Chris Willis is the head of the Research Library at NFL Films. He is the author of multiple books on professional football, including The Man Who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr; Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe, and the Oorang Indians: How a Dog Kennel Owner Created the NFL’s Most Famous Traveling Team; and Red Grange: The Life and Legacy of the NFL’s First Superstar, all published by Rowman & Littlefield. Willis was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for his work on the HBO documentary The Game of Their Lives and won an Emmy in 2016 for his work on HBO’s Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Houston Texans. He was awarded the Professional Football Researchers Association’s Ralph Hay award for lifetime achievement in pro football research and historiography in 2012. He lives in Audubon, New Jersey.

• Foreword by Tony Nagurski, son of Bronko NagurskiPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: A Better Life Chapter 2:Bronislaw to Bronko Chapter 3: International Falls Chapter 4: School of Hard Knocks Chapter 5: On His OwnChapter 6: Off to College Chapter 7: Mr. All-American Chapter 8: Eileen Chapter 9: East-West Shrine GameChapter 10: Joining the Chicago BearsChapter 11: State of the National Football LeagueChapter 12: Rookie Chapter 13: On the DoorstepChapter 14: NFL Champions! Chapter 15: I’ll Try Wrestling Chapter 16: Back-to-Back Chapter 17: Not a Hollywood Star Chapter 18: Sneakers Spoil Perfection Chapter 19: Lost Season Chapter 20: Return to GloryChapter 21: Wrestling Champion of the World Chapter 22: Double Duty Chapter 23: Stepping Away & FatherhoodChapter 24: Returning to the BearsChapter 25: Goodbye to FootballChapter 26: Nagurski’s Pure ServicenterChapter 27: Pro Football Hall of Fame Chapter 28: Hard Working Family Chapter 29: Super Bowl XVIII Coin Toss Chapter 30: Losing Bronko Chapter 31: The Legacy of Bronko Nagurski NotesBibliography IndexAbout the Author

The legend of Bronko Nagurski as one of pro football’s pioneer stars is detailed like never before in this outstanding retrospective narrative by Chris Willis. The background of Nagurski’s life before, during, and after his playing days, is both insightful and entertaining. Chris Willis has previously written some great books about a variety of NFL teams and players. This book might be his very best, and that is saying a lot.

Chris Willis is the head of the Research Library at NFL Films. He is the author of multiple books on professional football, including The Man Who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr; Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe, and the Oorang Indians: How a Dog Kennel Owner Created the NFL’s Most Famous Traveling Team; and Red Grange: The Life and Legacy of the NFL’s First Superstar, all published by Rowman & Littlefield. Willis was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for his work on the HBO documentary The Game of Their Lives and won an Emmy in 2016 for his work on HBO’s Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Houston Texans. He was awarded the Professional Football Researchers Association’s Ralph Hay award for lifetime achievement in pro football research and historiography in 2012. He lives in Audubon, New Jersey.

• Foreword by Tony Nagurski, son of Bronko NagurskiPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: A Better Life Chapter 2:Bronislaw to Bronko Chapter 3: International Falls Chapter 4: School of Hard Knocks Chapter 5: On His OwnChapter 6: Off to College Chapter 7: Mr. All-American Chapter 8: Eileen Chapter 9: East-West Shrine GameChapter 10: Joining the Chicago BearsChapter 11: State of the National Football LeagueChapter 12: Rookie Chapter 13: On the DoorstepChapter 14: NFL Champions! Chapter 15: I’ll Try Wrestling Chapter 16: Back-to-Back Chapter 17: Not a Hollywood Star Chapter 18: Sneakers Spoil Perfection Chapter 19: Lost Season Chapter 20: Return to GloryChapter 21: Wrestling Champion of the World Chapter 22: Double Duty Chapter 23: Stepping Away & FatherhoodChapter 24: Returning to the BearsChapter 25: Goodbye to FootballChapter 26: Nagurski’s Pure ServicenterChapter 27: Pro Football Hall of Fame Chapter 28: Hard Working Family Chapter 29: Super Bowl XVIII Coin Toss Chapter 30: Losing Bronko Chapter 31: The Legacy of Bronko Nagurski NotesBibliography IndexAbout the Author

The legend of Bronko Nagurski as one of pro football’s pioneer stars is detailed like never before in this outstanding retrospective narrative by Chris Willis. The background of Nagurski’s life before, during, and after his playing days, is both insightful and entertaining. Chris Willis has previously written some great books about a variety of NFL teams and players. This book might be his very best, and that is saying a lot.

Chris Willis is the head of the Research Library at NFL Films. He is the author of multiple books on professional football, including The Man Who Built the National Football League: Joe F. Carr; Walter Lingo, Jim Thorpe, and the Oorang Indians: How a Dog Kennel Owner Created the NFL’s Most Famous Traveling Team; and Red Grange: The Life and Legacy of the NFL’s First Superstar, all published by Rowman & Littlefield. Willis was nominated for an Emmy in 2002 for his work on the HBO documentary The Game of Their Lives and won an Emmy in 2016 for his work on HBO’s Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Houston Texans. He was awarded the Professional Football Researchers Association’s Ralph Hay award for lifetime achievement in pro football research and historiography in 2012. He lives in Audubon, New Jersey.

• Foreword by Tony Nagurski, son of Bronko NagurskiPrefaceAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1: A Better Life Chapter 2:Bronislaw to Bronko Chapter 3: International Falls Chapter 4: School of Hard Knocks Chapter 5: On His OwnChapter 6: Off to College Chapter 7: Mr. All-American Chapter 8: Eileen Chapter 9: East-West Shrine GameChapter 10: Joining the Chicago BearsChapter 11: State of the National Football LeagueChapter 12: Rookie Chapter 13: On the DoorstepChapter 14: NFL Champions! Chapter 15: I’ll Try Wrestling Chapter 16: Back-to-Back Chapter 17: Not a Hollywood Star Chapter 18: Sneakers Spoil Perfection Chapter 19: Lost Season Chapter 20: Return to GloryChapter 21: Wrestling Champion of the World Chapter 22: Double Duty Chapter 23: Stepping Away & FatherhoodChapter 24: Returning to the BearsChapter 25: Goodbye to FootballChapter 26: Nagurski’s Pure ServicenterChapter 27: Pro Football Hall of Fame Chapter 28: Hard Working Family Chapter 29: Super Bowl XVIII Coin Toss Chapter 30: Losing Bronko Chapter 31: The Legacy of Bronko Nagurski NotesBibliography IndexAbout the Author

The legend of Bronko Nagurski as one of pro football’s pioneer stars is detailed like never before in this outstanding retrospective narrative by Chris Willis. The background of Nagurski’s life before, during, and after his playing days, is both insightful and entertaining. Chris Willis has previously written some great books about a variety of NFL teams and players. This book might be his very best, and that is saying a lot.