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

Gifford, Frank; Richmond, Peter

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061542555 ISBN 13: 9780061542558

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2008

Synopsis

A fiftieth anniversary tribute to the 1958 National Football League championship game between the New York Giants and the Baltimore Colts, told by a recipient of the MVP award, traces each team's story and winning season while evaluating the game's historical relevance. 100,000 first printing.

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Review:

"The NFL, as we know it today, began with the 1958 Championship. There's nobody better to tell the story of that game and the guys who played it than Frank Gifford. This book, like those players, is All-Madden."--John Madden

"Frank Gifford's superb memoir shows what it really takes and means to be a champion. Also, it's nice to read about the Giants losing a title game."--Bill Belichick

The NFL, as we know it today, began with the 1958 Championship. There s nobody better to tell the story of that game and the guys who played it than Frank Gifford. This book, like those players, is All-Madden. --John Madden"

Frank Gifford s superb memoir shows what it really takes and means to be a champion. Also, it s nice to read about the Giants losing a title game. --Bill Belichick"

From the Back Cover:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0061542555
• ISBN 13: 9780061542558
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 285