{"product_id":"the-nfls-pivotal-years-remaking-pro-football-1957-1962-9781476684390","title":"The NFL's Pivotal Years: Remaking Pro Football, 1957-1962","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Brad Schultz\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Football - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Recent years have been among the most challenging in NFL history, culminating in the 2020-21 coronavirus and social justice issues. Yet a complete understanding of where the NFL is today begins with a five-year period that was the most transformative for the league. From 1957 to 1962, the NFL saw: the advent of unionization, with a landmark Supreme Court decision; the legendary 1958 title game, the first to go into sudden death overtime; a challenge from the American Football League that would have important consequences for decades; the introduction of computerization and statistical analysis; the first steps towards globalization; and the hiring of legends Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry, who both contributed to the league's growing mythology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e This book describes in detail the key events that helped shape the modern NFL, and why this period was so momentous to the league and its fans.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46450638913687,"sku":"9781476684390","price":2833.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781476684390.webp?v=1769150628","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-nfls-pivotal-years-remaking-pro-football-1957-1962-9781476684390","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}