Fly Eagles Fly Test and expand your knowledge of The Birds. Rather than merely posing questions and providing answers, you'll get details behind each--stories that bring to life players and coaches, games and seasons.

This book is divided into four parts, with progressively more difficult questions in each new section. The Rookie section contains the most basic questions. Next come the Starter and All-Pro sections, followed by the biggest challenge: the Hall of Fame.

Also, you'll learn more about the great Eagles players and coaches of the past and present, including Norm Van Brocklin, Steve Van Buren, Chuck Bednarik, Pete Retzlaff, Harold Carmichael, Dick Vermeil, Mike Quick, Randall Cunningham, Reggie White, Andy Reid, and Carson Wentz.. Some of the many questions that this book answers include:

• Who scored the winning touchdown in the 1960 NFL Championship Game?
• When Donovan McNabb became the starting quarterback during the 1999 season, who did he replace?
• Who threw the longest touchdown pass in Eagles history?
• Who are the only three Eagles players to lead the league in scoring?

This book makes the perfect gift for any fan of Philadelphia football

Relive the best stories of Chiefs football--newly updated through the 2019-​2020 season
Beginning with their founding as the Dallas Texans of the American Football League in 1960, the Kansas City Chiefs have been one of professional football's most storied franchises. In Tales from the Kansas City Chiefs Sideline, veteran sportswriter Bob Gretz brings the team's rich history to life.

Gretz begins with the Chiefs' visionary, 27-year-old owner Lamar Hunt, who founded not only a team but an entire league. After the Texans won the AFL championship in 1962, Hunt moved the team out of his hometown to Kansas City. Two Super Bowl appearances as the representative of the AFL culminated in a Chiefs' championship in 1970, despite being a double-digit underdog to the Minnesota Vikings. It would be the final game featuring an AFL team, as the Chiefs and nine other teams merged with the NFL. Gretz covers the battles leading up to the merger along with the high and low points in team history--the lean years (1972-88); the Carl and Marty era, when the team made the play-offs in six consecutive seasons; the Joe and Marcus show of 1993; the dismal 2008 season; and the team's 2013 renewal under Andy Reid and John Dorsey.

Tales from the Kansas City Chiefs Sideline is a must-have for any Chiefs fan

Knute Rockne and Lou Holtz, Joe Montana and Tim Brown, all the great coaches and players of the Sound Bend gridiron are featured in this must-have book for all real fans of the blue and gold--newly updated!

The Notre Dame Fighting Irish are the most popular and celebrated team in college football. They have the second-most victories of all time, eleven national titles, featured seven Heisman Trophy recipients including Paul Hornung and Tim Brown, and won eighteen bowl games. Its storied tradition is celebrated in Miracle Moments in Notre Dame Fighting Irish Football History.

Michael R. Steele brings to life many of the Irish's greatest moments, including Knute Rockne's Four Horsemen in the 1920s, the epic scoreless tie with powerful Army in 1946, their incredible comeback led by Joe Montana in the 1979 Cotton Bowl, Lou Holtz's 1988 national championship team that ended Miami's thirty-six-game regular-season winning streak in stunning fashion, and much more.

SUCCESS IN SPORTS STARTS WITH A MENTALITY.

As a sports scientist and coach with over 17 years of experience working with youth athletes, I have been a part of championship-winning teams. Have these athletes always been the fastest, strongest, or most naturally gifted?

No.

What has set them apart is a relentless belief...belief in themselves, each other, and in a shared mentality that fuels their drive to succeed.

Time and time again I've seen that skill or natural talent may open doors for a young athlete, but it's ones who embrace challenges, push through setbacks, and keep working when no one else is watching who go on to achieve greatness-long after talent alone is no longer enough.

In this book, I'll share the strategies to help young athletes develop the resilience, confidence, and mindset needed to unlock their full potential.

