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The New Eagles Encyclopedia Ray Didinger

The New Eagles Encyclopedia By Ray Didinger

The New Eagles Encyclopedia by Ray Didinger


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The New Eagles Encyclopedia by Ray Didinger

While much has changed in the decade since the original publication of The Eagles Encyclopedia, the passion of Eagles fans has only grown stronger. That's why author Ray Didinger revised, updated, and expanded his history of the team with The New Eagles Encyclopedia. Didinger presents a year-by-year history of the franchise from its inception in 1933 through the 2013 season. There are profiles of more than 100 players, past and present, as well as every head coach and owner along with dozens of new photographs and stats, stats, and more stats. The New Eagles Encyclopedia includes:* More player profiles including new entries on Nick Foles, LeSean McCoy and Michael Vick.* The end of the Andy Reid era and the arrival of Chip Kelly.* Expanded chapters on Eagles in the Hall of Fame and other milestone moments.* Summaries of every post-season game.* A new chapter on the Eagles-Cowboys rivalry. An essential addition to every fan's bookshelf, The New Eagles Encyclopedia is the definitive information source on the Philadelphia Eagles. This book is not sanctioned by the NFL or its teams.

The New Eagles Encyclopedia Reviews

[A] masterwork... vastly entertaining...the most readable history of the team ever done.-Philadelphia Inquirer

This is the definitive book for any Easgles fans. -The Philadelphia Daily News

About Ray Didinger

Ray Didinger was the first print journalist inducted into the Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame. As a columnist for the Philadelphia Bulletin and Philadelphia Daily News, he was named Pennsylvania Sportswriter of the Year five times. He has authored or co-authored ten books including One Last Read: The Collected Works of the World's Slowest Sportswriter (Temple) and The Ultimate Book of Sports Movies. He is a football analyst for Comcast Sports Net in Philadelphia.

Robert S. Lyons (1939-2013) was the author of On Any Given Sunday: A Life of Bert Bell, and Palestra Pandemonium: A History of the Big Five (both Temple).

Table of Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1 Professional Football in Philadelphia: The Early Years

2 Bert Bell and the Birth of the Eagles

3 Player Profiles

4 The Coaches

5 The Front Office

6 The Golden Years: 1948-49, 1960, 1980

7 The Andy Reid Era

8 The Postseason

9 The Hall of Fame

10 The Stadiums

11 Milestone Moments

12 Eagles Fans: Portrait in Passion

13 The Eagles-Cowboys Rivalry

14 Sidelines

Appendix A: Year-by-Year Highlights

Appendix B: Stats, Records, All-Time Roster, and Draft

Additional information

CIN1439912114VG
9781439912119
1439912114
The New Eagles Encyclopedia by Ray Didinger
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Temple University Press,U.S.
20140930
440
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