Red Grange and the rise of modern football / John M. Carroll.
Series: Sport and society
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Urbana
Language: eng
Number of pages: 265
Subjects: Grange, Red, 1903-; Football players -- United States -- Biography; Football -- United States -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-254)  and index.
Table of contents: title: An odd kind of family; title: Football and the emergence of Red Grange; title: Grange and the golden age of sport; title: Football and mass society; title: A media frenzy; title: The great debate; title: The grand eastern tour; title: Barnstorming, Hollywood, and the AFL; title: Down but not out; title: A solid pro player; title: Finding a niche; title: A reluctant hero.