Good Football Reads

[jefferyepayne]

Originally Posted by revmoran

An older book that let's the pioneers speak for themselves
The game that was;: The early days of pro football
by Myron Cope

A classic, Mike! One of my all-time favorites.

jeff

[TanksAndSpartans]

I didn't read the new Oorang Indians book because based on Thorpe's bio - it seemed kind of a sad chapter. The players were past their prime and lost a lot. Probably didn't help Pete Calac's HOF chances any. I did read the Columbus Panhandles book and a few other good books by Willis who does an excellent job.

I wish someone would write a book about the Canton Bulldogs or Massillon Tigers, but I think the reality is other than newspapers, there aren't that many sources out there to really get the inside story. An Amazon review of the new Memphis Tigers book mentioned that and I still haven't picked that one up yet even though Memphis was a good independent around the time the Ironton Tanks were i.e. it aligned pretty well with my interests.

[revmoran]

Originally Posted by TanksAndSpartans

I wish someone would write a book about the Canton Bulldogs or Massillon Tigers,

This is a good read

https://web.archive.org/web/20120311.../09-An-320.pdf

[TanksAndSpartans]

Thanks Mike - that is a good one. It shows up in Pro Football's Rag Days too.

I only wish someone had interviewed Cusack's counterpart on the Massillon side.