Football's Stars of Summer: A History of the College All Star Football Game Series of 1934-1976

by Raymond Schmidt

Overview

On August 31, 1934, the first College All-Star Football Game was played at Soldier Field in Chicago. This gridiron spectacular series, which continued until 1976, served as a major factor in the popularization and growth of professional football into its current position as the "National Game" of the United States.

Football's Stars of Summer reviews each year of this classic series, including the excitement of selecting the college players; the frequent battles between the two sides over game rules; and the All-Stars' grueling pre-game training camps in the heat of summer, that often produced plenty of surprises for everyone. For all public and high school library collections.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810840270
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	07/30/2001
Series:	American Sports History Series , #21
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.20(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Raymond Schmidt is also the author of the " Two-Eyed League: The Illinois-Iowa of 1890-1892". He has published numerous articles on sports and he is the editor of the College Football Historical Society Journal.

Table of Contents

	Preface	ix
	Introduction	1
	1934 - Chicago Bears	9
	1935 - Chicago Bears	15
	1936 - Detroit Lions	23
	1937 - Green Bay Packers	29
	1938 - Washington Redskins	37
	1939 - New York Giants	43
	1940 - Green Bay Packers	49
	1941 - Chicago Bears	55
	1942 - Chicago Bears	61
	1943 - Washington Redskins	67
	1944 - Chicago Bears	73
	1945 - Green Bay Packers	79
	1946 - Los Angeles Rams	85
	1947 - Chicago Bears	91
	1948 - Chicago Cardinals	97
	1949 - Philadelphia Eagles	105
	1950 - Philadelphia Eagles	111
	1951 - Cleveland Browns	117
	1952 - Los Angeles Rams	121
	1953 - Detroit Lions	127
	1954 - Detroit Lions	133
	1955 - Cleveland Browns	139
	1956 - Cleveland Browns	145
	1957 - New York Giants	151
	1958 - Detroit Lions	157
	1959 - Baltimore Colts	165
	1960 - Baltimore Colts	171
	1961 - Philadelphia Eagles	177
	1962 - Green Bay Packers	183
	1963 - Green Bay Packers	189
	1964 - Chicago Bears	195
	1965 - Cleveland Browns	201
	1966 - Green Bay Packers	207
	1967 - Green Bay Packers	215
	1968 - Green Bay Packers	223
	1969 - New York Jets	229
	1970 - Kansas City Chiefs	235
	1971 - Baltimore Colts	241
	1972 - Dallas Cowboys	247
	1973 - Miami Dolphins	253
	1974 - Miami Dolphins	259
	1975 - Pittsburgh Steelers	263
	1976 - Pittsburgh Steelers	269
	Epilogue	275
Appendix A	All-time Scores	277
Appendix B	Head Coaches	279
Appendix C	Most Valuable Player Awards	281
Appendix D	Team Captains	283
Appendix E	Rosters	285
	Notes on Sources	339
	Index	341
	About the Author	347

Editorial Reviews

The book provides an outstanding lesson in the economics of the sport.

Jim Campbell