The Philly NFL Draft: The Fan-Fueled Festival That Changed the Draft Forever

By Elliott Curson

The first NFL Draft was held in Philadelphia in 1936 in the ballroom at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. (The building is now part of Temple University's Center City Campus.) Eighty-one years later, Philadelphia made history by hosting the first all-outdoor NFL Draft in 2017. If you were there, you know how exciting it was. It was such a huge success that cities have since competed to host the draft. If you were at the 2017 Draft, this book will help you relive the memories. If you weren't there, these pictures will give you the feeling of having been there. They show every aspect of the event -- which covered an area equivalent to 25 football fields.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0GZSTNPYH
• ISBN13: 9798317841379
• Release Date: June 2026
• Publisher: Bookbaby
• Length: 52 Pages