Download or read book The Official NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book written by NFL and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2001-03 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete statistics, all-time results, playoff/super bowl summaries.

Download or read book The Official NFL 2000 Record and Fact Book written by National Football League and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2000-07 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For twenty years an indispensable resource of vital stats, information, trivia, and more, The Official NFL Record & Fact Book is the only record book authorized by the NFL and distributed to media around the world. It contains all essential information, including: all-time NFL individual and team records; a complete listing of 1999 team and individual statistics; the top individual rushing, passing, receiving, and quarterback sack performances of 1999; 2000 NFL draft summary; game-by-game summaries of the 1999 season; official records for postseason games, Super Bowl, and Pro Bowl; career coaching records; all-time team-versus-team results; and a special Inside the Numbers statistical highlights section.

Download or read book The Official 2003 NFL Record and Fact Book written by National Football League and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2003-06-03 with total page 756 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bible for passionate, knowledgeable pro football fans, The Official NFL 2003 Record & Fact Book is the only record book authorized by the NFL and distributed to media around the world as a press guide from league headquarters. And the revamped, almanac-size format works-with the right size and the right shape. This all-in-one resource of vital statistics, information, trivia, and more contains all essential information, including: all-time NFL individual and team records; a complete listing of 2002 team and individual statistics; top individual rushing, passing, receiving, and quarterback sack performances of 2002; 2003 NFL draft summary; game-by-game summaries of the 2002 season; official records for postseason games, Super Bowl, and Pro Bowl; active and career coaching records; active statistical leaders going into the 2003 season; all-time team-versus-team results; a listing of outstanding individual performances; a digest of NFL rules; and a special Inside the Numbers statistical highlights section, from road records for the past decade to highest NFL postseason passer ratings.

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Download or read book Placekicking in the NFL written by Rick Gonsalves and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book The Official NFL 1998 Record and Fact Book written by National Football League and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 1998-07 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Definitive and the only record book authorized by the NFL, this annual of information and statistics contains all-time NFL individual and team records; a complete listing of 1997 team and individual statistics; game-by-game summaries of the 1997 season; and more.

Download or read book The Official NFL 1999 Record and Fact Book written by National Football League and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 1999-07 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Complete NFL Records, all-time results, super bowl summaries.

Download or read book A Statistical History of Pro Football written by Rupert Patrick and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-05-26 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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?"

Download or read book ESPN Sports Almanac 2001 written by Gerry Brown and published by Hyperion. This book was released on 2000 with total page 958 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the fourth year, ESPN, the worldwide leader in sports reporting, joins forces with Information Please, North Americas favourite sports reference source, to create the most sophisticated, hip, and informative sports almanac ever published. Like its hugely successful predecessors, with more than 125,000 copies sold, this new volume combines great sports writing from Chris Berman, Dan Patrick, Kenny Mayne, and others, easily accessed facts, in-depth statistics, hundreds of photographs, and thousands of charts and tables. It reviews the top 10 highlights for each sport, reflects every notable change in the sports world over the past year, and gives a full recap of the World Series and major competitions for professional and amateur alike. Weighing in at more than 950 fact-filled pages, this amazing volume is a source of endless entertainment and solid information for fans who cant know or read enough about the sports they love. Information Please Sports Almanac has existed for over fifty years. It is newly compiled every year by a full-time staff with contributors from the best sports writers in the continent.

Download or read book Pro Football Schedules written by Ivan Urena and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-12-25 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book 2004 NFL Record Fact Book written by Editors at the NFL and published by Sports Illustrated. This book was released on 2004-08-03 with total page 766 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book American Sports Empire written by Frank P. Jozsa and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-01-30 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did the professional baseball, basketball, football, and hockey leagues become the most successful sports organizations in the United States? Jozsa investigates the major leagues' histories with unparalleled depth and rigorous economic analysis. He marshals relevant data, facts, statistics that measure the performance of professional sports teams and players, the strategies of franchise owners, and the loyalties of fans. Delineating the development, maturation, and revitalization of the leagues throughout the 20th century, he highlights significant events and reforms of the era and discusses the future of sports leagues in the marketplace. Sports fanatics, casual fans, professional coaches and players, journalists, economists, administrators, and owners will discover a goldmine of information in this unique volume. Readers will learn about key owners, investors, coaches, managers, and players of teams that won divisions, conference titles, and league championships from the 1950s through the 1990s. The book includes information on attendance, operating incomes, payrolls, win-loss percentages, and the estimated market value of individual teams. Specific franchise owners are noted for their wealth and success factors. The author also predicts that league commissioners, franchise owners, local business and community leaders, and government officials will be forced to bargain in good faith and compromise on the question of whether to use taxpayer money to invest in sports facilities.

Download or read book 2006 NFL Record Fact Book written by Editors at the NFL and published by Sports Illustrated. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 788 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 2006 NFL Record Fact Book is a must for every football fan. This 768-page reference book is jam-packed with all the facts and figures a football fan would ever wantincluding all-time records, team rosters and schedules, past standings, Super Bowl results, and more.The Record Fact Book also includes a digest of NFL rules, team directories, and active and career coaching records. It is the official record and fact book for the sports media covering the NFL. Phil Simms (CBS Sports) has said of previous editions, the NFL Record Fact Book is an invaluable tool for those who follow the NFL. The ultimate guide to the NFL 2006 season The only reference book authorized by the National Football League and distributed to NFL teams and news organizations Includes complete statistics on the previous season, as well as comprehensive player and team information All-time NFL individual and team records included 2006 NFL draft summary Includes Fantasy Football section Complete game schedule and digest of NFL rules

Download or read book Touchdown written by Gerald R. Gems and published by Berkshire Publishing Group. This book was released on 2017-09-30 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Download or read book Sport in America Volume II written by David K. Wiggins and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2009-11-11 with total page 599 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sport in America: From Colonial Leisure to Celebrity Figures and Globalization, Volume II, presents 18 thought-provoking essays focusing on the changes and patterns in American sport during six distinct eras over the past 400 years. The selections are entirely different from those in the first volume, discussing diverse topics such as views of sport in the Puritan society of colonial New England, gender roles and the croquet craze of the 1800s, and the Super Bowl's place in contemporary sport. Each of the six parts includes an introduction to the essays, allowing readers to relate them to the cultural changes and influences of the period. Readers will find essays on well-known topics written by established scholars as well as new approaches and views from recent studies. Suitable for use as a stand-alone or supplemental text in undergraduate and graduate sport history courses, Sport in America provides students with opportunities to examine selected sport topics in more depth, realize a greater understanding of sport throughout history, and consider the interrelationships of sport and other societal institutions. Essays are arranged chronologically from the early American period to the present day to provide the proper historical context and offer perspective on changes that have occurred in sport over time. Also, a list of suggested readings provided in each part offers readers the opportunity to expand their thinking on the nature of sport throughout American history. Essays on how Pinehurst Golf Course was created, the interconnection between sport and the World War I military experience, and discussion of sport icons such as Joe Louis, Walter Camp, Jackie Robinson, and Cal Ripken Jr. allow readers to explore sport as a reflection of the changing values and norms of society. Sport in America: From Colonial Leisure to Celebrity Figures and Globalization, Volume II, provides students and scholars with perspectives regarding the role of sport at particular moments in American history and gives them an appreciation for the complex intersections of sport with society and culture.

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Download or read book Early Exits written by Brian McKenna and published by Scarecrow Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Each story contains an overview of the baseball figure, including career-ending details, and many entries contain background information describing the historical significance of the individual and his or her place within the baseball community."--BOOK JACKET.