Packed with actionable techniques, inspiring stories, and science-backed research, young readers will learn how to:

• Cultivate a growth mindset that views every challenge as an opportunity.
• ​​​​​​​Overcome self-doubt and sharpen focus, even during high-pressure moments.
• Bounce back stronger after setbacks and learn to embrace failure.
• Set and achieve SMART goals to fuel progress and build self-confidence.
• Apply elite performance techniques used by the best pro-athletes across sports including soccer, basketball, tennis, track and field, American football and more.

But this book isn't just for athletes-it's also a vital resource for parents and coaches.

Recognizing the crucial role you play in your young athletes development, sections of this book have been designed specifically for you, providing the practical strategies needed to help you support their mental game.

You'll also hear inspiring stories from two young athletes I have had the privilege to work with. Based in the USA, learn from NCHSAA and AAU basketballer Ruben Borg, and in the UK, championship winning Wrexham FC and Burnley FC youth academy goalkeeper Kai Calderbank-Park. Be moved as they share their journeys of overcoming challenges, staying focused, and achieving success.

With a foreword by dual Olympic track and field coach Mel Smith, The Resilient Young Athlete allows readers to create a fully customisable toolkit for building mental toughness. Acknowledging that each athlete's journey is unique, this book is the ultimate guide for any athlete, parent or coach.

You'll see the best is yet to come.

Make now the moment everything changes.

Straight from the mouths of the legends of the Silver and Black, Cheating Is Encouraged recapitulates the many infamous stories from the last team to play outlaw football.

Regardless of whether you loved or hated them, the Oakland Raiders of the 1970s were an amusing cast of outlaws, misfits, and anomalies that made up one of the greatest pro football teams of their era. The Raiders' roster consisted of a collection of mavericks and rebels, some with behavioral issues, such as John Tooz Matuszak and Lyle Alzado, as well as castoffs like the aging George Blanda and the sandlot player Otis Sistrunk, who were passed over or disregarded by other NFL teams. To say that this group of outlaws had attitude would be a gross understatement. They were the Oakland Raiders, the Silver and Black, and Al Davis's dream of Just win, baby.

Gridiron characters (such as the Snake, Foo, the Assassin, the Hit Man, Dr. Death, and many others) chronicle the notorious on- and off-the-field exploits, away-game adventures, and the party-hard attitudes that are reflected in the team's intimidating and glorified mix of renegades. Cheating Is Encouraged defines an era that can only be considered the last days of real football played by real men.

Now in its third printing, see what it took to become the shortest player in Notre Dame football history to carry the ball in a game. Every Play Every Day takes you on the intimate journey of former Notre Dame tailback Timmy O'Neill, who, at 5' 6 and 165 lbs, wasn't the prototypical Division I college football player. Experience the journey from the dorm room to the classroom, from the locker room to the training room, and everywhere in between. Read about the incredible experience of being a college football walk-on; the joy, the pain, and the raw emotion characterizing the inner fight athletes deal with on a daily basis. This book details the lessons learned through O'Neill's five years as a Notre Dame walk-on, and shows what can happen to anyone who refuses to accept the limitations imposed by others.

As a college and professional football player, I've learned that nobody is ever going to hand you the life you imagined, you have to out and fight for it. That's the message conveyed in Timmy's story. Timmy's dream was to play football for Notre Dame, but not matter what you dream is, Every Play Every Day will inspire you to get there.
--Tim Brown, 1987 Heisman Trophy winner, NFL 9-time Pro Bowl wide receiver

It's hard enough to play college football as a scholarship player. It takes a rare individual to succeed at Notre Dame as a walk-on. Timmy O'Neill succeeded doing this. You will enjoy his journey.
--Lou Holtz, Only college football coach to lead six different programs to bowl games and the only coach to guide four different programs to the final top 20 rankings

Every Play Every Day is filled with Timmy's passion for life and his desire to share what he's learned with others. His language is plain and his message is clear. Timmy understands that hard work and a positive attitude are vital to success in life.
--Sean Astin, Star of Rudy and Lord of the Rings

Every Play Every Day is more about not accepting other people's expectations for your life than it is about football. The experiences chronicled in this book truly to apply to everyone.
--Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., President Emeritus, University of Notre Dame

Three star college football players and friends. One dream. Upon graduating from the University of Alabama, they vow that whoever gets the first head coach job will bring the other two along with them. Thus began their quest to be the winningest partnership of coaches the sport had ever seen. Only one lived to see their dream realized. Their story remained untold. Until now.

