Football history smudges out 1960 as down time between golden ages. The Johnny Unitas Colts of '58 and '59 thrust football into the national consciousness with their sudden-death, Nielsen-friendly championship drama. Meanwhile, Vince Lombardi's '60s dynasty, consisting of a litany of stars, kicked off the Super Bowl era. Wedged in between were the 1960 Philadelphia Eagles, unfairly dismissed as the team with nothing but a championship. This book chronicles that team, which had so much more than a championship. It was a team that had grit, heart, and old-time characters who compensated for their lack of glitz with a remarkable group dynamic, plus a leader who transformed the ordinary into the extraordinary.

Get your football fanatic readers into the action. Inside the NFL uses chronological narratives to tell the beginnings of the Philadelphia Eagles, relate the greatest and lowest moments of the team, introduce the best players and coaches, and share other fun facts that help round out Eagles' history. Mini-biographies, sidebars, fun facts, fantastic quotes, and full-color, action-packed photographs will bring the NFL to your library.

"Oral history from players and coaches detailing the NFL from the late 1930s through the 1970s"--

After winning the 1960 NFL Championship, hard times hit the Philadelphia Eagles. For much of the 1960s and 1970s the Eagles became emblematic with losing. That is until a young, passionate coach in Dick Vermeil rebranded the Eagles in the image of toughness and accountability. Vermeil's tireless work ethic and ability to motivate, made believers out of his players and the fans and returned winning football to Philadelphia.