Placekicking in the NFL
Placekicking in the NFL

Author: Rick Gonsalves

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2013-12-03

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 1476600511

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NFL placekicking has an extensive history, from the early days of the dropkick, to the placekick, to kicking barefoot, to soccer style kicking. Each season, approximately 30 percent of all games in pro football are won by field goals. Field goals and extra points account for 20 percent of the league’s yearly total points. This book discusses all aspects of NFL placekicking in historical perspective: the effectiveness of different kicking styles; the use of artificial turf and the development of domed stadiums as they relate to placekicking accuracy; individual kickers who helped to change the way a football is kicked; the mental aspects of the skill, so vital to a kicker’s success; the development of the square-toe kicking shoe used by straight-on kickers to make better contact with the ball; changes in goal posts and the shape of the ball; and the fine points of centering, blocking and holding for the kicker.

Official 1992 National Football League Record & Fact Book
Official 1992 National Football League Record & Fact Book

Author: Reggie Roberts

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9781563052477

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Compiled by the league's own statisticians, the NFL bible of information contains an updated history of professional football from 1869 to the 1992 NFL draft summary. Includes game-by-game summaries of the 1991 season, statistics, directories, records, and a special expanded statistical section. Detailed information for the devoted fan.--American Reference Books Annual.

A Statistical History of Pro Football
A Statistical History of Pro Football

Author: Rupert Patrick

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2021-05-26

Total Pages: 283

ISBN-13: 1476640890

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Drawing on the author's 30-year study of football statistics, this book presents new methods for analyzing the game in different ways. An examination of known distances for missed field goals offers an accurate method for evaluating placekickers. Reassessments of punters and running backs are included, along with an overhaul of the NFL's passer rating system. Topics previously unexplored through statistics are covered, such as momentum, defining "What is a dynasty?" and "What is a Cinderella team?"

The Official National Football League Record and Fact Book, 1993
The Official National Football League Record and Fact Book, 1993

Author: National Football League

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 1993-07

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9781563054686

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The only record book authorized by the NFL and distributed to media around the world to assist in their coverage of the NFL. Includes game-by-game summaries of the 1992 season; 1992 team and individual stats; top passing, rushing, receiving, and quarterback sack performances; 1993 NFL draft summary; and more.

The Game Before the Money
The Game Before the Money

Author: Jackson Michael

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 2014-09-01

Total Pages: 385

ISBN-13: 0803262973

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The Game before the Money recounts the National Football League’s story and the evolution of America’s most popular sport in the vivid words of men who built the NFL. This unprecedented look at football history from the players’ perspective combines the stories of icons such as Frank Gifford and Bart Starr with those of journeymen who shared the huddle with Johnny Unitas and rallied to halftime speeches from legendary coaches Vince Lombardi and George Halas. Featuring players from the 1930s through the 1970s, these personal accounts trace professional football in its journey from post-barnstorming days through the first two decades of the Super Bowl. The Game before the Money offers backstories to classic games and the men who made history in them before multi-million dollar contracts. Insights into life in the NFL come from those most capable of providing it, NFL legends themselves. Forty former players open windows onto their own lives, their triumphs and tragedies, and the hardship and the glory that make them the people they are both on and off the field.

Pro Football Schedules
Pro Football Schedules

Author: Ivan Urena

Publisher: McFarland

Published: 2013-12-25

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 0786473517

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This book explains how the NFL determines each team's opponents and how the league's scheduling format has evolved throughout the years. It includes a history on the evolution of the pro football schedule, explores all of the scheduling formulas used in the National Football League, American Football League and the All-America Football Conference, and presents home-and-away opponent charts from 1933 through the 2017 season.

The Official National Football League Record and Fact Book, 1996
The Official National Football League Record and Fact Book, 1996

Author: National Football League

Publisher: Workman Publishing

Published: 1996-08

Total Pages: 466

ISBN-13: 9780761104827

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The definitive National Football League book of information and statistics, this guide is the only record book authorized by the source--the NFL--and distrubuted to media around the world. "For those who devour pro football facts and figures, (it) will provide happy hours".--The New York Times.

Touchdown
Touchdown

Author: Gerald R. Gems

Publisher: Berkshire Publishing Group

Published: 2017-09-30

Total Pages: 378

ISBN-13: 1614728232

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American football is the most popular, and controversial, sport in the United States, and a massive industry. The NFL’s revenues are over $13 billion annually. The Super Bowl is watched by half of US television households and is televised in over 150 countries. Touchdown: An American Obsession is the first comprehensive guide to the history and culture of the sport, covering US college football as well as professional football worldwide. The editors and authors are among the world’s leading sports scholars. They cover race, ethnicity, religion, gender, social class, and globalization, as well as recent scandals and controversies, the importance of television, and the art and aesthetics of the game. Touchdown: An American Obsession is a readable, authoritative guide for Americans as well as an introduction for people around the world.