Written by Coach Carney Laslie's granddaughter, Henry-Keefe, A Tide of Dreams is not as much about the game of college football as it is about friendship and loyalty, aspirations and dreams, and the intriguing blend of three personalities who loved the game, told against the backdrop of the history of the sport and the nation. Spanning the years 1930 - 1961, the account follows the trajectory of one of football's most legendary coaches, Coach Paul Bear Bryant of Alabama fame, and his former teammates and coaching partners, Coach Carney Laslie and Coach Frank Moseley, starting from their early days at Alabama as players, to WWII, where the three play a key role in helping to develop the Navy's most transformational program, known as the Navy V-5 Pre-Flight training, which used sports, with football as their 'secret weapon', to train the next generation of Navy pilots. Postwar, the three take the foundational elements they implemented during the war to the University of Maryland, Kentucky, and Texas A&M, where they struggle through both the growing pains of the sport and those of their partnership, with Bryant as head coach, and Laslie and Moseley his faithful, able assistants, pilot, wingman, and navigator respectively, as they strive to create championship teams with an eye always on a return to Alabama.

This poignant and behind-the-scenes account not only gives dimension and understanding to one of college football's most influential and colorful personalities, but it speaks to the crucial elements of what it takes to be successful: a team. Never forgotten in the narrative is the ever important role of the families, their stories woven throughout using personal letters and diaries made accessible to the author, as well as a rich collection of photos from both private and public collections, creating an inside and fascinating look at not only the sport but what it cost for those who became the face of its success.

Several prominent players who have worn the legendary Commanders (previously known as the Redskins) helmet share their fondest single-game experience and memories. Sam Huff, Billy Kilmer, Larry Brown, Pat Fischer, Len Hauss, Mike Bass, Roy Jefferson, Ron McDole, Ken Houston, Diron Talbert, Don Bosseler, Bullet Bill Dudley, Joe Jacoby, Rick Walker, Joe Washington, Jeff Bostic, Joe Theismann, Ken Harvey, Mike Nelms, Doug Williams, and Dexter Manley are among the former players profiled in this unique book. It provides an in-depth look into the men and games that helped shape and build the legendary Washington football team's seventy-five-year franchise.

Teddy and the Gipper: A Notre Dame Friendship, written by Len Clark, Ph.D., and featuring vivid illustrations by South Bend artist Jared Basker, is a captivating tale that transports readers to the heart of the University of Notre Dame. This enchanting book tells the story of Teddy Flynn, his loyal dog Snacks, the legendary George Gipp, and other Notre Dame icons that weaves a rich tapestry of friendship, history, and the indomitable spirit of Notre Dame.

As you turn each page and see the beautifully illustrated images, you'll embark on an unforgettable journey through the storied campus of Notre Dame. Teddy, a spirited young boy with an insatiable curiosity, and his dog Snacks, explore the campus, uncovering its hidden gems and iconic landmarks. Their adventures bring them face-to-face with the legendary George Gipp, Knute Rockne, and the Four Horsemen. Through their bond, Teddy learns the true meaning of perseverance, loyalty, and the importance of community.

This book is not just another sports story. It delves deep into the soul of Indiana, capturing the essence of a community bound by shared values and an unbreakable connection to the past. The narrative is infused with a sense of nostalgia, bringing to life the rich history of Notre Dame and its impact on those who have walked its grounds. From the echoes of cheering crowds in the stadium to the quiet reverence of the Grotto, the illustrations by Jared Basker add a layer of depth and emotion that perfectly complements the heartfelt story.

