schwartziessports.com

Your Town - Your Team - Your Sports

When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission.  Learn More>

Giants Among Men

How Robustelli, Huff, Gifford, and the Giants Made New York a Football Town and Changed the NFL

, ,

From the mid-1950s to the early 1960s, when basketball’s Boston Celtics were piecing together a run for the ages, when Montreal’s Canadiens were in the midst of notching a record-setting five streaight Stanley Cups, and when the New York Yankees were the once-and-future kings of the diamond, one team boosted the NFL to national prominence as none other: the New York Giants.

In Giants Among Men, Jack Cavanaugh, the acclaimed author of Tunney, transports us to the NFL’s golden age to introduce the close-knit and diverse group that won the heart of a city, helped spread the gospel of pro football across the nation, and recast the NFL as a media colossus.

Scroll to Top