Description
The day of the Ice Bowl game was so cold, the referees' whistles wouldn't work; so cold, the reporters' coffee froze in the press booth; so cold, fans built small fires in the concrete and metal stands; so cold, TV cables froze and photographers didn't dare touch the metal of their equipment; so cold, the game was as much about survival as it was about skill and strategy. On New Year's Eve, 1967, the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers met for a classic NFL championship game, played on a frozen field in sub-zero weather. The "Ice Bowl" challenged every skill of these two great teams. Here's the whole story, based on dozens of interviews with people who were there-on the field and off-told by author Ed Gruver with passion, suspense, wit, and accuracy.
Author: Ed Gruver
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 11/15/2021
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.05h x 6.12w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9781493058211
ISBN10: 1493058215
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Football
- Sports & Recreation | History
Author: Ed Gruver
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 11/15/2021
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.82lbs
Size: 9.05h x 6.12w x 0.63d
ISBN13: 9781493058211
ISBN10: 1493058215
BISAC Categories:
- Sports & Recreation | Football
- Sports & Recreation | History
About the Author
Ed Gruver is a newspaper sportswriter, a member of the Professional Football Researchers Association and a contributor to Total Football. In addition to The Ice Bowl, he is the author of The American Football League: A Year-by-Year History, and two recently published biographies, Nitschke and Koufax. He lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.