Football GOATs: The Greatest Athletes of All Time

by Bruce Berglund

Overview

How do you pick football’s GOATs? Is Tom Brady the greatest quarterback? Is Alan Page the greatest defensive tackle? Who’s the all-around champ? It comes down to stats, history, and hunches. Read more about some of the legends of football and see if you agree that they’re the greatest of all time.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666321623
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	Sports Illustrated Kids: GOATs
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	33,550
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 6.00(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	8 - 11 Years

About the Author

Bruce Berglund is a writer and historian. For 19 years, he taught history at Calvin College and the University of Kansas. His courses included the history of China, Russia, women in Europe, sports, and war in modern society. He has earned three Fulbright awards and traveled to 17 countries for research and teaching. His most recent book is The Fastest Game in the World, a history of world hockey published by the University of California Press. Bruce works as a writer at Gustavus Adolphus College, and he teaches writing classes at the Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. His four children grew up reading books from Capstone Press, especially the graphic novel versions of classic literature. Bruce grew up in Duluth and now lives in southern Minnesota.

Table of Contents

How to Pick Football's Greatest 4

Defense 6

Defensive Tackles 6

Defensive Ends 8

Inside Linebackers 10

Outside Linebackers 12

Cornerbacks 14

Safeties 16

Special Teams 18

Kickers & Punters 18

Offense 20

Linemen 20

Wide Receivers 22

Tight Ends 24

Running Backs 28

Quarterbacks 28

Glossary 30

Guide to Roman Numerals 31

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

About the Author 32

Interviews

In partnership with Sports Illustrated Kids, an elite sports magazine offering a kid-first perspective to 7+ million young sports fans;