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The $400,000 Quarterback or: The League That Came In From the Cold
The 400000 Quarterback or The League That Came In From the Cold Author:Bob Curran FROM THE BUSH LEAGUE TO SUPERBOWL - OR, THE LEAGUE THAT CAME IN FROM THE COLD WITH A $400,000 QUARTERBACK OF PUREST GOLD... — It all started nine short years ago with a group of six inexpert millionaires and one professional loudmouth. They were called, quite appropriately, "The Foolish Club." Their idea was to start a new professional football... more » venture to challenge the powerful, entrenched and arrogant National Football League.
This book tells the astonishing story of what followed - from the first years when a motley mob of misfits and retreads lumbered about in sandlot style, playing to empty seats while paychecks bounced and footballs misfired, to the magic moment when the now-legendary Broadway Joe Namath led the New York Jets in a glorious Superbowl victory over the NFL establishment, represented by the then-invincible Baltimore Colts.« less