[Rarebooks] FS: INSCRIBED Historic Book on Football
Charles Agvent
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Sat Jan 11 15:28:16 EST 2020
STAGG, Amos Alonzo & STOUT, Wesley Winans. TOUCHDOWN! New York:
Longmans, Green & Co., 1927. First Edition. Cloth. Illustrated with
photographs. SIGNED on the front endpaper "Sincerely,/Amos Alonzo
Stagg/December, 1927." A scarce early inscription before his writing
became shaky by one of the most important figures in American sports.
Stagg, the first to be elected to the Football Hall of Fame as both
player and coach, was active in the sport until the age of 98. He is
credited with originating more plays and formations than any other man
and, among other developments, is responsible for the forward pass, the
huddle, and numbered uniforms. Stagg also invented the indoor batting
cage and pioneered the headlong slide in baseball. In addition Stagg
participated in the first public basketball game on 11 March 1892,
scoring his team's only basket, and the first intercollegiate basketball
game on 18 January 1896. He is said to be responsible for the concept of
five-man basketball. Of the Grand Old Man of the Game, Knute Rockne once
said, "All football comes from Stagg." Owner inscription on the
half-title page. Near Fine, lacking the scarce dustwrapper. (#019614)
$850
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