| Curly Lambeau: Building the Green Bay Packers Contributor(s): Stotts, Stuart (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870203894 ISBN-13: 9780870203893 Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press OUR PRICE: $11.66 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2007 Annotation: When Earl 'Curly' Lambeau was a young boy growing up in Green Bay in the early 1900s, he and his friends didn't have money for a football. Instead, they kicked around a salt sack filled with sand, leaves, and pebbles. That humble beginning produced a single-minded drive for the figure whose name now graces the Green Bay Packers' stadium. This newest title in the Badger Biographies Series charts the course of Curly Lambeau's career as a flamboyant player and coach, which paralleled the rise of professional football in this country. Lambeau revolutionized the way football is played by legitimizing passing in a game that had previously centered on running. His dedication to popularizing football in Green Bay and in the state helped build the Packer organization into the institution it has become. Yet, he was not without flaws, and this biography presents a full picture of a man whose ambitions complicated his legacy. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Sports |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2007026334 |
| Lexile Measure: 920 |
| Series: Badger Biographies |
| Physical Information: 0.23" H x 7.08" W x 9" (0.50 lbs) 96 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: When Earl "Curly" Lambeau was a young boy growing up in Green Bay in the early 1900s, he and his friends didn't have money for a football. Instead, they kicked around a salt sack filled with sand, leaves, and pebbles. That humble beginning produced a single-minded drive for the figure whose name now graces the Green Bay Packers' stadium. This title in the Badger Biographies series charts the course of Curly Lambeau's career as a flamboyant player and coach, which paralleled the rise of professional football in this country. Lambeau revolutionized the way football is played by legitimizing passing in a game that had previously centered on running. His dedication to popularizing football in Green Bay and in the state helped build the Packer organization into the institution it has become. Yet, he was not without flaws, and this biography presents a full picture of a man whose ambitions complicated his legacy. |