| Hail Redskins: A Celebration of the Greatest Players, Teams, and Coaches Contributor(s): Whittingham, Richard (Author), Mitchell, Bobby (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 1572436883 ISBN-13: 9781572436886 Publisher: Triumph Books (IL) OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2004 Annotation: Preeminent football historian Richard Whittingham brings together vintage and contemporary photographs and a clorful blend of facts, features, and profiles to create a book no Washington 'Skins football fan should be without. Whittingham traces the club's beginnings in Boston as the Braves, through its successful move to out nation's capital. It's all here, from the almost comedically inept teams of the fifties to George Allen's Over-the-Hill-Gang, which began a resurgence that carried the Redskins to four Super Bowls. There are profiles of such rich and zany personalities as George Preston Marshall, the team's first owner, who often seemed more interested in the halftime show than the game; quarterback Sonny Jurgensen, who made headlines by calling America's first female Supreme Court Justice "Sandy Baby." This is a "keeper" for Redskin fans of all ages. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Football |
| Dewey: 796.332 |
| LCCN: 2001027989 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 8.12" W x 9.08" (1.67 lbs) 294 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular |
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| Publisher Description: Football historian Richard Whittingham brings together vintage and contemporary photographs and a colorful blend of facts, features, and profiles to create a book no Washington 'skins football fan should be without. Whittingham traces the club's beginnings in Boston as the Braves, through its successful move to our nation's capital, from the almost slapstick inept teams of the 1950s to George Allen's Over-the-Hill-Gang that began a resurgence that carried the Redskins to three Super Bowls under legendary coach Joe Gibbs. With more than 100 archival photos this is a keeper for Redskin fans of all ages. |