Events and Programs

Football, November

Watching football on Thanksgiving Day has become as much a part of American tradition as turkey and pumpkin pie. The football season is in high gear and families gather to celebrate spending time together and one of America's most popular pastimes. Fulfill your non-televised football needs with books about the sport available from the library.

Books: Biographies  | The Game  | History

Other: Online Resources

Biographies:

Boots on the Ground by Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman by Mary Tillman with Narda Zacchino. 796.332092 T466t

Brett Favre: A Packer Fan's Tribute: Third Edition, the Final Season by Tom Kertscher. 796.332092

Brett Favre: The Tribute by Sports Illustrated. 796. 332092 F279br

The Bus: My Life In and Out of a Helmet by Jerome Bettis and Gene Wojciechowski. 796.332092 B466b

Favre: The Man, the Legend edited by Joe Funk. 796.332092

The Galloping Ghost: Red Grange, an American Football Legend by Gary Andrew Poole. 796.332092

Giant: The Road to the Super Bowl by Plaxico Burress with Jason Cole. 796.332092 B941b

Go Long!: My Journey Beyond the Fame and the Game by Jerry Rice with Brian Curtis. 796.332092 R363r

Hero of the Underground: A Memoir by Jason Peter with Tony O'Neill. 796.332092 P441p

Never Give Up: My Stroke, My Recovery, and My Return to the NFL by Tedy Bruschi with Michael Holley. 796.332092 B838b

Sayers: My Life and Times by Gale Sayers with Fred Mitchell. 796.332092 Sa99s

The Senior: My Amazing Year as a 59-Year-Old College Football Linebacker by Mike Flynt. 796.332092

300 Pounds of Attitude: The Wildest Stories and Craziest Characters the NFL has Ever Seen by Jonathan Rand. 796.33264 R155t

The Game:

Blindsided: Why the Left Tackle is Overrated and Other Contrarian Football Thoughts by KC Joyner. 796.332640973 J858b

Boys Will be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty by Jeff Pearlman. 796.33264097642812 P316b

Brand NFL: Making and Selling America's Favorite Sport by Michael Oriard. 796.33264 Or4b

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Football by Joe Theismann with Brian Tarcy. 796.332 T341c2

The Draft: A Year Inside the NFL's Search for Talent by Pete Williams. 796.33264 W674d

A Few Seconds of Panic: A 5-foot-8, 170-pound, 43-Year-Old Sportswriter Plays in the NFL by Stefan Fatsis. 070.449796092 F269f

Football for Dummies by Howie Long with John Czarnecki. 796.332 L851f3

Football Physics: The Science of the Game by Timothy Gay. 796.3320153 G253f

The Girlfriend's Guide to Football by Teena Dickerson with Chuck Brown. 796.33202024 D558g 2007

The GM: The Inside Story of a Dream Job and the Nightmares that Go with It by Tom Callahan. 796.332069 C13g

How to Beat the Pro Football Pointspread: A Comprehensive, No-Nonsense Guide to Picking NFL Winners by Bobby Smith. 796.3320

Principles of Football by John Heisman. 796.3322 H365p

Total Access: A Journey to the Center of the NFL Universe by Rich Eisen. 796.332640973 Ei83t

War without Death: A Year of Extreme Competition in Pro Football's NFC East by Mark Maske. 796.332640973 M379w

History of Football:

Before They Were the Packers: Green Bay's Town Team Days by Denis J. Gullickson & Carl Hanson. 796.332640977561 G946b

The Best Game Ever: Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL by Mark Bowden. 796.332640973 B672b

Black & Blue: A Smash-Mouth History of the NFL's Roughest Division by Bob Berghaus. 796.33264 B453b

Blood, Sweat and Cheers: Great Football Rivalries of the Big Ten by Todd Mishler. 796.332630973 M687b

Breaker Boys: The NFL's Greatest Team and the Stolen 1925 Championship by David Fleming. 796.332640974817 F629b

Carlisle Versus Army: Jim Thorpe, Dwight Eisenhower, Pop Warner, and the Forgotten Story of Football's Greatest Battle by Lars Anderson. 796.332630973 An23c

The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia edited by Pete Palmer ...[et al.] 796.33264097303 E1e2

Fifty Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport by Bob Boyles and Paul Guido. 796.33263 B697f

Third and a Mile: The Trials and Triumphs of the Black Quarterback by William C. Rhoden. 796.3320922 R346t

Online Resources:

ESPN College Football -

Fantasy Football Today - providing updated fantasy football and NFL information for free.  Includes articles, rankings and all the tools you need to maintain your fantasy football league.

Football.com - comprehensive online guide to all things football.

Football Rules - from SportsKnowHow.com

History - official site of the Pro-Football Hall of Fame

How American Football Works - from HowStuffWorks.com.  Introduction to the rules of the game as well as who's who on the football field and lots more information.

NFL.com - official Site of the National Football League.

Thanksgiving - historical look at football and Thanksgiving Day.