the single most memorable contest in the history of professional football. Broadcast to an audience of millions, it was the first title game ever to go into sudden-death overtime. Its drama, excitement, and controversy riveted the nation and helped propel football to the forefront of the American sports landscape.Now, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of “The Greatest Game Ever Played,” New York Giants Hall of Famer and longtime television analyst Frank Gifford provides an inside-the-helmet account that will take its place in the annals of sports literature. Drawing on the poignant and humorous memories of every living player from the game—including fellow Hall of Famers Sam Huff, Andy Robustelli, Art Donovan, Lenny Moore, and Raymond Berry—as well as the author’s own experiences and reflections, The Glory Game captures a magnificent moment in American sports history. It is the story of two very different cities and teams, filled with the joy, the disappointment, and the eternal pride of a day that will forever symbolize all that is great about sports.Told with gripping immediacy, The Glory Game is an indelible portrait of the NFL’s most transcendent hours—a winter version of The Boys of Summer, told by one of football’s true legends.“Gifford brings the contest so alive that you find yourself almost wondering, fifty years later, how it will turn out in the end.” —New York Times Book Review
Copyright:
2008

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
320 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780061980398
Related ISBNs:
9780061542572
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Frank Gifford, Peter Richmond
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Sports, Biographies and Memoirs
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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