Len Clark's masterful storytelling, combined with Basker's evocative artwork, creates a book that is both a visual feast and an emotional journey. Readers will find themselves immersed in the traditions and heritage of Notre Dame, experiencing the triumphs and tribulations of its beloved icons. The book celebrates the unbreakable connections that define the Notre Dame spirit, illustrating how the legacy of figures like George Gipp continues to inspire new generations.

Teddy and the Gipper: A Notre Dame Friendship is a tribute to the power of friendship, the beauty of community, and the enduring spirit of a place that has touched the hearts of many. Whether you are a lifelong fan of Notre Dame or discovering its magic for the first time, this book will leave an indelible mark on your heart, reminding you of the timeless values and enduring bonds that make Notre Dame a truly special place.

A realistic near-future, young adult, science fiction, sports drama featuring an upcoming 9th grade wide receiver who is denied the opportunity to be a star because his influential Silicon Valley father leads a successful movement to ban football. Deeply disappointed and now highly unpopular among his fellow football players at school, protagonist Dude McPherson sets out on a desperate quest to make football safe enough to play again. Relegated to an after-school program in his school's state-of-the-art Tech Lab, Dude would much rather be back on the football field, until his new team of teen techie geniuses suggest a highly innovative solution to his problem, a solution that not only transforms Dude, but the world of sports as well.

This highly-anticipated novel by award-winning author, John Blossom, explores creativity, AI, and technology in some disturbing but plausible ways. What will football be like in the near future? The Last Football Player offers surprising and intriguing predictions in an easy-to-read and compelling story of compromise, friendship, and triumph in the face of the rapidly evolving changes teens face in society today.

The Last Football Player is a must-read for anyone interested in near-future sports psychology, team work, creative problem-solving, technology, artificial intelligence, coaching, and, surprisingly, art!

The Official History of the FIFA Women's World Cup is the definitive, authorised account of the world's biggest women's football tournament.

Fully updated to include Australia & New Zealand 2023 and the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, this lavish visual history is packed with more than 800 stunning photographs, unique official documents and fascinating statistics. It's a celebration of women's football like no other.

In addition to game-by-game reviews of every Women's World Cup and Summer Olympic Games Women's Football tournaments, this volume contains an extensive history of women's football, exploring its development and spread around the world from its origins in the late 19th century to the present day.

Exhaustively researched by the experts at the FIFA Museum in Zurich, this is a beautifully packaged resource for anyone who loves women's football.

This newly revised edition of Tales from the Wisconsin Badgers Sideline weaves together a series of anecdotes, personal recollections, and research to bring readers a taste of the stories that make Badgers football so interesting. There are the Heisman Trophies hard-earned by running backs Alan Ameche and Ron Dayne, the tumult of a 23-game winless streak broken with a victory over archrival Iowa in 1969, the bizarre tale of Kangaroo Kicker Pat O'Dea, and so much more. Without a doubt, Tales from the Wisconsin Badgers Sideline is a must-have for any Wisconsin fan

Three star college football players and friends. One dream. Upon graduating from the University of Alabama, they vow that whoever gets the first head coach job will bring the other two along with them. Thus began their quest to be the winningest partnership of coaches the sport had ever seen. Only one lived to see their dream realized. Their story remained untold. Until now.

Written by Coach Carney Laslie's granddaughter, Henry-Keefe, A Tide of Dreams is not as much about the game of college football as it is about friendship and loyalty, aspirations and dreams, and the intriguing blend of three personalities who loved the game, told against the backdrop of the history of the sport and the nation. Spanning the years 1930 - 1961, the account follows the trajectory of one of football's most legendary coaches, Coach Paul Bear Bryant of Alabama fame, and his former teammates and coaching partners, Coach Carney Laslie and Coach Frank Moseley, starting from their early days at Alabama as players, to WWII, where the three play a key role in helping to develop the Navy's most transformational program, known as the Navy V-5 Pre-Flight training, which used sports, with football as their 'secret weapon', to train the next generation of Navy pilots. Postwar, the three take the foundational elements they implemented during the war to the University of Maryland, Kentucky, and Texas A&M, where they struggle through both the growing pains of the sport and those of their partnership, with Bryant as head coach, and Laslie and Moseley his faithful, able assistants, pilot, wingman, and navigator respectively, as they strive to create championship teams with an eye always on a return to Alabama.

