Green Bay Packers -
The Complete Illustrated History
When it comes to fan following, American Football is like every other sport, whether it is the local leagues right up to the pros.
And with the NFL season coming round the corner gridiron fans around the world will be nailing their colours to the mast hoping that their side will step up and take themselves all the way to the glitz and razzmatazz of the championship show down - The Superbowl.
American Football has a unique history and tradition as to the teams that make up one of the most famous leagues in the World.
Forget where your loyalties lie, here is a book that does not just delve into the history of the most talked about gridiron side in professional sport, but also an insight in to the story of the National Football League itself.
Think of the NFL and it is certain that the Green Bay Packers will come into the conversation some where.
Green Bay Packers - The Complete Illustrated History, is the story of one of the most famous franchises in professional gridiron, once billed as the NFL's Greatest Dynasty
Throughout their history the Packers have featured some of the sport's greatest players, from Bart Starr and Ray Nitschke, to Reggie White and Brett Favre. Even the Super Bowl trophy--which they've won three times--has taken its name from their legendary coach, Vince Lombardi.
Green Bay Packers: The Complete Illustrated History does exactly what it says on the tin, packed with more than 200 photographs, along with numerous drawings showing stadium plans and maps and chalkboard illustrations of key moments and plays from the team's history.
There is something for everyone, going right back to 1919, when Curly Lambeau fulfilled his dream of forming a side's whose style of play was to revolutionise American Football, the Lombardi era going right up to the present day.
For those of you who like your stats and written history, the book is also full to the brim with detailed profiles and stats, looking at the players and teams that have defined the Packer legacy over more than eight decades.
If you are Packers fan - it is a book that you can't go with out. If you are a fan of the NFL, it is the perfect gridiron almanac.
Green Bay Packers: The Complete Illustrated History
RRP: £18.99
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