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How The 1958 Nfl Championship Changed Football Forever
Harper
November 2008
On Sale: November 1, 2008
304 pages
ISBN: 0061542555
EAN: 9780061542558
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Biography
In 1958 Frank Gifford was the golden boy on the glamour team
in the most celebrated city in the NFL. When his New York
Giants played the Baltimore Colts for the league
championship that year, it became the single most memorable
contest in the history of professional football. Broadcast
to an audience of millions, it was the first title game ever
to go into sudden-death overtime. Its drama, excitement, and
controversy riveted the nation and helped propel football to
the forefront of the American sports landscape.
Now, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of "The Greatest Game
Ever Played," New York Giants Hall of Famer and longtime
television analyst Frank Gifford provides an
inside-the-helmet account that will take its place in the
annals of sports literature. Drawing on the poignant and
humorous memories of every living player from the
game—including fellow Hall of Famers Sam Huff, Andy
Robustelli, Art Donovan, Lenny Moore, and Raymond Berry—as
well as the author's own experiences and reflections, The
Glory Game captures a magnificent moment in American sports
history. It is the story of two very different cities and
teams, filled with the joy, the disappointment, and the
eternal pride of a day that will forever symbolize all that
is great about sports. Told with gripping
immediacy, The Glory Game is an indelible portrait of
the NFL's most transcendent hours—a winter version of The
Boys of Summer, told by one of football's true legends.
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