The king of sports : football's impact on America /

Gregg Easterbrook is one of the country's best-known football commentators, having analyzed football on-air for ESPN and the NFL Network. MSNBC calls his ESPN blog "the best and most compelling football column anywhere." The King of Sports takes an expansive look at our biggest sport....

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Main Author: Easterbrook, Gregg
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, [2013]
Edition:First Edition.
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