This poignant and behind-the-scenes account not only gives dimension and understanding to one of college football's most influential and colorful personalities, but it speaks to the crucial elements of what it takes to be successful: a team. Never forgotten in the narrative is the ever important role of the families, their stories woven throughout using personal letters and diaries made accessible to the author, as well as a rich collection of photos from both private and public collections, creating an inside and fascinating look at not only the sport but what it cost for those who became the face of its success.

The Definitive Guide to Football Recruiting

After reading this book, one will have the confidence to make the best choice and be ready to succeed knowing they have already received the most valuable information there is. ―Kirk Morrison, former NFL player, ESPN college football broadcaster, ESPN Los Angeles radio host

#1 New Release in Teen & Young Adult Football, Fitness & Exercise, School & Education, and Mindfulness & Meditation

This all-in-one game plan for young football players in search of a collegiate scholarship takes a deep dive into demystifying the football recruiting process.

Your play-by-play guide to scoring big. The Recruit's Playbook is written to help guide preteens and teenage boys through their journey from high school football to college football. As an alumni NFL draft pick turned D1 college football coach, author Larry Hart utilizes his vast knowledge of the sport to help guide you through 9th to 12th grade, highlighting what to do and when to do it. It is one of the first college football books of its kind, aimed to help high school athletes navigate college football recruiting. Through clear and effective information that is easy to follow, The Recruit's Playbook helps high school athletes each step of the way.

Be the best athlete you can be. Coach Hart offers a holistic approach to being a top athlete and prospect. From setting goals effectively, prioritizing academic skills, self-advocacy, asking the right questions, building your brand, establishing an online presence, overcoming adversity, and pro tips--this playbook has you covered.

Also find:

• An exclusive look into the football recruiting process
• Practical tips on how to balance an increasingly demanding teenage life
• Expert advice on how to be a standout NCAA football recruiting prospect

If you enjoyed books like The Young Champion's Mind: How to Think, Train, & Thrive Like an Elite Athlete, Shoot Your Shot, or Trust the Grind, then you'll love The Recruit's Playbook.

From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, when basketball's Boston Celtics were piecing together a run for the ages, when Montreal's Canadiens were in the midst of notching a record-setting five streaight Stanley Cups, and when the New York Yankees were the once-and-future kings of the diamond, one team boosted the NFL to national prominence as none other: the New York Giants.

In Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, the acclaimed author of Tunney, transports us to the NFL's golden age to introduce the close-knit and diverse group that won the heart of a city, helped spread the gospel of pro football across the nation, and recast the NFL as a media colossus.

Central to Cavanaugh's narrative, and emblematic of the Giants' bond with their followers, was a hard-nosed future Hall of Fame defensive end named Andy Robustelli, who anchored a Giants defense unit so ferocious that they were the first team to inspire crowds to chant Dee-fense But while Robustelli and the Giants were a hit on the gridiron, playing in six NFL Championship Games in eight seasons between 1956 and 1963, the most remarkable aspect of this team was perhaps its relationship with the fans, who were equally at east hobnobbing with Jackie Gleason and Frank Sinatra as they were rubbing elbows with working-class rooters on the IRT en route to Sunday games in the Bronx. But the Giants of this era didn't merely affect the fans' relationship to the game; they changed the game itself. The team launched the NFL careers of future head-coaching geniuses Tom Landry and Vince Lombardi, as well as those of future Hall of Famers including Frank Gifford, Sam Huff, Emlen Tunnell, Roosevelt Brown, and Y. A. Tittle, along with stars like Charlie Conerly, Rosey Grier, and Pat Summerall.

