Bell, Upton,

Present at the creation : my life in the NFL and the rise of America's game / Upton Bell with Ron Borges. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, (c)2017. - 1 online resource : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references.

On any given Sunday -- A long ride to Baltimore -- Welcome to the Colts -- The great ticket heist was my kickoff in Baltimore -- A scout's life is for Kit Carson but not for everybody -- The making of an NFL scout -- Spy vs. spy settles NFL-AFL war -- The South is burning! -- Running my own show in Baltimore -- Worst loss in the history of losses -- Some things can't be fixed -- Why did you ever come here? -- Everybody's got to serve somebody -- A new league, a second chance -- No more fish in the sea -- Scouting for QBs, the most important position in sports -- Only one Moses wore a whistle -- Out of the frying pan, into the fire -- Epilogue.



9781496204592 9781496204615


Bell, Upton.


Baltimore Colts (Football team)
National Football League--History.


Football managers--Biography.
Sportscasters--Biography.
Sports administration.


Electronic Books.

GV939 / .P747 2017