Football category: 4223 books

Set in the volatile decade of the 1960s, "FSU's Sons of the Sixties: A Case For the Defense" provides an insider's peek into the work, sweat, tears, challenges, and joy of being a college athlete at Florida State University. This book is not just a nostalgic trip down college football's...

The first time Brian Clough, football's most volatile manager, met journalist Trevor Frecknall, he kicked him out of the Nottingham Forest ground. The last time the same journalist covered a Cup Final, Clough asked him to carry Forest's newly-won trophy out of Wembley. Frecknall's recollections of...

On a rainy Sunday in August 1968, Clyde Best, arrived in London for the first time. Not long out of school, he had come for a week long trial with West Ham United, the club with which he had fallen in love while watching the FA Cup final four years previously. It was the 17-year-old's first time away...

**A New York Times bestseller John Urschel, mathematician and former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, tells the story of a life balanced between two passions** For John Urschel, what began as an insatiable appetite for puzzles as a child developed into mastery of the elegant...

In 2004, Belfast-born Stephen Rea moved to New Orleans, a city where "football" means something entirely different than what it does back home. After struggling to find a place to watch European soccer games, Rea discovered Finn McCool's pub and its mixed clientele of good-humored European ex-pats,...

Is the goal line near or far? Is your team on offense or defense? Is the stadium full or empty? A football themed-opposites makes learning fun. Sports Illustrated Kids Football Opposites is sure to be a fan favorite!

From Europe’s rugby and soccer evolved a truly American sport. Played across the United States at parks, schools, universities, and in stadiums, football is as much a part of America’s iconographic experience as apple pie. Emerging from college campuses, it has blossomed to become a popular form...

Flag football is a fun sport that anyone can play. Read about flag football as you learn subtraction. This nonfiction math book combines math and reading skills, and uses real-life examples of problem solving to teach subject-area content. The dynamic images, detailed sidebars, practice problems,...

#1 New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica tackles football! Will Tyler can fly on a football field. He may not be the biggest running back around, but no one can touch him when it comes to hitting the hole and finding the end zone. And no one can match his love of the game. When Will has a football...

AFL legends Adam Goodes and Michael O’Loughlin are blood brothers and great mates. They are also two of the best footballers ever to play for the Sydney Swans. Between them, they played over 650 games and kicked over 900 goals. But what were Goodesy and Magic like when they were kids? What...

Many players have stepped onto a pro football field, but few can be called kings of the gridiron. Legends such as Walter Payton, Dan Marino, and Jerry Rice are in the record books for their amazing play. Find the answers to the following questions and more inside The Ultimate Collection of Pro Football...

Football stadiums are quiet places during the week, but they roar to life on game day. Many fans don’t realize there’s an unseen army of people working hard to entertain them. Look inside to learn what coaches, players, production crews, and others do behind the scenes during a National Football League game.

Things come to a head when a former teammate changes schools and becomes the opposition! Nick has proven himself by helping the Cannons through the early rounds of the State Cup. Now, with talented rival Kane Kruger at a different school and sports agent Ricky Comino checking out Nick's talent...

Do Nick and the Cannons have what it takes to beat the best schools in the country? After winning the State Cup title Nick Young and his team are off to Western Australia to compete in the National Schoolboys Championship. But Nick's also got other things on his mind after having been offered...