American Football's Forgotten Kings
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American Football's Forgotten Kings by Alex Cassidy
In 1991, their first year of existence, the London Monarchs won the first World Bowl title at Wembley; though just seven years later the team had folded and swiftly disappeared from the sporting public's consciousness. American Football's Forgotten Kings recounts the true story of the only professional American football team to ever exist in England. The book details each of the Monarchs' seasons, both statistically regarding on-field performance and culturally with the American players' stories of their experience in London. It also delves into the history of the NFL's European experiments, the World League of American Football and NFL Europe. Chronicling the Monarchs' surprising rise and shocking decline, Alex Cassidy has interviewed players, coaches and fans to pinpoint the successes and failures of the flagship European franchise. Can the Monarchs experiment be used as a case study for the future of gridiron, now more popular than ever in the UK?
Alex Cassidy is an English sports journalist and American football fanatic from south-west London. At the University of Kent he served as sports editor for the inQuire newspaper and played safety for the American football team, Kent Falcons. Since graduating, he has written for publications including the Guardian, Vice Sports and Gridiron Magazine.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781785310478 |
| ISBN 10 | 178531047X |
| Title | American Football's Forgotten Kings |
| Author | Alex Cassidy |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Pitch Publishing Ltd |
| Year published | 2015-09-16 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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