Hail Victory : An Oral History of the Washington Redskins

by Loverro, Thom

• ISBN13: 9780470179246
• ISBN10: 0470179244
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-08-31
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

The stories behind the success of one of the NFL's most popular teams Built on the firsthand accounts of the players and coaches who made the Redskins great-Joe Theismann, Larry Brown, Vince Lombardi, George Allen, and numerous others-Thom Loverro takes fans on a tour of the team's glorious past. From their origins in Boston through the Silver Era of the '30s and early '40s, from the reign of Lombardi and Allen and the Golden Era when Gibbs first walked the sidelines, until today, when Gibbs has returned to take them to the playoffs. Fans will relive the excitement with those who were there. Thom Loverro (Columbia, MD) is the sports columnist for the Washington Times. His feature articles have appeared in Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sport magazine, Washingtonian, Columbia Journalism Review, and American Journalism Review.

Author Biography

Thom Loverro is a sports columnist for the Washington Times. His feature articles have appeared in Sports Illustrated, the New York Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer, Sport magazine, and others. He has been a guest on a number of television programs on HBO, ESPN, and many network affiliates.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. ix
Voices of the Redskins	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Finding a Home	p. 5
Futility	p. 31
Sonny and Sam	p. 55
A Block of Granite	p. 77
Every Time You Win, You're Reborn	p. 101
When You Lose, You Die a Little	p. 133
Champions	p. 165
Staying on Top	p. 199
The Final Run	p. 227
Changes	p. 251
Epilogue	p. 281
Photo Credits	p. 287
Index	p. 289
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