Hugh Culverhouse and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
How a Skinflint Genius with a Losing Team Made the Modern NFL
Häftad, Engelska, 2011
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Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2011-09-14
- Mått152 x 229 x 13 mm
- Vikt358 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- Antal sidor261
- FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
- ISBN9780786465163
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