{"product_id":"football-the-100-most-legendary-moments-in-history-ultimate","title":"Football: The Impossible Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn celebration of 150 years of college football and 100 years of the National Football League, Assouline presents \u003cem\u003eFootball: The Impossible Collection—The 100 Most Legendary Moments in History\u003c\/em\u003e. This is the first book to offer a comprehensive view of both college and professional football, a curated selection of 100 historic firsts, unforgettable upsets and routs, amazing plays and unusual happenings, such as when a college marching band prematurely took the field, interrupting the incredible final touchdown of a rivalry game. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Selected by noted sports journalist Michael MacCambridge, \u003cem\u003eFootball: The Impossible Collection\u003c\/em\u003e showcases the 100 most exciting, memorable and significant events that shaped this American sport, from 1869 when Princeton played Rutgers in the very first college game, the first legal forward pass in 1906, the Ice Bowl, the Immaculate Reception and the Hail Mary, to the 2018 record-scoring 54-51 shootout between the Rams and Chiefs on \u003cem\u003eMonday Night Football\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Illustrated with dynamic photographs, rarely seen archival documents and vintage memorabilia, this collectible handcrafted Ultimate Collection volume is presented in a unique faux pigskin clamshell case, the quintessential compendium for fans of college and professional football.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c!--*SEP*--\u003e\u003c!--*SEP*--\u003e Michael MacCambridge has written extensively about sports, music, movies, and popular culture. His award-winning book \u003cem\u003eAmerica’s Game: The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation\u003c\/em\u003e is widely considered the definitive modern history of pro football. He edited the critically acclaimed \u003cem\u003eESPN College Football Encyclopedia\u003c\/em\u003e. For eight years a columnist and critic at the \u003cem\u003eAustin American-Statesman\u003c\/em\u003e, MacCambridge also contributed to \u003cem\u003eA New Literary History of America\u003c\/em\u003e, and his work has appeared in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e, T\u003cem\u003ehe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGrantland\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Ringer\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGQ\u003c\/em\u003e. MacCambridge has served as an adjunct professor at Northwestern University, Washington University in St. Louis, and the University of Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ASSOULINE","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35675302920356,"sku":"9781614289074","price":995.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0456\/5696\/5284\/products\/Football-A.jpg?v=1597302425","url":"https:\/\/assouline763-com.myshopify.com\/products\/football-the-100-most-legendary-moments-in-history-ultimate","provider":"assouline763.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}