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Title: Total Football II : The Official Encyclopedia of the National Football League by Bob Carroll, Total Sports ISBN: 0-06-270174-6 Publisher: HarperResource Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.96 (23 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: This is the ultimate in reference guides
Comment: I recently purchased this book (unfortunately, not through amazon.com - I'd have saved $ 18!), and it is amazing. Everything I ever wanted to know about NFL, AFL, and AAFC players - from the hall of famers to the obscure - was easily found and easily read.
The only drawback? Virtually no statistical information on the "other" leagues (WFL, USFL, and the 1930's versions of the AFL). But as it is, Total Football II is a phenomenal resource.
Rating: 5
Summary: Some people want magic
Comment: For those of you who are looking for every NFL player - even those who never played a game - I suggest rubbing a magic genie, because that'll be the only way you'll find that information. It simply doesn't exist. While some bellyache that the statistical information isn't organized and re-printed 30 different times in every discernable way, they don't understand that this book is almost 2000 pages long. Repeating all of that information AGAIN would involve hundreds, if not thousands, of additional page. Total Football II is by far and away the most complete statistical reference there ever was. No, there are no indexes of high schools or longest punt returns or pre-season, third-stringer touchdown records, but please! This book contains every important stat available. The articles are written by people with centuries of cumulative years of experience covering and writing about the NFL. Even though your favorite game may not be listed, I can assure you that you probably haven't seen as many as the great writers who created this book did. Keep that in mind before you criticize them for not including Billie Joe Tolliver in their 300 greatest players segment.
Rating: 3
Summary: It's OK
Comment: If you're expecting the football equivalent of Total Baseball, you'll be disappointed. The text articles are superficial and unimpressive. For example, while Total Baseball has articles on Japanese baseball, Total Football does not discuss Canadian football. Total Baseball discusses the history of black baseball players, but Total Football does not do the same for black football players.
But perhaps I am being harsh in comparing Total Football to something as canonical as Total Baseball. Total Football has been an invaluable reference. It has statistics on every NFL, AFL and AAFC player (no comprehensive playoff stats, though); team statistics dating to 1920; and scores and attendence (where available) for every game played. The book even lists players' high schools, although unfortunately it does not have an index of high schools. For stats junkies like me, the book is a lot of fun.
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