The NFL's Pivotal Years

<p> Recent years have been among the most challenging in NFL history culminating in the 2020-21 coronavirus and social justice issues. Yet a complete understanding of where the NFL is today begins with a five-year period that was the most transformative for the league. From 1957 to 1962 the NFL saw: the advent of unionization with a landmark Supreme Court decision; the legendary 1958 title game the first to go into sudden death overtime; a challenge from the American Football League that would have important consequences for decades; the introduction of computerization and statistical analysis; the first steps towards globalization; and the hiring of legends Vince Lombardi and Tom Landry who both contributed to the league's growing mythology. </p><p> This book describes in detail the key events that helped shape the modern NFL and why this period was so momentous to the league and its fans.</p>