Hell with the Lid Off: Inside the Fierce Rivalry Between the 1970s Oakland Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers

by Ed Gruver and Jim Campbell

Hell with the Lid Off looks at the ferocious five-year war waged by Pittsburgh and Oakland for NFL supremacy during the turbulent seventies. The roots of their rivalry dated back to the 1972 playoff game in Pittsburgh that ended with the "Immaculate Reception," Franco Harris's stunning touchdown that led the Steelers to a win over the Raiders in their first postseason meeting. That famous game ignited a fiery rivalry for NFL supremacy. Between...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1496214676
• ISBN13: 9781496214676
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.3"