Tropic of Football: The Long and Perilous Journey of Samoans to the NFL
By Rob Ruck
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By Rob Ruck
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Longlisted for the PEN/ESPN Award
"Everything that's rousing and distressing about block-and-tackle football is encompassed in Tropic of Football. . . illuminating."
—Newsday
How a tiny Pacific archipelago is producing more players—from Troy Polamalu to Marcus Mariota—for the NFL than anywhere else in the world, by an award-winning sports historian
"Everything that's rousing and distressing about block-and-tackle football is encompassed in Tropic of Football. . . illuminating."
—Newsday
How a tiny Pacific archipelago is producing more players—from Troy Polamalu to Marcus Mariota—for the NFL than anywhere else in the world, by an award-winning sports historian
Football is at a crossroads, its future imperiled by the very physicality that drives its popularity. Its grass roots—high school and youth trav...























