num_pages: 40
description: The 1958 NFL championship game is known to football fans as the "Greatest Game Ever Played." Featuring gridiron legends like Johnny Unitas, Frank Gifford, and Vince Lombardi, the Game marked the beginning of America’s infatuation with professional football.Now, Phil Bildner tells a heartwarming father-and-son story against the backdrop of this historic moment.When the New York Giants baseball team moves to San Francisco, young Sam discovers the other New York Giants—the football Giants. He convinces his skeptical Pop to come with him to the Game, and as Johnny Unitas engineers Baltimore’s legendary comeback, Sam and Pop rediscover the joy of rooting on their heroes together.
language: English
title: The Greatest Game Ever Played
titlecomplete: The Greatest Game Ever Played
genres: Football, Picture Books, Childrens, Historical Fiction, Sports
ratings_count: 69
publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers