Overview

Winner of the Nelson Ross Award for ""Outstanding Recent Achievement in Pro Football Research and Historiography,"" awarded by the Professional Football Researchers Association, the original 1999 edition of this book was also recognized in publications such as Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, and the Chicago Tribune. This second edition includes updates on former Chicago Cardinals players, team history, archival photos, and recently discovered scores from the historic past of the NFL's oldest team, as well as an expansive index and resource guide. This illustrious work of pro football history explores how the Cardinals and their loyal fans experienced countless on-field brawls, financial discouragements, losses in war, and a couple of NFL championships. Names like Red Grange, Paddy Driscoll, Duke Slater, Al Capone, and more dot the colorful history of the team now known as the Arizona Cardinals.

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9781476696768

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""Anyone that is an Arizona Cardinals fan, a fan of Chicago sports or just sports history in general, will be fascinated by When Football Was Football. Joe Ziemba conducted groundbreaking research on the 1899 Chicago origins of today's Arizona Cardinals. He also brings back to light the greatness of the original 'Million Dollar Backfield' and the 1947 NFL Champion Chicago Cardinals. The book is a treasure to the football world.""--Jason Aikens, curator of collections, Pro Football Hall of Fame

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Joe Ziemba has written widely on the history of football. He is the host of the podcast When Football Was Football on the Sports History Network, and has been a source of reference for media outlets such as Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, Chicago Magazine, the Chicago Tribune, the Arizona Republic, NBC Sunday Night Football, ESPN, and many others.

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