Books : Total Football: The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League (1st ed)
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from: HarperResource
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.332640973
EAN: 9780062701701
ISBN: 0062701703
Label: HarperResource
Manufacturer: HarperResource
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 1664
Publication Date: 1997-09
Publisher: HarperResource
Sales Rank: 993632
Studio: HarperResource
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Editorial Review:
Product Description:
The most authoritative book of its kind ever created, Total Football is crammed with stories, scores and stats from 77 years of NFL action. For the first time ever, fans can examine a complete Player Register, with personal and statistical data on every one of the more than 17,000 players who wore an NFL uniform from 1920 through the 1996 season.
All the greats come alive. Johnny Unitas... Jim Brown... Joe Namath... Brett Favre... in stories that explore the humor and heartbreak, the guts and the glory of professional football from a Pro Bowl team of writers. Packed with notes, quotes and anecdotes about coaching legends like Lambeau, Lombardi and Landry; strategy, histories of every NFL team (even the Tonawanda Cardex); the 25 greatest regular season games; and summaries of every NFL playoff game and Super Bowl, Total Football is an absolute must for football fans.
Amazon.com Review:
Total Football is the ultimate football reference, the most exhaustively complete tome of football knowledge available on the market, and the heaviest, too. Within its 1,652 pages are articles on football history, strategy, leagues, and the men who made the game. But the real meat and potatoes of the encyclopedia are its player register and team rosters, which include complete statistics on every individual who's played even a single game in the NFL. Rounded out with appendices that cover NFL rules, stadiums, and game scores from 1920 to 1996, this volume will flex the biceps and warm the heart of any true football fan.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Total Football II
By far the best of the "encyclopedia" type sports publications. All players in the history of the league are listed with career stats and info on each. Year by year team records are included. The best reference for fans who play sports simulation games and are interested in the statistics of the players who performed in the pre-merger era. The football edition, to my knowledge, is the only one with the year and career stats of all of the players in league history. The "Who's Who" of football. I ... Read More
Rating:  - No Way
I have all of the 4 major sports books of the Total package.These stats were increddibally incomplete like they show no tackles stats. I know tackles are not an official stat but there are sources like with the Negro leagues in baseball that show the stats. I liked the part about the Top 300 players to 1998. The Draft had all of the picks but I wish they would have who the top players were in each draft like the hockey one.
I thought this book was okay it had some good stats but is no where ... Read More
Rating: - Some people want magic
For those of you who are looking for every NFL player - even those who never played a game - I suggest rubbing a magic bottle and hoping for a genie, because that'll be the only way you'll find that information. It simply doesn't exist.
While some bellyache that the statistical information isn't organized and re-printed 30 different times in every discernable way, they don't understand that this book is almost 2000 pages long. Repeating all of that information AGAIN would involve ... Read More
Rating:  - It's OK
If you're expecting the football equivalent of Total Baseball, you'll be disappointed. The text articles are superficial and unimpressive. For example, while Total Baseball has articles on Japanese baseball, Total Football does not discuss Canadian football. Total Baseball discusses the history of black baseball players, but Total Football does not do the same for black football players.
But perhaps I am being harsh in comparing Total Football to something as canonical as Total Baseball. ... Read More
Rating: - Good reference
Don't expect to find a football book you can use exclusively from the rest. This is a good supplement to books like "The Pro Football Encyclopedia" (by Maher/Gill). If you're into statistics this is one of the best to have. Whereas "Pro Football Encyclopedia" has players longest gains, which this book doesn't, this book gives you kickoff and punt return stats for all players, the encyclopedia doesn't. This book is mainly about the NFL. I bought it for the statistics. It's also a good book to use ... Read More
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