Football's Most Shocking Upsets

School Library Journal

Gr 4-8Aaseng has selected eight games, ranging from the 1950 Browns victory over the Eagles to the 1981 49ers rout of the Cowboys as his . . .Most Shocking Upsets. Five of the games covered were regular season games, rather than championship games. (One of the three championship games included is, naturally, the now- legendary 1969 Jets-Colts Super Bowl). Placing each game in its seasonal per spective, Aaseng describes the game action and provides a one-page statisti cal summary for each. An interesting detail on the summary page is the ``Out standing Performance/Subpar Perfor mance'' note that highlights the unex pected stars and goats of each game. Each chapter is generously illustrated with black-and-white photos. Like the author's many other sports books, this one is clearly written but not inspired, and sure to be picked up by the sport's insatiable young fans.Elaine Fort Weischedel, Turner Free Library, Ran dolph, Mass.