How much do you know about the NFL before 1960? Did you know the NFL wasn't the first professional football league? Did you know that throughout the NFL's history, 50 different teams have folded? While a quick online search may bring about easy and quick answers, questions about the origins of North American football are much more complex. North American football existed long before the National Football League was born. Its history is extensive and rich, dating all the way back to the late nineteenth century, and its many transformations had several interesting and unique factors. The Unofficial History of Professional Football is an educational and engaging piece that will allow readers to learn and understand how North American football came to be as well as why it is the number one sport in the United States today and second internationally, right behind soccer. Not only does this book detail the general history of football, but it also provides a deep analysis of the evolution of equipment, rules, leagues, and all the important people who made it happen.The historical context, such as world wars, pandemics, and other worldwide economic and social issues, is also included in this piece, revealing how these impactful events not only changed the fabric of many countries but changed the fabric of North American football forever. The intricacies of football go far beyond what is seen on the Sunday game on the big screen. This book was created after Mike Segee, the author, had a simple question about a football game. As a longtime football fanatic, he started looking online for his much-needed answer and fell into a rabbit hole of curious internet searching. Eventually, The Unofficial History of Professional Football came into existence, and the rest is history! EndorsementMost books about the game of football are about a team, a player, a position, or some other specific aspect of the game. But this book sheds light on how the game started when players started earning money, and how many different leagues operated over the One Hundred and Fifty odd years it has existed. The NFL wasn't the first, and it surely didn't look like it does today. If you are interested in the sport of football, then this book is for you. Mike McBath Mike McBath is a former Buffalo Bill player in the NFL, former Florida Blazers player in the WFL, twice elected President of the NFL Former Player Association Nationally, and was elected six times to the NFL Former Players Board of Directors
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