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Posted 05 September 2009 - 05:20 PM

This Day In Football
By TJ Troup
Softcover, 209 pgs, 2009
Publisher: Taylor Trade

Description: TJ Troup takes the reader on a day-by-day journey through the autumn & winter months of the football season. Starting with September 1, games played on each day are highlighted that describe historical moments in the NFL. Events on those days sometimes may have seemed insignificant, but Mr Troup finds the thread & they are put in their larger historical context. Through exhaustive research, relationships between seemingly unrelated historical moments are brought to light.
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Posted 11 September 2009 - 04:47 PM

This Day In Football
By TJ Troup
Softcover, 209 pgs, 2009
Publisher: Taylor Trade

Just finished it. It's a solid read with lots of original research. Great job, Coach.
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Posted 01 October 2009 - 01:48 AM

View PostAndy Piascik, on Sep 11 2009, 03:47 PM, said:

This Day In Football
By TJ Troup
Softcover, 209 pgs, 2009
Publisher: Taylor Trade

Just finished it. It's a solid read with lots of original research. Great job, Coach.


Just completed it as well. One of the best books out there in a while. I like all the little details, not just the final scores of games, but what happened in the game, it's kind of the anti-fantasy football thing, where the plays called mattered, the coverage, the weather, not just the stats. I wish more books would hold my interest like this one.
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Posted 24 October 2009 - 02:36 PM

This Day In Football
By TJ Troup
Softcover, 209 pgs, 2009
Publisher: Taylor Trade


Not sure if there's much I can add to the reviews above, so I'll just reiterate that coach Troup did a great job and I'll bet that it was a very tough chore to narrow some dates down to two or three games. Coach, I look forward to vol. 2, if you are so inclined. I'd also recommend, if you haven't already done so, that those who have already read the book encourage their friends and family to put it on their holiday shopping or wish lists.
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Posted 25 December 2009 - 06:32 PM

View PostJohnR, on 05 September 2009 - 03:20 PM, said:

This Day In Football
By TJ Troup


I was fortunate to enough to receive this book as a Christmas gift today! Very much looking forward to reading it! B)
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Posted 30 December 2009 - 11:20 PM

There is now also a baseball version.
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Posted 31 December 2009 - 11:43 AM

View PostJWL, on 30 December 2009 - 09:20 PM, said:

There is now also a baseball version.


Excellent news! Can you provide some more information please?
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Posted 31 December 2009 - 06:47 PM

View PostHorrorshow, on 31 December 2009 - 09:43 AM, said:

Excellent news! Can you provide some more information please?

It caught my attention a couple weeks ago at a bookstore due to the similar cover design. T.J. Troup's football book is about games, whereas the baseball book is about games and stuff away from the field.

http://www.amazon.co...62299186&sr=8-1
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Posted 01 January 2010 - 12:59 PM

Thanks for the link, JWL. B)
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Posted 13 May 2010 - 03:40 PM

This Day in Football by our own Coach Troup is a masterpiece of research and writing! I got this book awhile back and have taken my time reading it so I could absorb all the information. It's is like being there at the game, smelling the grass, the leather, etc. and soaking in the atmosphere. It is an indispenable book of football literature that belongs in everyone's football book collection. Highly recommended.

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