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Summary: When Football was Fun!
Review: Before the players strikes, before the owner's greed, before the multi-million dollar salaries, and before players were specialized, the early days of football had a rich history. In WHEN FOOTBALL WAS FOOTBALL, Joe Ziemba carefully, methodically spins a tale of the Chicago Cardinals, the oldest continuous professional football franchise. His book is well-researched. I was surprised to find facts that I didn't know about my own family. After having met several of the players of the 1947 Champingship team 50 years later, I believe these men were great palyers and better men. A small point of contention,I did not think that the author interviewed Stormy Bidwill, Bill Bidwill's older brother. I would have liked to have heard a different perspective than the younger brother and current owner.
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Summary: Nostalgic Look Back at the NFL's Oldest Team
Review: The football Cardinals are the NFL's equivalent of the long-suffering yet resilient cartoon character Charlie Brown. As a life-long fan of the Cards, this book shed a lot of light on the little known period of NFL history of leather (or no) helmets and before the era of big salaries, celebrity status of players, and the hype. The anecdotes and narrative make for light reading, the kind of book you can put aside and pick up later without missing a beat. The crisp photos of the Cards playing and practicing on Chicago's South Side are priceless. The book does happily note that the Arizona Cardinals finally broke the losing jinx in 1999, winning the team's first playoff game since the 1947! Possible suggestions for improving the book would have been an index and a little more history on the Bidwell twins, including current Cardinals owner Bill Bidwell, who inherited the team from their father.
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Summary: Nostalgic Look Back at the NFL's Oldest Team
Review: The football Cardinals are the NFL's equivalent of the long-suffering yet resilient cartoon character Charlie Brown. As a life-long fan of the Cards, this book shed a lot of light on the little known period of NFL history of leather (or no) helmets and before the era of big salaries, celebrity status of players, and the hype. The anecdotes and narrative make for light reading, the kind of book you can put aside and pick up later without missing a beat. The crisp photos of the Cards playing and practicing on Chicago's South Side are priceless. The book does happily note that the Arizona Cardinals finally broke the losing jinx in 1999, winning the team's first playoff game since the 1947! Possible suggestions for improving the book would have been an index and a little more history on the Bidwell twins, including current Cardinals owner Bill Bidwell, who inherited the team from their father.
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Summary: DETAILED HISTORY
Review: THIS BOOK CONTAINS A TON OF DETAILED FACTS AND STATISTICS CONCERNING THE HISTORY OF THE CHICAGO CARDINALS. I WAS OVER WHELMED WITH AMOUNT OF FACTS AND INFO COLLECTED ON THIS TEAM. A REAL COLLECTORS ITEM. THE BOOK IS A BIT TEDIOUS BUT YOU GET YOUR MONEY'S WORTH ON THIS SLICE OF FOOTBALL HISTORY. A MUST READ FOR FANS OF FOOTBALL HISTORY.
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Summary: A Real Grabber
Review: This book grabbed me from start to finish. Everything I wanted to know about those early Cardinals. What a difference from today's game. This was a real page-turner with loads of inside information from a day gone by. I'm looking forward to a followup!
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Summary: When Football was Football
Review: Tremendous history lesson for anyone intrested in learning the story of the NFL. I especially enjoyed the background information since I have Chicago roots. This book reminded me of Tom Brokaw's book "The Greatest Generation". Really enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to all sport and History followers.
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