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Wellington: The Maras, the Giants, and the City of New York

Name: Wellington: The Maras, the Giants, and the City of New York
Author: Carlo De Vito
ISBN: 9781572438729

by Carlo De Vito

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Overview

The definitive biography of one of the longest-serving, most highly accomplished, and well-respected owners in professional sports—Wellington Mara—this book details the life of the pioneer for the NFL who understood what it took to make the league great.

About the Author, Carlo De Vito

Carlo DeVito is a publishing executive and the author of the critically acclaimed Yogi: The Life and Times of an American Original, as well as biographies on Wellington Mara and D. Wayne Lucas. He lives in Ghent, New York. Sam Huff is a former linebacker for the New York Giants and an inductee in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

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A biography of this recently deceased NFL patriarch is overdue. Wellington Mara was a boy when his bookmaker father bought an NFL franchise for New York. Thus began Mara's 80-year relationship with the Giants. DeVito's (The Ultimate Dictionary of Sports Quotations) work is also a biography of Mara's father and brother and an inside history of the Giants. There are some rough spots in the writing, but this essential figure in pro football history is portrayed honestly, thoroughly, and enjoyably. Also for academic libraries.. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.