Travis Vogan is an assistant professor of journalism and mass communication and American studies at the University of Iowa.

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. NFL Films and Pro FootballChapter 1. Creating and Sustaining America's GameChapter 2. More Movies than NewsChapter 3. The NFL's SmithsonianChapter 4. The Shakespeares of Sports FilmsChapter 5. Keeping the Flame in the Broadcast EraChapter 6. Cable, NFL, Media, and NFL Films' Dinosaur TelevisionConclusion. The Persistence and Obsolescence of NFL FilmsNotesBibliographyIndex

"Vogan is able to conclude that by NFL Films' "manufacturing pro football's significance" the average fan was "taught" how to watch football, eventually leading to the replacement of baseball as "America's Pastime" with NFL football as "America's Game."--Journalism History"Keepers of the Flame is the definitive study of major-league media subsidiaries in the United States. It merits wide readership by historians of sports, media, and journalism."--Sport History Review"A readable and interesting book with a lot of descriptive history. Recommended."--Choice

Travis Vogan is an assistant professor of journalism and mass communication and American studies at the University of Iowa.

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. NFL Films and Pro FootballChapter 1. Creating and Sustaining America's GameChapter 2. More Movies than NewsChapter 3. The NFL's SmithsonianChapter 4. The Shakespeares of Sports FilmsChapter 5. Keeping the Flame in the Broadcast EraChapter 6. Cable, NFL, Media, and NFL Films' Dinosaur TelevisionConclusion. The Persistence and Obsolescence of NFL FilmsNotesBibliographyIndex

"Vogan is able to conclude that by NFL Films' "manufacturing pro football's significance" the average fan was "taught" how to watch football, eventually leading to the replacement of baseball as "America's Pastime" with NFL football as "America's Game."--Journalism History"Keepers of the Flame is the definitive study of major-league media subsidiaries in the United States. It merits wide readership by historians of sports, media, and journalism."--Sport History Review"A readable and interesting book with a lot of descriptive history. Recommended."--Choice

Travis Vogan is an assistant professor of journalism and mass communication and American studies at the University of Iowa.

• CoverTitleContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction. NFL Films and Pro FootballChapter 1. Creating and Sustaining America's GameChapter 2. More Movies than NewsChapter 3. The NFL's SmithsonianChapter 4. The Shakespeares of Sports FilmsChapter 5. Keeping the Flame in the Broadcast EraChapter 6. Cable, NFL, Media, and NFL Films' Dinosaur TelevisionConclusion. The Persistence and Obsolescence of NFL FilmsNotesBibliographyIndex

"Vogan is able to conclude that by NFL Films' "manufacturing pro football's significance" the average fan was "taught" how to watch football, eventually leading to the replacement of baseball as "America's Pastime" with NFL football as "America's Game."--Journalism History"Keepers of the Flame is the definitive study of major-league media subsidiaries in the United States. It merits wide readership by historians of sports, media, and journalism."--Sport History Review"A readable and interesting book with a lot of descriptive history. Recommended."--Choice