Synopses & Reviews
A moving celebration of the history of American football from the NYT bestselling author of WHY WE LOVE BASEBALL
After scoring a bestselling home run with baseball, Joe Posnanski turns his gaze from the nation's pastime to the no. 1 sport in America. WHY WE LOVE FOOTBALL, like Joe’s 2023 baseball book, is a deep dive into the archives of American sport, and the result is a rousing tale of the 100 greatest moments in football lore.
This entertaining, enlightening, heartbreaking, hilarious, and always fascinating study of the sport offers a panoramic look across each of the moments. Both hidden gems and classic tales are told from previously unheard perspectives, and readers find themselves strategizing in locker rooms with artful head coaches, roaring in stadium crowds with diehard fans, and making controversial calls with referees on the field.
WHY WE LOVE FOOTBALL is an unforgettable masterpiece, a can't-miss take on the history of football from one of the greatest sportswriters of our time.
Review
“Ebullient . . . Posnanski rolls the highlight reel on the most memorable plays to ever grace the gridiron. The recaps mix the humorous and the heartfelt . . . Posnanski has a talent for restoring excitement to even the most well-known plays. Brimming with a fan’s enthusiasm and capturing the awe, bemusement, and thrills that the sport inspires, this is another win from Posnanski.” — Publishers Weekly ★ Starred Review
“Posnanski follows up his 50 greatest moments in baseball (Why We Love Baseball, 2023) with this entertaining selection of the 100 greatest moments in football. Spanning legendary high school games to classic college matchups to iconic Super Bowl moments and profiling key players throughout the history of the game, [he] counts down the most significant events . . . . Posnanski's collection hits its marks.” — Booklist
“Posnanski is a practiced sportswriter, but here, following his top-50 treatment of baseball, he’s an enthusiast with an uncommonly broad grasp of football history. . . . [Posnanski] . . . connects to the game at a fan’s level. . . . Gives us 100 reasons to look forward to football season.” — Kirkus
About the Author
Joe Posnanski is the #1
New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including
Why We Love Baseball,
The Baseball 100,
Paterno, and
The Secret of Golf, and has been named National Sportswriter of
the Year by five different organizations. He writes at JoePosnanski.com
and currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with his family.