Introduction

Football is the game of the seventies. Its heroes are constantly in the

public s eye; their faces glaring at us from the nation s newspapers and

television screens. We know about their personalities and their private

lives. What we lack is knowledge about their achievements---on the foot-

ball field. You say I m crazy ? Let me prove I m not. In baseball, it is

common knowledge that Henry Aaron holds the record for the most

lifetime home runs. Babe Ruth or (asterisk) Roger Marls hold the single-

season record, depending upon how old you are. But how many people

know the player who holds the lifetime record for touchdowns, the ul-

timate score in football? What about the single-season record? It s not

that easy, is it? Don t blame yourself. Football was thrust into our con-

sciousness in the 1960 s, and the moguls of the game could not provide

us with the tradition that baseball provided: the glorious history which

enhances one s enjoyment of the game.

Yet the names of football greats ring in the mind s ear. Johnny Unitas,

Joe Namath, O. J. Simpson, Jim Brown-all the way back to Red

Grange and then some. Why are they so famous? What did they ac-

complish? The Football Quiz Book doesn t tell you right out. It asks you

first, thus providing added suspense. If you don t know the answer, it is

fight there in front of you. What s more, the book delves into the answer

in depth to provide you with data and the proper background.

The Football Quiz Book is written almost backwards. Instead of start-

ing at the beginning--namely, in the early 1920s---the book starts out in

the present and works its way back. Therefore, the names you first see

will be the most recognizable; but as I take you back in time, I hope that

somewhere in your memory bank, certain names will bring out an "Oh,

yeah" response.

1 sincet ely hope you enjoy reading this book. It will mean to me that