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(Hardback)

By: Chris Willis

ISBN: 9781442277656
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2017
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This book tells the little-known story of the Oorang Indians, a traveling professional football team comprised entirely of Native Americans. Created by dog kennel owner Walter Lingo and coached by star athlete Jim Thorpe, the team spent two seasons in the NFL in 1922 and 1923 traveling throughout the country and drawing crowds wherever they went.


(Paperback)

By: Chris Willis

ISBN: 9781442242845
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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This biography chronicles the many achievements of Joe F. Carr, president of the NFL for most of its first two decades. During his tenure, Carr implemented the standard player's contract, wrote the league's first-ever Record and Fact Book, developed the league draft, andmost significantlyestablished the NFL as a big-city sport.