Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles--The Steagles--Saved Pro Football During World War II by Algeo, Matthew
Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles--The Steagles--Saved Pro Football During World War II by Algeo, Matthew

Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles--The Steagles--Saved Pro Football During World War II

Tracing the history of the National Football League during World War II, this book delves into the...
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SKU: 9781613748855
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Author: Matthew Algeo
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles--The Steagles--Saved Pro Football During World War II by Algeo, Matthew

Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles--The Steagles--Saved Pro Football During World War II

$46.57
Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles--The Steagles--Saved Pro Football During World War II by Algeo, Matthew

Last Team Standing: How the Steelers and the Eagles--The Steagles--Saved Pro Football During World War II

$46.57
Author: Matthew Algeo
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Description
Tracing the history of the National Football League during World War II, this book delves into the severe player shortage during the war which led to the merging of the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Philadelphia Eagles, creating the "Steagles." The team's center was deaf in one ear, its wide receiver was blind in one eye (and partially blind in the other), and its halfback had bleeding ulcers. One player was so old he'd never before played football with a helmet. Yet somehow, this group of players--deemed unfit for military service due to age or physical ailment--posted a winning record in the league, to the surprise of players and fans alike. Digging into the history of the war paralleled by the unlikely story of the Steagles franchise, both sports fans and history buffs will learn about the cultural significance of this motley crew of ball players during a trying time in United States history.

Author: Matthew Algeo
Publisher: Chicago Review Press
Published: 09/01/2013
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.10w x 0.59d
ISBN: 9781613748855

About the Author
Matthew Algeo is the award-winning author of Harry Truman's Excellent Adventure and The President Is a Sick Man. He has reported from four continents for public radio's All Things Considered, Marketplace, and Morning Edition. He lives in Johnson City, Tennessee.
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