Barry Wilner: 9 books
Gridiron Glory
The Story of the Army-Navy Football Rivalry
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2005
Consistently ranked among the top ten college football rivalries by fans and pundits alike-and often ranked among the top five-the annual Army-Navy game is the one rivalry that, as one commentator has noted, "stops the most powerful men and women in the world in their tracks for one day a year." It...
They Changed the Game
Sports Pioneers of the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Throughout the twentieth century, athletic heroes have altered their respective sports with spectacular achievements, renewing their fans' confidence and surpassing their expectations with pioneering fearlessness, powerful expertise and unforgettable performances. In They Changed the Game, authors Ken...
by Barry Wilner, Ken Rappoport
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
Immerse yourself in the greatest moments in football history. Barry Wilner and Ken Rappoport charge through every Super Bowl, covering the most intense moments in sports history. Revisit some of America’s classic and current football heroes, including: Bart Starr, Dave Robinson, Max McGee, Chuck...
On the Clock
The Story of the NFL Draft
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2015
The NFL draft features no action on the field. No passing, running, tackling, or kicking. Hey, there isn't even a field. Yet the draft has become more popular than many other sporting events, including the NBA and NHL playoff games, against which it goes head-to-head for viewers. In fact, the draft...
Crazyball
Sports Scandals, Superstitions, and Sick Plays
Language: English
Release Date: August 8, 2014
Crazyball is a look at the wild, unusual, unimaginable, funny, and downright strange occurrences in sports. Barry Wilner and Ken Rappoport take us from the worst teams in history to sports’ craziest superstitions, wackiest pranks, and ultimate blown calls. This book is filled with moments that will...
Harvard Beats Yale 29-29
...and Other Great Comebacks from the Annals of Sports
Language: English
Release Date: October 4, 2007
When Harvard came back from a 16-point deficit with less than a minute to go to tie Yale in their now-famous 1968 gridiron tilt, the headline in the Harvard Crimson the following Monda proudly boasted, "Harvard Beats Yale, 29-29." This and nineteen other improbable comebacks are the subjects of Wilner...
The Big Dance
The Story of the NCAA Basketball Tournament
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Covered by four networks, allowing every game to be televised, “March Madness” has become an American phenomenon as anticipated as the Super Bowl. This is the story of the tournament from its beginnings seventy-three years ago as just an eight-team “bracket” to today’s sixty-eight-team format....
Penn State Football
The Complete Illustrated History
Language: English
Release Date: August 15, 2009
Every autumn, the town of State College in central Pennsylvania turns blue and white. Thousands of people from all over the state---indeed, from all over the nation---flock to Beaver Stadium to watch the Nittany Lions of Penn State University take on whatever foe is on the schedule. Since the 1880s,...
Football's Game Changers
Icons, Record Breakers, Scandals, Super Bowls, and More
Language: English
Release Date: August 2, 2016
The second book in the Game Changers sports series answers the questions: What were the 50 most revolutionary personalities, rules, pieces of equipment, controversies, organizational changes, radio and television advancements, and more in the history of football? And how, exactly, did they forever...