description: The first contemporary book about football's formative years. Oriard, a former professional football player, examines how American football changed from a game to be played to a game to be watched.
language: English
title: Reading Football: How the Popular Press Created an American Spectacle
titlecomplete: Reading Football: How the Popular Press Created an American Spectacle (Cultural Studies of the United States)
genres: Nonfiction, Sports, Cultural Studies, Journalism, History
ratings_count: 34
series: Cultural Studies of the United States
publisher: The University of North Carolina Press