The Most Memorable Games in Giants History

The Most Memorable Games in Giants History

Author: Jim Baker

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2010-09-09

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 1608190749

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With extensive reporting and engrossing storytelling, Jim Baker and Bernard Corbett give us the scenes of one of the NFL's most successful and popular franchises. Interviews with Giants legends who participated in these historic moments put us behind closed doors in the commissioner's office during a fixed game in 1946, in the backfield wit Frank Gifford as the Giants advance to the championship in 1958, and in the huddle with Eli Manning as he diagrams the play that would result in the deciding touchdown in the 2008 Super Bowl. With an eye for memorable details and historical significance, Baker and Corbett let the players themselves tell the war stories that all Giants fans love to relive, and in so doing, construct an engrossing and exciting history of the team and the sport. The book will also feature revealing statistical sidebars and fresh analysis of the games that throw new light on the history of the team.


The Most Memorable Games in Patriots History

The Most Memorable Games in Patriots History

Author: Jim Baker

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2012-08-07

Total Pages: 369

ISBN-13: 1608190730

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Tom Brady marching the team upfield in the final minute of the 2001 Super Bowl. Troy Brown playing offense, defense, and special teams. The Tuck Rule. A rogue groundskeeper plowing a path for kicker John Smith at the end of a scoreless, snowy game. Gino Cappelletti setting the AFL record for points in a game against the Houston Oilers. These are the moments Patriots fans love to remember, now retold by the players who lived them. Once a top team in the AFL in the 1960s, the Patriots have returned to glory as one of the NFL's best franchises during the past decade, and enthusiasm for them has never been higher. Sportswriters Jim Baker and Bernard M. Corbett relive the evolution of the team, getting war stories from players like Cappelletti, John Hannah, and Steve Grogan. Moving through the team's biggest games, they put a fresh spin on the stories all Pats fans love, with detail and color from the players who were there, on the field, making history. The Most Memorable Games in Patriots History is a perfect gift for the serious fan-not just a collectible, but the kind of book you can hunker down and enjoy.


The 50 Greatest Plays in New York Giants Football History

The 50 Greatest Plays in New York Giants Football History

Author: John Maxymuk

Publisher: 50 Greatest Plays

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781600781094

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In a series that explores the logic-defying comebacks and tough losses, the dramatic interceptions, fumbles, game-winning field goals, and touchdowns that shape a fan's greatest memories of their beloved team, this book does not disappoint as the ultimate collector's item for Giants fans. It chronicles the most famous moments in the New York Giants' football history, including the shocking upset of Super Bowl XLII, Pat Summerall's 49-yard field goal in the snow in 1958, Phil Simms' fourth down and 17 strike against the Vikings in 1986, defeating the 49ers on the final play in 1991, and Lawrence Taylor's 97-yard interception return to defeat the Lions on Thanksgiving. The descriptions of each play are accompanied with game information and quotes from participants, players, and observers with firsthand accounts.


The Best Game Ever

The Best Game Ever

Author: Mark Bowden

Publisher: Atlantic Books Ltd

Published: 2012-06-01

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 0857899112

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On December 28, 1958, the New York Giants and Baltimore Colts met under the lights of Yankee Stadium for the American NFL Championship game. Played in front of sixty-four thousand fans and millions of television viewers around the country, the game would be remembered as the greatest in football history. On the field and roaming the sidelines were seventeen future Hall of Famers, including Colts stars Johnny Unitas, Raymond Berry, and Gino Marchetti, and Giants greats Frank Gifford, Sam Huff, and assistant coaches Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry. An estimated forty-five million viewers - at that time the largest crowd to have ever watched a football game - tuned in to see what would become the first sudden-death contest in NFL history. It was a battle of the league's best offense - the Colts -versus its best defense - the Giants. And it was a contest between the blue-collar Baltimore team versus the glamour boys of the Giants squad. The Best Game Ever is a brilliant portrait of how a single game changed the history of American sport and is destined to become a classic.


The Greatest Game Ever Played

The Greatest Game Ever Played

Author: Phil Bildner

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 42

ISBN-13: 039924171X

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Bildner tells a heartwarming father-and-son story against the backdrop of the"Greatest Game Ever Played," the 1958 NFL championship. Full color. 11x 8 1/2.


The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants History

The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants History

Author: Robert W. Cohen

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2018-09-01

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 1493035665

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The New York Giants joined the National Football League back in 1925, and have since been one of the league’s flagship franchises. The Giants have appeared in nineteen NFL championship games—more than any other team—and have won eight league championships. Iconic figures such as Eli Manning, Phil Simms, Harry Carson, Michael Strahan, and Frank Gifford have all played for the Giants. Twenty-five players who spent at least one full season with the Giants have been inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame, and fifteen of those men spent the majority of their careers playing for the team. This book carefully measures the careers of those players who made the greatest impact on the team. The ranking was determined by such factors as the extent to which each player added to the Giants’ legacy, the degree to which he impacted the fortunes of his team, and the level of dominance he attained while wearing the Big Blue uniform. Features of The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants Football History include: Each player’s notable achievements Recaps of the player’s most memorable performances Summaries of each player’s best season Quotes from former teammates and opposing players Football fans will find The 50 Greatest Players in New York Giants Football History a fascinating collection of bios, stats, recaps, quotes, and more. And with such iconic figures as Lawrence Taylor, Emlen Tunnell, Roosevelt Brown, and Mel Hein leading the list, this book is sure to inspire debate and controversy among true Giants supporters.


The Glory Game

The Glory Game

Author: Frank Gifford

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 2008-10-31

Total Pages: 316

ISBN-13: 0061980390

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“Frank Gifford brings the contest so alive that you find yourself almost wondering, 50 years later, how it will turn out in the end.” —New York Times Book Review The Glory Game recreates in breathtaking detail the 1958 National Football League Championship Game between the New York Giants and the Baltimore Colts, which many football fans feel was “The Greatest Game Ever Played.” This first-hand, field level, “behind-the-helmet” account by ex-Giant Hall of Famer and longtime “Monday Night Football” broadcaster Frank Gifford brings back to life all the sights and sounds of the momentous contest that changed football forever, and offers vivid, indelible portraits of the legendary players—including Sam Huff, Andy Robustelli, Art Donovan, Lenny Moore, and Raymond Berry. The Giants-Colts clash of ’58 was truly The Glory Game—and now readers can relive it in all its glory.


The Giants

The Giants

Author: Bruce Chadwick

Publisher: Abbeville Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781558593794

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The Giants of Power Play

The Giants of Power Play

Author: Neil McDonald

Publisher:

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781857445978

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Neil McDonald selects five players from chess history who have excelled in the field of 'power play' - the art of putting opponents under constant pressure.


Great Giants Stories Every Young Fan Should Know

Great Giants Stories Every Young Fan Should Know

Author: Julie Jackson

Publisher:

Published: 2015-11-01

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9780989149723

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The Giants have a proud winning tradition that goes back to New York City and the very beginnings of professional baseball. In this book you'll find stories of all the greatest Giants heroes, from old-timers like John McGraw and Christy Mathewson to the mighty Mays, McCovey, and Marichal, all the way through the World Series Champions of 2010, 2012, and 2014. You'll get to experience all the thrills (and the occasional heartbreaks) for yourself as you relive some of the team's most memorable moments.This entertaining collection is perfect for Giants fans of all ages who love their team--and love great stories too.