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Book Description: TEMPLE UNIV PR, 2009. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from US. Bookseller Inventory # IB-9781592137312

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Book Description: Temple University Press, Philadelphia, 2010. Cloth. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bert Bell, a native of Philadelphia, has been called the most powerful executive figure in the history of professional football. He was responsible for helping to transform the game from a circus sideshow into what has become the most popular spectator sport in America. In "On Any Given Sunday", the first biography of this important sports figure, historian Robert Lyons recounts the remarkable story of how de Benneville 'Bert' Bell rejected the gentility of a high society lifestyle in favor of the tougher gridiron and rose to become the founder of the Philadelphia Eagles and Commissioner of the National Football League. Bell, who arguably saved the league from bankruptcy by conceiving the idea for the annual player draft, later made the historic decision to introduce 'Sudden Death' overtime o a move that propelled professional football into the national consciousness. He coined the phrase 'On Any Given Sunday' and negotiated the league's first national TV contract. Lyons also describes in fascinating detail Bell's relationships with leading figures ranging from such Philadelphia icons as Walter Annenberg and John B. Kelly to national celebrities and U.S. Presidents. He also provides insight into Bell's colorful personal life o including his hell-raising early years and his secret marriage to Frances Upton, a golden name in show business. On Any Given Sunday is being published on the 50th anniversary of Bell's death. Bookseller Inventory # 027698

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Book Description: Temple University Press,U.S. Hardback. Book Condition: new. BRAND NEW, On Any Given Sunday: A Life of Bert Bell, Robert S. Lyons, Bert Bell, a native of Philadelphia, has been called the most powerful executive figure in the history of professional football. He was responsible for helping to transform the game from a circus sideshow into what has become the most popular spectator sport in America. In "On Any Given Sunday", the first biography of this important sports figure, historian Robert Lyons recounts the remarkable story of how de Benneville 'Bert' Bell rejected the gentility of a high society lifestyle in favor of the tougher gridiron and rose to become the founder of the Philadelphia Eagles and Commissioner of the National Football League. Bell, who arguably saved the league from bankruptcy by conceiving the idea for the annual player draft, later made the historic decision to introduce 'Sudden Death' overtime o a move that propelled professional football into the national consciousness. He coined the phrase 'On Any Given Sunday' and negotiated the league's first national TV contract. Lyons also describes in fascinating detail Bell's relationships with leading figures ranging from such Philadelphia icons as Walter Annenberg and John B. Kelly to national celebrities and U.S. Presidents. He also provides insight into Bell's colorful personal life o including his hell-raising early years and his secret marriage to Frances Upton, a golden name in show business. On Any Given Sunday is being published on the 50th anniversary of Bell's death. For more than 35 years, Robert S. Lyons has covered professional and college sports for the Associated Press and has contributed articles to numerous national publications. He is the author of "Palestra Pandemonium: A History of the Big Five", and co-author (with Ray Didinger) of "The Eagles Encyclopedia" (both Temple). He is the former director of the La Salle University News Bureau, editor of the university's alumni magazine, and an instructor in the school's Communications Department. Bookseller Inventory # B9781592137312

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Book Description: TEMPLE UNIV PR, 2009. Hardback. Book Condition: New. New book. Shipped from US. Bookseller Inventory # IB-9781592137312

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Book Description: University of Chicago press. Book Condition: New. New. Bookseller Inventory # 1592137318

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Book Description: Temple Univ Pr, 2009. Hardcover. Book Condition: Brand New. first edition. 352 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock. Bookseller Inventory # x-1592137318

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Book Description: Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 167mm x 26mm x 236mm. 328 pages. 0.599. Bookseller Inventory # 9781592137312

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Book Description: Hardcover. Book Condition: New. 167mm x 26mm x 236mm. 328 pages. 0.599. Bookseller Inventory # 9781592137312

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