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Bookmark this site if:
✅ You love football history
✅ You’re always looking for new sports reads
✅ You think Super Bowl stories > summer beach reads
🧠 Welcome to Pigskin Books.
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✅ You love football history
✅ You’re always looking for new sports reads
✅ You think Super Bowl stories > summer beach reads
🧠 Welcome to Pigskin Books.
🔗 pigskinbooks.com/
#FootballBooks #NFLBooks
Michael Oriard, former Chiefs lineman and one of America’s leading scholars of football culture, spoke to Pigskin Books about violence, artistry, and why he still watches despite the concussion crisis.
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#NFLBooks #FootballHistory
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#NFLBooks #FootballHistory
Michael Oriard: Football, violence and literature
Michael Oriard on football’s violence, artistry, and meaning - and why he still loves the game despite its unanswered concussion questions.
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October 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Michael Oriard, former Chiefs lineman and one of America’s leading scholars of football culture, spoke to Pigskin Books about violence, artistry, and why he still watches despite the concussion crisis.
🔗 pigskinbooks.com/2025/10/04/...
#NFLBooks #FootballHistory
🔗 pigskinbooks.com/2025/10/04/...
#NFLBooks #FootballHistory
“Coach Shula was the leader, the boss, the screamer, while Coach Arnsparger was very calm. I always remember one day when Shula yelled at Arnsparger, and Bill just walked over, handed him the clipboard and said: ‘Here you are. You coach the defense.’”
(Any Given Sunday by Matthew Sherry)
(Any Given Sunday by Matthew Sherry)
September 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“Coach Shula was the leader, the boss, the screamer, while Coach Arnsparger was very calm. I always remember one day when Shula yelled at Arnsparger, and Bill just walked over, handed him the clipboard and said: ‘Here you are. You coach the defense.’”
(Any Given Sunday by Matthew Sherry)
(Any Given Sunday by Matthew Sherry)
No decade changed football like the 1970s. Hard hits. Larger-than-life characters. Dynasties that defined the modern NFL.
Here are 5 essential books that capture the chaos & greatness of the era.
📚🏈 Full guide 👉 pigskinbooks.com/2020/12/29/...
#NFLHistory #1970sNFL
Here are 5 essential books that capture the chaos & greatness of the era.
📚🏈 Full guide 👉 pigskinbooks.com/2020/12/29/...
#NFLHistory #1970sNFL
Top five: the NFL in the 1970s
The 1970s was a decade in which the NFL’s status as America’s favourite sport was cemented. Here are five of the best books on the 1970s NFL.
pigskinbooks.com
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
No decade changed football like the 1970s. Hard hits. Larger-than-life characters. Dynasties that defined the modern NFL.
Here are 5 essential books that capture the chaos & greatness of the era.
📚🏈 Full guide 👉 pigskinbooks.com/2020/12/29/...
#NFLHistory #1970sNFL
Here are 5 essential books that capture the chaos & greatness of the era.
📚🏈 Full guide 👉 pigskinbooks.com/2020/12/29/...
#NFLHistory #1970sNFL
📘 “The closest anyone has come to being schooled in Belichick’s view of the game.”
David Halberstam’s The Education of a Coach was published 20 years ago.
Two decades on, it remains the most revealing portrait of Bill Belichick's rise to greatness.
🧵👇 #NFL #FootballBooks
David Halberstam’s The Education of a Coach was published 20 years ago.
Two decades on, it remains the most revealing portrait of Bill Belichick's rise to greatness.
🧵👇 #NFL #FootballBooks
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
📘 “The closest anyone has come to being schooled in Belichick’s view of the game.”
David Halberstam’s The Education of a Coach was published 20 years ago.
Two decades on, it remains the most revealing portrait of Bill Belichick's rise to greatness.
🧵👇 #NFL #FootballBooks
David Halberstam’s The Education of a Coach was published 20 years ago.
Two decades on, it remains the most revealing portrait of Bill Belichick's rise to greatness.
🧵👇 #NFL #FootballBooks
🏈 Most football books stick to “war” or “chess” metaphors.
But Roy Blount Jr. saw the 1973 Steelers differently.
In Three Bricks Shy of a Load, he turned football into art.
Theater. Sculpture. Jazz. Poetry.
Here’s how, and why it still resonates. 👇
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But Roy Blount Jr. saw the 1973 Steelers differently.
