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Mark L. Ford is assistant editor of the Professional Football Researchers Association and President of the Eastern Broadcasting Company. He is a frequent contributor to Coffin Corner, journal of the Professional Football Researchers Association.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. 1986: Live from London, the American Bowl
2. 1987: Auditioning the Replacements
3. 1988: Back to Barnstorming
4. 1989: Everyone Wants a NFL Team
5. 1990: Beat the Clock
6. 1991: Meaningless Game, Meaningful Competition
7. 1992: The Amazing Minnesota Vikings
8. 1993: Salary Cap On, Intentional Grounding Off
9. 1994: Going for Two, Going to Fox
10. 1995: Arizona, Carolina, Jacksonville, Oakland, and St. Louis
11. 1996: Cleveland’s Loss, Baltimore’s Gain
12. 1997: The NFL’s Memphis Blues
13. 1998: Good-bye NBC, Welcome Back CBS
14. 1999: Return of the Browns, Debut of the Titans
15. 2000: Y2K + NFL
16. 2001: Men in Stripes, Men on Strike
17. 2002: And Houston Makes Thirty-Two
18. 2003: Preseason Champs, NFL Champs
19. 2004: Preseason’s Worst, NFL’s Best
20. 2005: A Summer of Farewells
21. 2006: NBC Returns, ABC Leaves
22. 2007: The “Goodell Era” Begins
23. 2008: Toward a Shorter Preseason
24. 2009: Bigger, Better, and More Expensive
25. 2010: Goodell Offers Two in Exchange for Eighteen
26. 2011: Averting a Players’ Strike
27. 2012: The Summer of Replacement Officials
28. 2013: Many Happy Returns
Bibliography
Index
About the Author