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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Passing Game: Benny Friedman and the Transformation of Footballby: Murray Greenberg  List Price: $26.95 Amazon.com's Price: $19.05 You Save: $7.90 (29%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: HardcoverDewey Decimal Number: 796.33092 EAN: 9781586484774 ISBN: 158648477X Label: PublicAffairs Manufacturer: PublicAffairs Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: November 03, 2008 Publisher: PublicAffairs Studio: PublicAffairs Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: Benny Friedman, the son of working class immigrants in Clevelands Jewish ghetto, arrived at the University of Michigan and transformed the game of football forever. At the time, in the 1920s, football was a dull, grinding running game, and the forward pass was a desperation measure. Benny would change all of that. In Ann Arbor, the rookie quarterbacks passing abilities so eclipsed those of other players that legendary coach Fielding Yost came back from retirement to coach him. The other college teams had no answer for Friedmans passing attack. He then went pro-an unpopular decision at a time when the NFL was the poor stepchild to college football-and was equally sensational, eventually signing with the New York Giants for an unprecedented $10,000, bringing fans and attention to the fledgling NFL. Passing Game rediscovers this little-known sports hero and tells the story of Friedmans evolution from upstart to American celebrity, in a vivid narrative that will delight and enlighten football fans of all ages. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Should be required reading by too young sports reportersAbsolutely fascinating book about someone who well deserves to be better known. i.e. in recent the passing of Sammy Baugh, the obviously deserved accolades didn't mention Friedman but should have. Rating: - Benny Friedman Recognized . . . FinallyThe "game" of football was quite different 80 to 90 years ago. For one, collegiate football was considerably more popular than the professional game, then in its infancy. Many college teams, especially those located east of the Mississippi, had already built strong traditions, while the fledgling pros were trying to establish themselves firmly and literally to survive. It's a fact that the pros were lucky to draw 10,000 fans to a Sunday afternoon game, even in places such as New York City, at ... Read More Rating:  - BEST SPORTS BOOK SINCE THE COURTING OF MARCUS DUPREETHIS IS THE BEST SPORTS BOOK IVE READ SINCE "THE COURTING OF MARCUS DUPREE" MR GREEENBERG MAKES EVERY PAGE EXCITING AND FILLED WITH SPORTS FACTS NOT ONLY FOODBALL BUT ALL OTHERS THAT WERE OCCURING IN THE SAME ERA.I FOUND HIS WRITING FLOWING AND PLEASING TO READ.ONE GOULD TELL THAT HE DID A LOT OF RESEARCH TO COME UP WITH SUCH AN INTERESTING AND INFORMITVE BOOK. THANK YOU MR. GREENBERG FOR A VERY GOOD READ.EAGERY AWAITING YOUR NEXT BOOK. 
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