Sports Illustrated: The Football Book (Hardcover)

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Product Description

On the heels of the successful Sports Illustrated 50th Anniversary Book comes a spectacular celebration of professional football that will be treasured by fans of America+s Game. With the same kind of unforgettable photographs and award-winning writing that made the SI+s 50th Anniversary Book a best-seller, this lavish coffee-table volume brings to life the bone-rattling action of NFL football and the extraordinary athletes who have made it America+s true national pastime. In 256 oversized pages, The Football Book commemorates the dynasties and the dominating players, the crucial plays and classic games, the personalities and performances that propelled the NFL during SI+s first 50 years of publication, from a marginal, ragtag league to the biggest game in town.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 294 pages
• Publisher: Sports Illustrated (October 25, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1932994742
• ISBN-13: 978-1932994742
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 10.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #30,367 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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73 of 74 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sports Illustrated: The Football Book, November 13, 2005

A Kid's Review

This book is a perfect gift for anyone at any age. Beautiful pictures highlight this book at insane angles you wouldn't believe. Pictures such as "The Catch", Marcus Allen's dive, and Dempsy's hooved foot. It also includes stats, explanations, and records throughout the history of the NFL, since the year of 1920. This is one of the coolest books I've ever gotten!

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, excellent, excellent!!!!!, December 29, 2005

By	CJ Gish "CJ" (Nampa, ID) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The only thing I asked for Christmas. It is well worth it to add to your collection. Just reading Dr. Z's all-time decade teams is enough to make you salivate. This book is loaded with awesome pictures, great facts from NFL history and the articles are simply priceless -- reruns of a lot of SI's best stories on the NFL's greatest players. You've just got to grab this awesome book. I'm only a third of the way through it and can't put it down!!!! Great job Sports Illustrated. You nailed it with this one!!!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sports Illustrated: The Football Book, August 18, 2006

By	Betsy Ross - See all my reviews

We purchased this book as a gift for a friend who coached high school football for over 30 years. He is also a major NFL fan. He was so touched by the gift and content that he had the paper cover laminated to preserve it. He poured through the book and still goes through it. He is quite proud of it, and we are so elated to have given a gift that the recipient truly loves. Not only is the content awesome with the pictures and information, it is a great coffee table decor for football lovers.