Description
Book Synopsis All-American quarterback Charlie Conerly''s college career was interrupted by World War II. He started at University of Mississippi in 1942, fought in the Battle of Guam in 1944, then led Ole Miss to their first conference championship in 1947. He went on to play for the New York Giants from 1948 to 1961, ultimately leading them to an NFL title.
A College Football Hall of Famer, Conerly was a professional All-Star and the lynchpin of the Giants offense at time when the team was loaded with Hall of Famers who unduly overshadowed him during his heyday. New York won repeat divisional crowns under the soft-spoken Conerly and participated in the suspenseful, first-ever sudden death NFL title game in 1958. This first-ever full-length biography chronicles his life and career in detail.
Table of Contents
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Preface
- Introduction
- Chapter 1. The Best Day of All
- Chapter 2. Mississippi Roots
- Chapter 3. Ole Miss
- Chapter 4. War and Ole Miss II
- Chapter 5. Meeting the Mrs.
- Chapter 6. From Ole Miss to the Big Apple
- Chapter 7. Rookie Year
- Chapter 8. New York, New York
- Chapter 9. Loving the Spotlight
- Chapter 10. Giants Become Winners
- Chapter 11. Keeping It Going
- Chapter 12. The Old Man
- Chapter 13. 1953: The Worst Year
- Chapter 14. New Look Giants
- Chapter 15. The New Regime
- Chapter 16. Charlie and Perian
- Chapter 17. Not Quite There
- Chapter 18. Their Turn
- Chapter 19. World Champs
- Chapter 20. Trying to Do It Again
- Chapter 21. Redemption Tour
- Chapter 22. Greatest Game
- Chapter 23. 1959: Giants–Colts Again
- Chapter 24. The 1960s
- Epilogue: Retirement
- Chapter Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
