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The Most Interesting League In the World: How the NFL Explains America
Paperback
Publisher Price: $24.95
ISBN13: 9780996237482
Publisher: Next Left Press
Published: Nov 26 2020
Pages: 432
Weight: 1.39
Height: 0.96 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Bob Dylan, Vladimir Putin, Princess Di, Julie Andrews, Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia. Timothy McViegh, Liberace, Michael Jackson (just to drop a few names) and the NFL?
YES, In THE MOST INTERESTING LEAGUE IN THE WORLD you'll find stories linking this eclectic group to the NFL in surprising and interesting ways.
And a few cameo appearances by Queen Elizabeth, Pope Francis, Muahammad Ali among others in this unique look at the history of the National Football League.
- What connects Bob Dylan and the Green Bay Packers?
- Which former NFL coach is the subject of an opera?
- What is Steve Jobs enduring connection to every Super Bowl?
- What does Blind Sheikh Omar have to do with the Kansas City Chiefs?
- And how did a former NFL player contribute to the popularity of the Chinese National Anthem?
These questions are answered in THE MOST INTERESTING LEAGUE IN THE WORLD
Along with other tantalizing facts from the worlds of ...
MUSIC--Marvin Gaye, Sinatra, Eminem, Drake, Prince, Jimmy Buffet, Lil Wayne, Fats Domino, Eminem and more
FILM--Tom Hanks, Julie Andrews, Charlton Heston, Robin Williams, Robert Duvall and Star Wars
CULTURE-Thomas Hart Benton, George R R Martin, Leon Uris, the Kardashians
Even the animal kingdom represented by an alligator, a gorilla, a shark, a monkey, chickens, pigeons, a goat and a gentleman chimpanzee and more.
POLITICS-Harry Truman, LBJ, JFK, Barack Obama, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Donald Trump, Rutherford B. Hayes, Herbert Hoover;s wife and one tidbit about Nancy Pelosi
Three stories about Al Capone
6 stories about JFK
And 6 count'em, 6 tales about curses.
Stories about an astronaut, a hangman, an alleged hit man and a couple of murders thrown in here and there.
Fans, Owners, Sex, Gambling, War, Crime even sadly murder kind of like the Bible.
All inside the pages of THE MOST INTERESTING LEAGUE IN THE WORLD
Altogether an array of tales that should pique the interest of every football fan and those who are not so familiar with the game in what may be the most unique book on pro football EVER..
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