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Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League
By De la Cretaz, Frankie & Lyndsey D'Arcangelo
- ISBN
- 9781666535075
- Publisher
- Dreamscape Audio
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Starred Review on June 1, 2022 | Audio In Depth
Sportswriters De la Cretaz and D'Arcangelo present a fascinating, well-researched history of the 1974–88 U.S. National Women's Football League (NWFL), which fielded nearly 20 teams—though never more than 11 at one time. The rules of the game were finalized in the 1880s, and the first recorded women's football scrimmage occurred on November 21, 1896, in Harlem. NWFL athletes faced pushback, even after the ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
