There are few times when a man can look back and say truthfully:
"I won that game. Without me we would have lost."
- Herb Adderley, Defensive Back, Green Bay Packers
The Football Game I'll Never Forget is a collection of fascinating, firsthand accounts from the 1950s through to the 1990s.
Selected from columns in Football Digest, these stories are told by stars from every position on the field and by coaches along the sidelines. Many of the entries are by current (or future) Hall of Fame players from John Elway to Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch, representing the best players of their generation.
The Football Game I'll Never Forget features one hundred personal accounts by such NFL legends as:
- Quarterbacks: John Unitas, Y.A. Tittle, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, Doug Williams, Joe Theismann, Phil Simms
- Running backs: Marcus Allen, Earl Campbell, Franco Harris, Gale Sayers, Tony Dorsett
- Receivers: Lynn Swann, John Taylor, John Stallworth, Drew Pearson
- Linebackers: Dick Butkus, Ray Nitschke
- Defensive linemen: Merlin Olsen, Ed "Too Tall" Jones
- Defensive backs: Ronnie Lott, Paul Krause, Ken Houston, Mel Blount
- Offensive linemen: Mark Bortz, Brad Benson
- Kickers and special team players: Jan Stenerud, Jim Turner, Pat Leahy
- Coaches: Mike Ditka, Don Shula, Bill Parcells.
The Football Game I'll Never Forget is an ideal book for football fans of all ages.