Man Who Built the National Foocb: Joe F. Carr

by Chris Willis

Book Overview

Founded in 1920, the National Football League chose famed athlete Jim Thorpe as its first president, a position he held briefly until a successor was elected. From 1921 to 1939, Joe F. Carr guided the sport of professional football with intelligence, hard work, and a passion that built the foundation of what the NFL has become: the number one sports organization in the world. During his eighteen-year tenure as NFL President, Carr created the organization's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810876698
• ISBN13: 9780810876699
• Release Date: August 2010
• Publisher: Scarecrow Press
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.1"