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Product Identifiers
PublisherAbrams, Inc.
ISBN-101419748505
ISBN-139781419748509
eBay Product ID (ePID)23050394619
Product Key Features
Book TitleSeventeen and Oh : Miami, 1972, and the Nfl's only Perfect Season
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
TopicSocial History, Football, Sports
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography, History
AuthorMarshall Jon Fisher
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.5 in
Item Weight23.1 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2022-932223
ReviewsThis is the perfect book for that perfect football season, filled with imperfect players--castoffs and has-beens--under a perfectionist coach against the background of a perfect historical storm of Jim Crow, Watergate, and the Vietnam War. A terrific read., "Maybe the best football book I've read. Certainly the most distinctive subject matter, the 1972 Miami Dolphins. ... Fisher has a smooth narrative style, both in describing 17 football games and providing backgrounds of the men who helped win all 17 of them. The Dolphins' story is also placed in context, both South Florida in the early Seventies, and the weight of Watergate and Vietnam growing across the country. I enjoyed every page."-- Frank Murtaugh, longtime managing editor, Memphis magazine; sportswriter for the Memphis Flyer.
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal796.3326409759381
SynopsisThe 1972 Miami Dolphins had something to prove. Losers in the previous Super Bowl, a ragtag bunch of overlooked, underappreciated, or just plain old players, they were led by Don Shula, a genius young coach obsessed with obliterating the reputation that he couldn't win the big game. And as the Dolphins headed into only their seventh season, all eyes were on Miami. For the last time, a city was hosting both national political conventions, and the backdrop to this season of redemption would be turbulent: the culture wars, the Nixon reelection campaign, the strange, unfolding saga of Watergate, and the war in Vietnam. Generational and cultural divides abounded on the team as well. There were long-haired, bell-bottomed party animals such as Jim "Mad Dog" Mandich, as well as the stylish Marv Fleming and Curtis Johnson, with his supernova afro, playing alongside conservative, straight-laced men like the quarterbacks: Bob Griese and the crew-cut savior, 38-year-old backup Earl Morrall. Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, nicknamed "Butch and Sundance," had to make way for a third running back, the outspoken and flamboyant Mercury Morris. But unlike the fractious society around them, this racially and culturally diverse group found a way to meld seamlessly into a team. The perfect team. Marshall Jon Fisher's Seventeen and Oh is a compelling, fast-paced account of a season unlike any other., The definitive chronicle of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the only undefeated team in NFL history--from award-winning literary sportswriter Marshall Jon Fisher. The 1972 Miami Dolphins had something to prove. Losers in the previous Super Bowl, a ragtag bunch of overlooked, underappreciated, or just plain old players, they were led by Don Shula, a genius young coach obsessed with obliterating the reputation that he couldn't win the big game. And as the Dolphins headed into only their seventh season, all eyes were on Miami. For the last time, a city was hosting both national political conventions, and the backdrop to this season of redemption would be turbulent: the culture wars, the Nixon reelection campaign, the strange, unfolding saga of Watergate, and the war in Vietnam. Generational and cultural divides abounded on the team as well. There were long-haired, bell-bottomed party animals such as Jim "Mad Dog" Mandich, as well as the stylish Marv Fleming and Curtis Johnson, with his supernova afro, playing alongside conservative, straitlaced men like the quarterbacks: Bob Griese and the crew-cut savior, 38-year-old backup Earl Morrall. Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, nicknamed "Butch and Sundance," had to make way for a third running back, the outspoken and flamboyant Mercury Morris. But unlike the fractious society around them, this racially and culturally diverse group found a way to meld seamlessly into a team. The perfect team. Marshall Jon Fisher's Seventeen and Oh is a compelling, fast-paced account of a season unlike any other, diving deep into every game and key events before and after, with thorough portraits of key players, coaches, executives, and more.
LC Classification NumberGV956
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- 14. Jul. 2023
Perfect Season!!!!
Excellent historical reading. Miami Dolphins --perfect season---what else can you say? Great read!!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Neu
