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The Man Who Built the National Football League. Joe F. Carr.
Chris Willis
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Description for The Man Who Built the National Football League. Joe F. Carr.
Paperback. This biography chronicles the many achievements of Joe F. Carr, president of the NFL for most of its first two decades. During his tenure, Carr implemented the standard player's contract, wrote the league's first-ever Record and Fact Book, developed the league draft, and-most significantly-established the NFL as a big-city sport. Num Pages: 504 pages, 38 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGS; WSBX; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 147 x 29. Weight in Grams: 753.
Founded in 1920, the National Football League chose famed athlete Jim Thorpe as its first president, a position he held briefly until a successor was elected. From 1921 to 1939, Joe F. Carr guided the sport of professional football with intelligence, hard work, and a passion that built the foundation of what the NFL has become: the number one sports organization in the world. During his eighteen-year tenure as NFL President, Carr created the organization's first Constitution & By-Laws; implemented the standard player's contract; wrote the NFL's first-ever Record and Fact Book; helped split the NFL into two divisions and ... Read more
Founded in 1920, the National Football League chose famed athlete Jim Thorpe as its first president, a position he held briefly until a successor was elected. From 1921 to 1939, Joe F. Carr guided the sport of professional football with intelligence, hard work, and a passion that built the foundation of what the NFL has become: the number one sports organization in the world. During his eighteen-year tenure as NFL President, Carr created the organization's first Constitution & By-Laws; implemented the standard player's contract; wrote the NFL's first-ever Record and Fact Book; helped split the NFL into two divisions and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
504
Condition
New
Number of Pages
504
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9781442242845
SKU
V9781442242845
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Ref
99-15
About Chris Willis
Chris Willis has worked at NFL Films as the head of the research library since 1996. He has written multiple books on early pro football, including Old Leather: An Oral History of Early Pro Football in Ohio, 1920–1935 (2005), The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football’s Toughest Team, 1900–1922 (2007), and Dutch Clark: The Life of an NFL ... Read more
Reviews for The Man Who Built the National Football League. Joe F. Carr.
This biography profiles the man who shepherded the NFL at its outset and established the solid foundation upon which Bert Bell and Pete Rozelle could build. In many ways, Carr's was the harder and most crucial job, named league president in 1921 when 'post graduate football' was not a serious competitor to college football or major league baseball. Willis (head ... Read more