The Columbus Panhandles: A Complete History of Pro Football's Toughest Team, 1900-1922

by Chris Willis and Chris Willis head of the Research Library at NFL Films and author of Red Grange: The Life and Legacy

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In 1901 workers at the Panhandle shops of the Pennsylvania Railroad in Columbus, Ohio formed a professional football team called the Columbus Panhandles. The railroad workers, mainly European immigrants, learned the game of football not on college gridirons, but on the sandlots of railroad yards during their lunch breaks. With the leadership of an innovative team manager and its tough physical play, the Panhandles went on to play for more than twenty...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0810858932

ISBN13:9780810858930

Release Date:February 2007

Publisher:Scarecrow Press

Length:368 Pages

Weight:1.45 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"

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