Home and Away: The Rise and Fall of Professional Football on the Banks of the Ohio, 1919-1934

by Carl M. Becker

Book Overview

Early in this century, growing cities seeking to promote their communities came to view the budding local football team as an agent of civic progress and took the necessary measures to see that their interests were ably represented. As a result, semiprofessional clubs such as the Ironton Tanks and the Portsmouth Spartans faced off against such legendary teams as the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers. Towns scrambled to raise subscription dollars...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821412388
• ISBN13: 9780821412381
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A must for all NFL fans! Very historical and informative!

This book goes into detail regarding the infancy of the NFL! It brings several previously forgotten teams to life again! I must for the NFL fan!

Marvelous - kept me on the edge of the seat - page-turner.

Buy it now! Deserves Pulitzer Prize