Filled with historical and cultural insight and vivid portraits of large-than-life characters and indispensable everymen, Giants Among Men transcends nostalgia and sports trivia to faithfully depict a watershed era for both football and the American nation.

In Danny Wuerffel's Tales from the Gator Swamp, the most beloved and decorated player in Florida history takes you behind the scenes and into the locker room for one of the greatest eras in the annals of college football. Wuerffel, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, is retired from the NFL now and has finally had the time to look back, reminisce, and share his thoughts about that magical time when he was referred to by some as the greatest passer to ever play college football. Danny gives his many fans a first-time reflection into a variety of topics, including his relationship to Steve Spurrier, his rivalry with Peyton Manning and how his strong Christian beliefs shaped his football career. Along with award-winning sports columnist and coauthor Mike Bianchi, Danny replays the big games from each of his four magnificent seasons. He talks about the quarterback controversies and quandaries. He discusses faith and football. He compares Spurrier and Bobby Bowden. And he takes you on glorious trip that starts with a recruiting visit to Gainesville and culminates with an incredible national championship victory of Florida State in New Orleans.

Gerry Faust won more hearts than games. He came to Notre Dame as the high school coach from Cincinnati's Moeller High School, such a perfect fit for Notre Dame that it seemed almost too good to be true. It was. Faust admits his mistakes, which include the manner in which he put together his first coaching staff, changing Notre Dame's offense, even feeling sorry for himself. He explains how he could beat Southern Cal, but not Air Force and Purdue. An optimist to the end, Faust took on, if anything, an even greater challenge when he left Notre Dame. He became coach at the University of Akron, a program where, unlike at Notre Dame, not everyone wanted him to succeed.

In 1966, as the champions of the AFL and NFL prepared to play each other for the first time, Kansas City Chiefs-owner Lamar Hunt wrote the following to Commissioner Pete Rozelle: I have kiddingly called the championship game] the Super Bowl, which obviously can be improved upon.
How wrong Hunt was. After the AFL merged with the NFL, Super Bowl became the official title of the NFL championship game in the years to come. In celebration of the first fifty Super Bowls, David Fischer traces its evolution from a game that didn't sell out in 1967 to a worldwide phenomenon with a viewership in the hundreds of millions.
Packed with dozens of arresting full-color illustrations--highlighting game action, memorabilia, and players and coaches--The Super Bowl includes sections on the greatest games, individual performances, and game-changing plays. Fischer explores unique Super Bowl angles as well, including a ranking of The Best Who Never Won and The Best Who Never Lost, along with perspectives from players and fans. He covers the action, the heroes, the strategy, and the records from half a century of championship football.
This celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of America's premier sporting event is an essential addition to any football fan's collection.

Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports--books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.

Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Experience the thrill of Packers football--newly updated through the 2019-2020 season
Since their dominance of professional football in the 1960s, the Green Bay Packers have reemerged as one of the elite teams in the NFL, with Super Bowl championships in 1996 and 2010. The victory and legend of Green Bay Packers continues in Chuck Carlson's Tales from the Green Bay Packers Sideline , now updated through the 2019 season. In this behind-the-scenes look at the NFL's second oldest franchise, Carlson captures the determination, aggression, and vision that have constantly spurred the Packers to greatness.

Through interviews and extensive research, Carlson brings to life stories from Packers legends such as Curly Lambeau, Vince Lombardi, Bart Starr, Ray Nitschke, Brett Favre, and the stars of today's Packers like Aaron Rodgers, Davante Adams, and Aaron Jones. Tales from the Green Bay Packers Sideline opens a window into the greatest Packers moments both on and off the field. Why was Vince Lombardi against the idea of rededicating the Packers stadium and naming it Lambeau Field? How was Monday Night Football changed forever during a Packers game on October 17, 1983? How did Aaron Rodgers respond to the pressure of Super Bowl XLV?

Readers will relive the greatest moments and quirkiest anecdotes from throughout Packers history. This newly updated collection is a must-have for any Green Bay fan.