Foreword | p. ix |
Acknowledgments | p. xiii |
Prologue | p. xv |
The Early Years | p. 1 |
The Quarterback of the Quakers | p. 6 |
A War Hero Tastes the French Nightlife | p. 12 |
Back to Penn as Captain of the Quakers | p. 16 |
Bert Bell's Coaching Career Begins | p. 22 |
The Roaring Twenties-Off the Field | p. 29 |
Frances Upton: One of America's Brightest Stars | p. 33 |
The Yellow Jackets Become the Eagles | p. 43 |
The Eagles Struggle under Bell and Wrey | p. 48 |
The Prayer Draft Comes in 1936 | p. 56 |
Additional Shock Waves from 1936 | p. 63 |
The Struggle to Survive: 1937 to 1939 | p. 70 |
Bert Bell and Art Rooney Get Together | p. 79 |
Bert Bell Ends Up in Pittsburgh | p. 85 |
Bracing for World War II | p. 93 |
The Steagles | p. 97 |
The Card-Pitts | p. 106 |
The New Commissioner | p. 112 |
Mysterious Negotiations with the AAFC | p. 121 |
A Gambling Scandal Nipped in the Bud | p. 130 |
Blizzards, Gamblers, and a Rebellious Club Owner | p. 140 |
A Dispute with Water Annenberg and a Truce with the AAFC | p. 147 |
Buffalo, Dominoes, and Television | p. 158 |
Finally a Home of Their Own | p. 166 |
The Dream Game Turns into a Shocker | p. 170 |
Problems with the Federal Government | p. 173 |
"Listen, Sonny, Just Sign the Contract!" | p. 181 |
Baltimore Rises from the Ashes | p. 191 |
More Warfare and the Sermon on the Mount | p. 202 |
Flare-Ups, Pile-Ups, and a Move to Oust the Commissioner | p. 211 |
The Commissioner's Working Style | p. 223 |
At Home in Narberth | p. 233 |
The NFL Welcomes Bubble Gum Cards and CBS-TV | p. 236 |
"You Can't Quit Now, Pete Rozelle!" | p. 250 |
The Players Finally Get a Union | p. 261 |
The "Hands-On" Commissioner | p. 269 |
"On Any Given Sunday à" | p. 286 |
"Sudden Death" Finally Arrives | p. 289 |
Anxiety over the AFC, the Pension Plan, and the Pro Bowl | p. 294 |
A Poetic Ending at Franklin Field | p. 306 |
Epilogue | p. 313 |
Sources | p. 317 |
Index | p. 321 |
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