BOOK COVER -- TITLE -- COPYRIGHT -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER 1 THE EARLY HISTORY FOOTBALL -- THE GAME EMERGES -- WALTER CAMP AND THE CREATION OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL -- MANAGING THE VIOLENCE OF THE GAME -- EXPANSION AND REFORM -- SPORT AND SPECTACLE -- COLLEGE FOOTBALL'S GOLDEN AGE -- RED GRANGE AND PROFESSIONALISM -- THE CREATION OF BOWL GAMES -- KNUTE ROCKNE AND THE INFLUENCE OF COACHES -- CHAPTER 2 THE CHANGING FACE OF FOOTBALL -- BIRTH AND EARLY GROWTH OF PROFESSIONAL FOOTBALL -- THE RACIAL TRANSFORMATION OF AMERICAN FOOTBALL -- THE ERA OF TELEVISION -- SCHOLARSHIPS AND THE STUDENT ATHLETE -- BOWL GAMES AND THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP -- ASCENDANCE OF THE NFL -- SHOWMANSHIP ON THE FIELD -- FRANCHISE SHIFTS AND FREE AGENCY -- THE HISTORY OF CANADIAN FOOTBALL -- CHAPTER 3 PLAYING THE GAME -- THE BASICS -- SCORING -- TIME -- RULES AND PENALTIES -- OFFICIATING -- TACTICAL DEVELOPMENTS -- CHAPTER 4 THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (NFL) -- THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE (NFC) -- NFC EAST -- NFC CENTRAL -- NFC SOUTH -- NFC WEST -- THE AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE (AFC) -- AFC EAST -- AFC NORTH -- AFC SOUTH -- AFC WEST -- SUPER BOWL -- CHAPTER 5 SELECTED PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS, 1963 THROUGH 1990 -- CAL HUBBARD -- DON HUTSON -- CURLY LAMBEAU -- ERNIE NEVERS -- OTTO GRAHAM -- SID LUCKMAN -- CHUCK BEDNARIK -- PAUL BROWN -- ELROY HIRSCH -- MARION MOTLEY -- VINCE LOMBARDI -- JIM PARKER -- DICK LANE -- GALE SAYERS -- DICK BUTKUS -- MERLIN OLSEN -- O.J. SIMPSON -- ROGER STAUBACH -- MIKE DITKA -- ALAN PAGE -- TERRY BRADSHAW -- FRANCO HARRIS -- TOM LANDRY -- CHAPTER 6 SELECTED PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMERS, 1991 THROUGH THE PRESENT -- JOHN HANNAH -- AL DAVIS -- WALTER PAYTON -- TONY DORSETT -- STEVE LARGENT -- DON SHULA -- ANTHONY MUÑOZ -- MIKE SINGLETARY -- ERIC DICKERSON -- LAWRENCE TAYLOR -- RONNIE LOTT -- JOE MONTANA -- JOHN ELWAY -- BARRY SANDERS.

DAN MARINO -- JOHN MADDEN -- REGGIE WHITE -- BRUCE SMITH -- JERRY RICE -- EMMITT SMITH -- DEION SANDERS -- CHAPTER 7 OTHER PRO AND COLLEGE FOOTBALL GREATS -- BOBBY BOWDEN -- TOM BRADY -- DERRICK BROOKS -- BEAR BRYANT -- ERNIE DAVIS -- BRETT FAVRE -- DOUG FLUTIE -- WOODY HAYES -- RAY LEWIS -- PEYTON MANNING -- RANDY MOSS -- BILL PARCELLS -- JOE PATERNO -- EDDIE ROBINSON -- KNUTE ROCKNE -- MICHAEL STRAHAN -- LADAINIAN TOMLINSON -- EPILOGUE -- APPENDIX: FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP WINNERS -- SUPER BOWL RESULTS -- COLLEGE FOOTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONS -- GREY CUP RESULTS -- GLOSSARY -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX -- BACK COVER.