On Any Given Sunday

The first biography ever written about the man who some considered the greatest commissioner in the history of professional sports

For more than 35 years, Robert S. Lyons has covered professional and college sports for the Associated Press and has contributed articles to numerous national publications. He is the author of Palestra Pandemonium: A History of the Big Five, and co-author (with Ray Didinger) of The Eagles Encyclopedia (both Temple). He is the former director of the La Salle University News Bureau, editor of the university's alumni magazine, and an instructor in the school's Communications Department.

Foreword	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Prologue	p. xv
The Early Years	p. 1
The Quarterback of the Quakers	p. 6
A War Hero Tastes the French Nightlife	p. 12
Back to Penn as Captain of the Quakers	p. 16
Bert Bell's Coaching Career Begins	p. 22
The Roaring Twenties-Off the Field	p. 29
Frances Upton: One of America's Brightest Stars	p. 33
The Yellow Jackets Become the Eagles	p. 43
The Eagles Struggle under Bell and Wrey	p. 48
The Prayer Draft Comes in 1936	p. 56
Additional Shock Waves from 1936	p. 63
The Struggle to Survive: 1937 to 1939	p. 70
Bert Bell and Art Rooney Get Together	p. 79
Bert Bell Ends Up in Pittsburgh	p. 85
Bracing for World War II	p. 93
The Steagles	p. 97
The Card-Pitts	p. 106
The New Commissioner	p. 112
Mysterious Negotiations with the AAFC	p. 121
A Gambling Scandal Nipped in the Bud	p. 130
Blizzards, Gamblers, and a Rebellious Club Owner	p. 140
A Dispute with Water Annenberg and a Truce with the AAFC	p. 147
Buffalo, Dominoes, and Television	p. 158
Finally a Home of Their Own	p. 166
The Dream Game Turns into a Shocker	p. 170
Problems with the Federal Government	p. 173
"Listen, Sonny, Just Sign the Contract!"	p. 181
Baltimore Rises from the Ashes	p. 191
More Warfare and the Sermon on the Mount	p. 202
Flare-Ups, Pile-Ups, and a Move to Oust the Commissioner	p. 211
The Commissioner's Working Style	p. 223
At Home in Narberth	p. 233
The NFL Welcomes Bubble Gum Cards and CBS-TV	p. 236
"You Can't Quit Now, Pete Rozelle!"	p. 250
The Players Finally Get a Union	p. 261
The "Hands-On" Commissioner	p. 269
"On Any Given Sunday à"	p. 286
"Sudden Death" Finally Arrives	p. 289
Anxiety over the AFC, the Pension Plan, and the Pro Bowl	p. 294
A Poetic Ending at Franklin Field	p. 306
Epilogue	p. 313
Sources	p. 317
Index	p. 321
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