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Billy Howton, end, Green Bay Packers 1959-‘58, Cleveland Browns 1959 and Dallas Cowboys 1960-‘63. Two-time All Pro, four Pro Bowls and was the league’s career leader in receptions and receiving yards when he retired after twelve seasons. Died August 4th at 95. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/h...

Hello, I'm a longtime PFRA member and a former Nelson Ross Award winner (2019, for "War Football: World War I and the Birth of the NFL"), but a rare visitor to these boards. Some of you may be interested in my upcoming book, "Eckie: Walter Eckersall and the Rise of Chicago Sports,&quo...

Hello, I'm a longtime PFRA member and a former Nelson Ross Award winner (2019, for "War Football: World War I and the Birth of the NFL"), but a rare visitor to these boards. Some of you may be interested in my upcoming book, "Eckie: Walter Eckersall and the Rise of Chicago Sports,&quo...

Thanks so much, Ryan! I look forward to hearing your opinion.

Thank you so much for the honor! The fact that I finally got "War Football" published after 15 years of trying was reward enough, but the Nelson Ross Award confirms that this was a story worth telling. Congrats also to Ryan (I loved your CC article!) and to the late Rupert. Looking forward...

With the #NFL100 season about to kick off, I appeared on the Doughboy Podcast of the World War 1 Centennial Commission to talk about my new book, "War Football: World War I and the Birth of the NFL." PFRA members may be interested in this. My segment begins 22:30 into the podcast and lasts...

Excellent! I did come across the Halas-Clark postcard - "The Order of the Broken Jaw" - but ultimately decided not to use it in my book because when I scanned it, it came out pretty pixellated. I did use a really good mug shot of Halas from Illinois' 1917 football program; a picture of Hal...

Thanks for noticing, James! I've been a PFRA member for some time now but just joined the Forums. I posted about War Football, along with a couple other new books by my publisher, today. Hope you read it, and hope you like it!

Hi, TanksAndSpartans...I researched Halas' early life and career fairly extensively for my recently published book, War Football: World War I and the Birth of the NFL. (I just posted about this, and a couple other books, in the Football Books section.) It's highly unlikely...in fact, impossible...th...

Hello all...I've been a PFRA member for a few years but am only now posting on the Forums for the first time. Just wanted to spread the word about a few new books about pro football history that were published this summer by Rowman & Littlefield. First off, and the one I'm most excited about, is...