13 Best Football Books
Goal: Find the best Football books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best football books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
13 Best Football Books
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North Dallas Forty
by Peter Gent
That First Season
How Vince Lombardi Took the Worst Team in the NFL and Set It on the Path to Glory
by John Eisenberg
The New Thinking Man's Guide to Professional Football
by Paul Zimmerman
Paper Lion
Confessions of a Last-String Quarterback
by George Plimpton
Also recommended by:
America's Game
The Epic Story of How Pro Football Captured a Nation
by Michael MacCambridge
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
A Novel
by Ben Fountain
Finding the Winning Edge
by Bill Walsh
The Best Game Ever
Giants vs. Colts, 1958, and the Birth of the Modern NFL
by Mark Bowden
The Education of a Coach
by David Halberstam
When Pride Still Mattered
A Life Of Vince Lombardi
by David Maraniss
Sources
- 1
10 Football Books You Must Read
nfl.com
- 2
Top 10 Football Books
rookieroad.com
- 3
The 11 Football Books Any True Student of the Game Must Read | News, Scores, Highlights, Stats, and Rumors | Bleacher Report
bleacherreport.com
- 4
20 Great Football Reads Even Non-Fans Will Love | The New York Public Library
nypl.org
- 5
The 10 Best Football Books for Diehard Fans
earlybirdbooks.com
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