| Type | Trade paper |
| Vendor | Camino Books, Inc. |
| Pages | 186 pages with 24 photographs |
| Size | 6” x 9” |
| ISBN | 9781680980554 |
| Tags | History, Philadelphia, Sports |
| Preview Book | View Excerpt |
1947-1949 was the grandest successful run in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles: the team sustained excellence over three seasons that included three straight appearances in the league championship game and back-to-back world titles.
Making the achievement more remarkable was that the Eagles, only a few years earlier, had been at an historic low point in their existence: close to folding, short-handed, and nearly going out of business. The post-World War II resurgence brought fans to a high point of excitement as the team featured a variety of Hall of Famers.
Flying High: The Championship Philadelphia Eagles 1947-1949 recounts their rivalry with hapless Chicago Cardinals (forerunners of todays’ Arizona Cardinals), featuring characters like Hall of Famer Steve Van Buren, quarterback Tommy Thompson, owner Happy Hundred, “The Steagles” (temporary merger with the Pittsburgh Steelers), Coach Earle “Greasy” Neale, and the human bulldozer Alex Wojciechowicz.
Lew Freedman is a prize-winning journalist and author of more than 100 books, who lives in Indiana with his wife Debra and dog Boston. He has written for the Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News, as well as the Philadelphia Inquirer, where he watched the Eagles up close.
$ 29.95 USD
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