Girlfriend's Guide to Football

by Teena Dickerson

On any given weekend in football season, thousands of fans head off to the football stadium decked out in team colors from head to toe, sporting football paraphernalia, ready to cheer for their team. Fans who can't make it to the game watch it on television with equal, almost religious, fervor. For those who are not football fans all this is a confusing, almost foreign world. In The Girlfriend's Guide to Football , Teena Dickerson teams up with Chuck Brown to introduce and translate the seemingly secret language of football for the uninitiated. Providing the complete lowdown on the pro and college games, their rules and traditions, and the general mania of America's favorite sport, this book is the ultimate guide for any newcomer to the game. The authors cover everything, from the various positions on a team to how scoring works. There are even tasty recipes for Superbowl Sunday. This edition is updated for 2007.

Genres: Sports, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published January 1, 2001

Reviews

[Kyla Squires · Rating 3 out of 5]

As Teena Spencer mentions in her introduction, it is hard to find a straightforward explaination of football out there. I always had a feeling I could really get into football if I just knew what the hell was going on, and now I do. The rule explaination is by far the best part of the book. That and the chapter explaining the differences in CFL. There is a little bit of history of the various leagues, as well as some blurbs on famous players, a glossery, and a mean chapter about cheerleaders. Questionable humour throughout.

[Angelica M · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was highly entertaining and very useful for my term paper on football. However it was not 100% accurate.
Let me makes this clear once and for all, THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS ARE NOT FROM KANSAS. THEY ARE FROM KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI. Lamar Hunts legacy is in Texas and Missouri. It is a shame to see such a mistake in what I take as a great book! Maybe a bit more research would have been helpful.

[Jennie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun, easy for a novice to read and understand. If you're already a football expert, not for you.