New York Jets: The Complete Illustrated History

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New York Jets: The Complete Illustrated History PDF

Review

Library Journal November 15, 2011MVP Books has been producing these illustrated histories of NFL teams for the past few years and is now about one-third of the way through the league’s 32 clubs. Most of this volume’s action photos and reproductions of football cards and other memorabilia are in color and attractively laid out. Veteran sportswriter Cannizzaro (New York Post) tells the history of the team through its coaches—from Sammy Baugh of the 1960 New York Titans to Rex Ryan of today’s media savvy Jets. While the Jets have won only one Super Bowl in their 51 years, they have had a colorful heritage, particularly capturing the imagination of Football Fans in the 1960s because of flashy quarterback Joe Namath and today owing to flamboyant head coach Ryan. The text is augmented by sidebars on notable players like Namath, Curtis Martin, and Darrelle Revis as well as on significant moments in team history like when NBC left a game to air Heidi in 1968, Super Bowl III, and the weird departure of coach Bill Parcells. An appendix lists the basic team records, and there is a foreword by Namath. VERDICT This well-executed team history will be of interest to all Football Fans.—John Maxymuk, Rutgers Univ. Lib., Camden, NJ

From the Inside Flap

From Broadway Joe to the Sack Exchange to the Sanchise, the New York Jets have a long tradition of colorful characters and talented football players from a half century on the gridiron. While the team has produced its fair share of disappointment and frustrating finishes, the many Memorable Moments keep the fans coming back to cheer on Gang Green year after year.

About the Author

Mark Cannizzaro has covered the Jets for the New York Post for nearly 20 years, and he has also covered golf, NCAA tournament basketball, the NBA, NHL, boxing, and tennis. This is his third book on the New York Jets.