Baugh to Brady: The Evolution of the Forward Pass

by Lew Freedman

Book Overview

"There are three things that can happen when you throw a pass, and two of them are bad." --Woody Hayes

The quarterback pass is one of the leading offensive components of today's National Football League and college football's top level of play. This was not always the case. In early American football, the strategy focused entirely on advancing the ball one running play at a time, with the player tucking the then-roundish ball on his hip and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1682830217
• ISBN13: 9781682830215
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"