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The League
How Five Rivals Created the NFL and Launched a Sports Empire
Book • 2019
In 'The League', John Eisenberg chronicles the early decades of the NFL through the careers of five key figures: Art Rooney, George Halas, Tim Mara, George Preston Marshall, and Bert Bell.
These owners navigated numerous challenges, including financial struggles and social issues like racism, to build the league into the successful entity it is today.
The book highlights their business ingenuity and the compromises they made to ensure the league's survival and growth.
These owners navigated numerous challenges, including financial struggles and social issues like racism, to build the league into the successful entity it is today.
The book highlights their business ingenuity and the compromises they made to ensure the league's survival and growth.
