Crash of the Titans

William J. Ryczek is a finance professional from Wallingford, Connecticut, who writes about early baseball, football, the Yankees, and the Mets.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Foreword by Don Maynard      Preface to the First Edition      Preface to the Revised Edition      1. The Show Must Go On      2. Oil and Rejection      3. Congratulations!      4. Slingin’ Sammy      5. They’ll Never Find Enough Good Players      6. The Game They Played      7. The First Training Camp      8. We Don’t Tote No Coloreds      9. Opening Day      10. The Punts      11. Tragedy in Houston      12. Out of Quarterbacks      13. My Kingdom for a New Stadium      14. A War at War Memorial      15. 7–7 Again      16. Harry, Ernie, Joe and the Bulldog      17. The Quarterbacks      18. East Stroudsburg      19. Victory in Oakland, Defeat in San Diego, and WhereSamuel Gompers When You Really Need Him?      20. Out of Quarterbacks Again      21. Crash of the Titans      Epilogue—The Team      Epilogue—The Players      Appendix A: Titans’ Scores      Appendix B: Titans’ Rosters      Appendix C: Individual Statistics      Bibliography      Index

Reviews of the first edition: “filled with anecdotes...the story of an era”—The Coffin Corner.