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A great compilation
As a kid, I always used to be proud of the fact that I could remember most if not all of the numbers of certain Philadelphia teams. Prime among these were the 1960 NFL Champion Eagles.I originally purchased this book to confirm some of the numbers that I actually could still recall (Tommy MacDonald, Norm Van Brocklin, Pete Retzlaff, Bobby Walston, Billy Ray Barnes, Clarence Peaks etc.) and to learn the numbers that I had forgotten (Riley Gunnels, Jess Richardson, Ed Khayat etc). The book more than delivered on that topic.The most pleasant surprise of the book was the fact that there was a little story about an individual or about the team (or both) for every uniform number covered. These stories were very entertaining and enlightening.I would clearly recommend this book to any Eagles fan but especially to those Eagles fans who are old enough to have witnessed the last NFL championship football team in Philadelphia.
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March 15, 2006
| Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 5
Product Description
For the avid Philadelphia Eagles fan, John Maxymuk's Eagles by the Numbers fills a huge void. Using the device of jersey numbers to compile the first comprehensive history of the team, the author tracks down over 1400 players who have worn 1 to 99 throughout the 70-plus years Philadelphia has been in the NFL. Each chapter focuses on a single number, featuring one player strongly identified with it, as well as naming all others who have worn it, and then takes off into broader Eagles or football lore. Interspersed throughout are decade reviews of the team, covering won–lost records, best and worst draft, or Hall of Famers playing at the time, among other highlights. Capping it off is an Eagles All-Time Roster, listing all the numbers worn by each player.
From number to number, Maxymuk maintains a balance between the celebrated and the comparatively unknown, between the past and the present. Most everyone knows 5 belongs to Donovan McNabb and 12 to Randall Cunningham, but for 72 Maxymuk reaches back to Jess Richardson, who was the Eagles' MVP in 1955 and the last lineman in the league to play without a facemask. Taking a thematic rather than strictly chronological approach to the team's cultural heritage, Maxymuk spotlights players who best illustrate the stories that need to be told.
Distilled from four decades of research on the birds, Eagles by the Numbers will be a satisfying resource for a long time to come. Whether you're looking for just the bare facts or juicy anecdotes about key rivalries, end-zone celebrations, and shady characters, you will find them all here. Top to learn more
OK for what it is...
As promised Maxymuk's book does list every Eagles player (at publication date) by the jersey number each wore. Each entry is divided into three parts, the first being an synopsis of the players who wore the number, the second an overview of the career of an Eagle player who wore the number, which often segways into a separate but related topic. For example, the entry for #19 reviews the NFL career of kicker Tom Dempsey, then has a pagelong list of some famous last-minute game winners in Eagles history.Maxymuk has amassed a lot of stories in this book, many of which are well-written and enjoyable to read. The book does have its drawbacks as a reference work, however. There is no index, which makes it difficult to use the book to find specific information. Also, using jersey numbers from low to high as the organizational system for the book means that Maxymuk often shifts from writing about one Eagles era to another without any transition or continuity. As a result the book...
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July 7, 2006
(Washington D.C., USA) | Helpful Votes: 0 | Rating: 3
I like the Jersey but what's up with DeSean? He needs to pull his act together...