Three-Week Professionals: Inside the 1987 NFL Players' Strike

by Ted Kluck

In 1987 the players of the National Football League went on strike, demanding better pay and the right to seek free agency. Determined to keep the league going, team owners pulled replacements from wherever they could be found, from the semi-pro leagues to bar stools, in order to create makeshift teams. For three weeks, "regular" men--truck drivers, school teachers, stockbrokers--were able to put on NFL helmets and jerseys, play in professional stadiums,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1442241543
• ISBN13: 9781442241541
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.2" x 9.2"