Power Football: The Greatest Running Backs

By George Sullivan

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689824327
• ISBN13: 9780689824326
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Atheneum
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.4" x 0.5" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 9 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 4 and higher

Customer Reviews

Short, yet revealing biographies of some of the greatest running backs of the NFL

The earliest game of football involved the players kicking the ball down the field, much like the international game of football known in the United States as soccer. However, when the players began to pick the ball up and run with it, the level of excitement increased. When professional football started, running was the overwhelming form of offence; passing was largely considered an afterthought. Although the pass is the most exciting and dynamic offensive play, the running back remains a key component of any offense. This book is a set of brief biographical sketches of some of the greatest running backs ever to play college and pro football, with the emphasis on their professional accomplishments. The players highlighted are: *) Terrell Davis *) Barry Sanders *) Emmitt Smith *) Eric Dickerson *) Marcus Allen *) Earl Campbell *) Tony Dorsett *) Walter Payton *) Franco Harris *) John Riggins *) O. J. Simpson *) Gale Sayers *) Jim Brown *) Marion Motley *) Bronko Nagurski *) Ernie Nevers *) Red Grange *) Jim Thorpe Although the biographies are brief, Sullivan does a very good job in imparting the essence of the players, what they meant to their team and in the cases of players such as Red Grange and Jim Thorpe, what they meant to professional football.