The Ice Bowl: The Cold Truth About Football's Most Unforgettable Game

by Ed Gruver

Overview

Here's the whole story of The Ice Bowl--the game played between the Packers and Cowboys in sub-zero temperatures in 1967--based on dozens of interviews with people who were there, on the field and off, told by author Ed Gruver with passion, suspense, wit, and accuracy.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781493067251
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	11/15/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	3 MB

About the Author

Ed Gruver is a newspaper sportswriter, a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association and a contributor to Total Football. In addition to The Ice Bowl, he is the author of The American Football League: A Year-by-Year History, and two recently published biographies, Nitschke and Koufax. He lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Editorial Reviews

In 13-degree sub-zero weather, on New Year's Eve, 1967, the Dallas Cowboys and Greeen Bay Packers toughed it out in a classic NFL championship. Sportswriter Ed Gruver weaves the fascinating details of this legendary \ game into a quick-paced, suspense-filled narrative that plunges readers amidst one of the fiercest football rivalries of all time. The Ice Bowl details the history of two famous coaches -- Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry -- and the coaching philosophies that made them and their teams legends. Gruver successfully evokes many individual players' stories of endurance, drive, and strategy. Ample background, personal interviews, action photos, and anundeniable passion for the game all contribute to this compelling account of the long-time rivalry that culminated on the "frozen tundra" of the Ice Bowl. Includes diagrams, game and season statistics, and complete Ice Bowl play-by-play.
--Gordon Forbes, Pro Football Editor, USA Today \

USA Today

"A hundred myths and misconceptions about the Ice Bowl have been answered. This book captures the essence of Lombardi's finest hour." -Bob McGinn, Packers beat, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"An insightful, bone-chilling replay of pro football's greatest game." -USA Today

"It was a day I'll never forget and it was the highlight of my broadcast career with the Packers. Ed Gruver brings it back vividly." -Ted Moore, Packers play-by-play announcer, 1960-69

From the Publisher