Historical Dictionary of Football

John Grasso

• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Year: 2013
• eBook ISBN:
  9780810878570
• Edition: 1

Gridiron football or American football or just plain football is the most popular sport in the United States in the 21st century. Although attempts have been made to develop the sport outside North America, it is still predominantly a North American sport with similar games (but significant rules differences) played in the United States and Canada.

The Historical Dictionary of Football covers the history of American football through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 600 cross-referenced entries on both amateur (collegiate) and professional players, coaches, teams and executives from all eras. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about the sport of football.

Table of contents

• Contents
• Editor’s Foreword
• Reader’s Note
• Preface
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Chronology
• Introduction
• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z
• Appendix A: Pro Football Hall of Fame Inductees
• Appendix B: Canadian Football Hall of Fame Inductees
• Appendix C: Super Bowl Champions
• Appendix D: National Football League Champions
• Appendix E: American Football League Champions
• Appendix F: All-America Football Conference Champions
• Appendix G: Grey Cup Champions
• Appendix H: World Bowl Champions
• Appendix I: International National Football League Games
• Appendix J: Foreign-Born National Football League Players
• Appendix K: Bowl Championship Series National Champions
• Appendix L: College Champions
• Appendix M: Rose Bowl Champions
• Appendix N: Heisman Trophy Winners
• Appendix O: National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Bowl Subdivision
• Appendix P: Football Films
• Bibliography
• About the Author