A Statistical History of Pro Football

A Statistical History of Pro Football
Author: Rupert Patrick
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2021-05-26
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476640890

Drawing on the author's 30-year study of football statistics, this book presents new methods for analyzing the game in different ways. An examination of known distances for missed field goals offers an accurate method for evaluating placekickers. Reassessments of punters and running backs are included, along with an overhaul of the NFL's passer rating system. Topics previously unexplored through statistics are covered, such as momentum, defining "What is a dynasty?" and "What is a Cinderella team?"

A Statistical History of Pro Football

A Statistical History of Pro Football
Author: Rupert Patrick
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 284
Release: 2021-03-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1476682879

Drawing on the author's 30-year study of football statistics, this book presents new methods for analyzing the game in different ways. An examination of known distances for missed field goals offers an accurate method for evaluating placekickers. Reassessments of punters and running backs are included, along with an overhaul of the NFL's passer rating system. Topics previously unexplored through statistics are covered, such as momentum, defining "What is a dynasty?" and "What is a Cinderella team?"

The Football Encyclopedia

The Football Encyclopedia
Author: David S. Neft
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Total Pages: 1008
Release: 1991
Genre: Football
ISBN: 9780312050894

Sports historians Neft and Cohen have created the football counterpart to Macmillan's Baseball Encyclopedia with this collection of rare, never-before-published statistics on the earliest years of organized pro football. Features key historical events from the game's origins in the 1890s through the 1990-91 season and Super Bowl.

Pro Football Championships Before the Super Bowl

Pro Football Championships Before the Super Bowl
Author: Joseph S. Page
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-12-10
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780786448098

While the Super Bowl has become a worldwide cultural event, the annual league championship games had a long history even before the first Super Bowl in January, 1967. From the first American Football League's attempt to settle the league title on the gridiron in 1926 to the separate NFL and AFL championships of the 1965 season, this history offers a narrative of each game, including line-ups, box scores and team statistics.

NFL 100

NFL 100
Author: National Football League
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-09-03
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781419738593

An authorized visual history of America's most popular sport Timed to coincide with the National Football League's 100th anniversary, NFL 100 celebrates the history of America's most popular and highly watched sport. From its humble beginnings in Canton, Ohio, to its emergence as a sport cherished by millions, all the key moments and famous athletes are honored within the pages of this handsomely produced book. In addition to the lively text, and action and portrait photography, the story of the game and the context in which it grew are animated by original lists, charts, creative statistics, and infographics, along with beautiful photos of the evolving equipment and artifacts essential to the story of the sport. A perfect gift, NFL 100 will be cherished by every football fan, new or old.

The Sports Encyclopedia

The Sports Encyclopedia
Author: David S. Neft
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 587
Release: 1987-01-01
Genre: Baseball
ISBN: 9780312013516

Features information and statistical data on teams, players, championship and Super Bowl games, and football history since 1960

100 Yards of Glory

100 Yards of Glory
Author: Joe Garner
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2011
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9780547547985

The creators of the best-selling And the Crowd Goes Wild present an officially endorsed collection of key historical events that combines archival photography with coverage of such famed stories as the Immaculate Reception, the Ice Bowl and the Music City Miracle, in a volume complemented by a 10-part documentary by an Emmy Award-winning team.

Pro Football

Pro Football
Author: David S. Neft
Publisher:
Total Pages: 292
Release: 1978
Genre: Football
ISBN: 9780932070012

The Best Book of Football Facts & Stats

The Best Book of Football Facts & Stats
Author: John Mehno
Publisher:
Total Pages: 312
Release: 2003
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 9781552977682

A comprehensive look at football history with statistics through the 2001-2002 season. Includes a who's who of players and coaches, summaries of the greatest games, statistical leaders and award winners, and more.

The Pro Football Historical Abstract

The Pro Football Historical Abstract
Author: Sean Lahman
Publisher: Globe Pequot
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2007-09
Genre: Football
ISBN: 9781592289400

Using metrics of his own design, the author ranks the best professional football players of all time by position, along with providing rankings for the greatest coaches of all time.