The NFL's Top 100

by Buckley, James; Esiason, Boomer

• ISBN13: 9781607103035
• ISBN10: 1607103036
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2011-11-08
• Publisher: Thunder Bay Press

Summary

They are the names that football fans will never forget. They played for the Chicago Bears. The New York Giants. The Pittsburgh Steelers. They were quarterbacks, wide receivers, and running backs. Some played for five or six seasons, others for as many as eighteen or nineteen. Some started their careers back in the early days of the NFL, while others are still active today. They are our heroes. They are the NFL 100, the greatest players of all time. * In this stunning, full-color companion to the NFL Network's 100 Greatest Players series, readers will relive the physical feats and hard-won triumphs of those who have most memorably dominated the gridiron.* An insightful narrative accompanies more than 200 spectacular photos of such inspiring players as Joe Montana, Lawrence Taylor, Dick Butkus, Peyton Manning, Joe Namath, and many others.* With the help of an introduction that explains the criteria used and the selection process, readers will not only learn who the best players are, they'll learn why they are as well. A must-have collector's item for every football fan, The NFL 100 is the definitive collection of football's finest.

Author Biography

James Buckley: James Buckley Jr. is the author of more than 60 books on sports for adults and young readers, including Obsessed with Football (Chronicle), Eyewitness Football (DK), Eyewitness Super Bowl (DK), and American’s Greatest Game (Hyperion). He is a former senior editor with NFL Publishing, where he helped create NFL.com, wrote for NFL publications including the Super Bowl Program, and helped produce several books. A former editorial projects manager for Sports Illustrated, he is the president of the Shoreline Publishing Group, a major sports-book producer based in Santa Barbara, California.