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Rosen, Richard Dean, 1949- author.
Subjects
Luckman, Sid.
National Football League -- History.
Chicago Bears (Football team) -- History.
Football players -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
Organized crime -- United States -- History.
Immigrant families -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Sports -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
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Tough luck : Sid Luc...
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Tough luck : Sid Luckman, Murder, Inc., and the rise of the modern NFL / R.D. Rosen.
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Rosen, Richard Dean, 1949- author.
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, 2019.
Subjects
Luckman, Sid.
National Football League -- History.
Chicago Bears (Football team) -- History.
Football players -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
Organized crime -- United States -- History.
Immigrant families -- Illinois -- Chicago.
Sports -- Corrupt practices -- United States.
ISBN:
9780802129444 (hardback) :
0802129447 (hardback) :
Description:
x, 306 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition:
First Grove Atlantic hardcover edition.
Contents:
Introduction: The quarterback next door -- Hog-tied and trussed -- The Erasmus terror -- One heartless tangle -- A worrisome gent -- Specialized persuasions -- A good future in trucking -- Up the river -- Captive city -- A fast passing game -- Runaround -- Rookie -- They all laughed -- Whiners, crybabies, and quitters -- Barrage -- Temptations -- High-priced help -- Another botched job -- Almost to a T -- With a thud -- Casualties -- A surprising comment -- Last dance -- Bingo keep it -- A congestion of quarterbacks -- Gifts -- Secrets -- Who do you think you are, Sid Luckman?
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1935. As Sid Luckman made headlines across New York City for his football exploits at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, his father, Meyer Luckman, was making headlines for the gangland murder of his own brother-in-law. Sid became a star at Columbia and then led the Chicago Bears to multiple NFL championships; Meyer wasted away in Sing Sing. But the connection between sports celebrity son and mobster father has been overlooked for eight decades. Here Rosen traces the rise of the National Football League through the dynastic Chicago Bears, and the demise of the Brooklyn labor rackets triggered by Meyer Luckman. -- adapted from jacket
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Hawaii State Library
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796.33209 Luckman Ro
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796.33209 Luckman Ro
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