Foreword | p. vii |
Introduction | p. xv |
Football-the Love of My Life | |
Marshall, Texas | p. 3 |
The Mavericks | p. 11 |
The Myron Baylock, Mrs. Poole's Boarding House, and Red Swanson | p. 21 |
1944: The LSU Tigers | p. 27 |
1945: The T Formation | p. 31 |
1946: A Winning Season | p. 37 |
1947: The Belt-Buckle Game | p. 39 |
1948: The Year of the Quarterback | p. 43 |
The Colts, the 49ers, and the Giants | |
In the Blink of an Eye-from Cleveland to Baltimore | p. 49 |
Baltimore: A Real Football Town | p. 57 |
Cecil Isbell: The Man Who Taught Me How to Pass | p. 67 |
The Disbanding of the Colts Franchise | p. 73 |
The Flip of a Coin-from Baltimore to San Francisco | p. 81 |
Quarterback Frankie Albert | p. 87 |
I Came to San Francisco to Play | p. 93 |
Hardy Brown: The Toughest Football Player I Ever Met | p. 105 |
A Quarterback Controversy | p. 113 |
The Big Three: Shaw, Strader, and Albert | p. 119 |
1957: The Year of the Alley-Oop | p. 133 |
A Changing of the Guard | p. 141 |
The Begining of the End | p. 145 |
I'll Quit Before I Play in New York! | p. 149 |
The New York Giants, 1961 to 1964 | |
The New Kid in Camp | p. 159 |
The Trade for Del Shofner | p. 163 |
Getting Ready for the Big Push | p. 167 |
Sharing the Quarterback Position | p. 175 |
The 1961 NFL Eastern Division Championship | p. 179 |
Frank Gifford: The Comeback Kid | p. 185 |
Beat the Packers! | p. 191 |
Never Winning the Big One | p. 195 |
The End of an Era | p. 199 |
Life after Football | |
Civilian Life | p. 205 |
The Hall of Fame | p. 207 |
Reflections | p. 209 |
Tittle's Career, Season by Season | p. 211 |
Team Schedules (Baltimore Colts 1948-1950, San Francisco 49ers 1951-1960, New York Giants 1961-1964 | p. 219 |
Passing Statistics | p. 229 |
Sources | p. 231 |
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