America's Football Factory: Western Pennsylvania's Cradle of Quarterbacks from Johnny Unitas to Joe Montana

by Wayne Stewart

Book Overview

A small area of western Pennsylvania around Pittsburgh has produced almost 25 percent of the modern era quarter- backs enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That percentage is wildly disproportionate to the number of superstar quarterbacks any one state might claim, let alone a mere sliver of a state--an area representing just one-fifth of one percent of the total country.

The list of the greats starts with George Blanda, the "old...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1606353519
• ISBN13: 9781606353516
• Release Date: May 2018
• Publisher: Kent State University Press/Black Squirrel Bo
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 8.9"