In Three Bricks Shy of a Load, he turned football into art.
Theater. Sculpture. Jazz. Poetry.
Here’s how, and why it still resonates. 👇
🧵
September 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🏈 Most football books stick to “war” or “chess” metaphors.
But Roy Blount Jr. saw the 1973 Steelers differently.
In Three Bricks Shy of a Load, he turned football into art.
Theater. Sculpture. Jazz. Poetry.
Here’s how, and why it still resonates. 👇
🧵
But Roy Blount Jr. saw the 1973 Steelers differently.
In Three Bricks Shy of a Load, he turned football into art.
Theater. Sculpture. Jazz. Poetry.
Here’s how, and why it still resonates. 👇
🧵
Another new football title for the autumn: Tom Danyluk reaches the 90s with his decade-by-decade review of football. Out on Amazon this weekend.
#NFLBooks #FootballBooks
#NFLBooks #FootballBooks
September 17, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Another new football title for the autumn: Tom Danyluk reaches the 90s with his decade-by-decade review of football. Out on Amazon this weekend.
#NFLBooks #FootballBooks
#NFLBooks #FootballBooks
“Meet at the quarterback.”
The Purple People Eaters struck fear in the 1970s NFL but the Minnesota Vikings have become known for heartbreak. Four Super Bowl losses. Six NFC Championship defeats.
Here are 5 must-read books that tell their story.
🧵👇 #Vikings #FootballBooks
The Purple People Eaters struck fear in the 1970s NFL but the Minnesota Vikings have become known for heartbreak. Four Super Bowl losses. Six NFC Championship defeats.
Here are 5 must-read books that tell their story.
🧵👇 #Vikings #FootballBooks
September 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
“Meet at the quarterback.”
The Purple People Eaters struck fear in the 1970s NFL but the Minnesota Vikings have become known for heartbreak. Four Super Bowl losses. Six NFC Championship defeats.
Here are 5 must-read books that tell their story.
🧵👇 #Vikings #FootballBooks
The Purple People Eaters struck fear in the 1970s NFL but the Minnesota Vikings have become known for heartbreak. Four Super Bowl losses. Six NFC Championship defeats.
Here are 5 must-read books that tell their story.
🧵👇 #Vikings #FootballBooks
📺 Madden & Summerall defined football on TV.
This new book revisits the duo who made Sundays iconic.
👇 Full review from Pigskin Books
pigskinbooks.com/2025/09/15/...
This new book revisits the duo who made Sundays iconic.
👇 Full review from Pigskin Books
pigskinbooks.com/2025/09/15/...
Madden & Summerall by Rich Podolsky, review
An affectionate but familiar look at the legendary NFL broadcast duo of John Madden and Pat Summerall, told by former CBS insider Rich Podolsky.
pigskinbooks.com
September 15, 2025 at 3:07 PM
📺 Madden & Summerall defined football on TV.
This new book revisits the duo who made Sundays iconic.
👇 Full review from Pigskin Books
pigskinbooks.com/2025/09/15/...
This new book revisits the duo who made Sundays iconic.
👇 Full review from Pigskin Books
pigskinbooks.com/2025/09/15/...
Before Kaepernick, there was Dave Meggyesy.
🏈✊ In 1970, the linebacker blew the whistle on racism, corruption & brutality in pro football.
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🏈✊ In 1970, the linebacker blew the whistle on racism, corruption & brutality in pro football.
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September 11, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Before Kaepernick, there was Dave Meggyesy.
🏈✊ In 1970, the linebacker blew the whistle on racism, corruption & brutality in pro football.
🧵👇
🏈✊ In 1970, the linebacker blew the whistle on racism, corruption & brutality in pro football.
🧵👇
Over 40 years ago, one of the best books ever written about the NFL Draft was published.
Sleepers, Busts and Franchise-Makers (1983) isn’t as expensive as Finding the Winning Edge, but it’s almost impossible to find. Here’s why 🧵
Sleepers, Busts and Franchise-Makers (1983) isn’t as expensive as Finding the Winning Edge, but it’s almost impossible to find. Here’s why 🧵
September 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Over 40 years ago, one of the best books ever written about the NFL Draft was published.
Sleepers, Busts and Franchise-Makers (1983) isn’t as expensive as Finding the Winning Edge, but it’s almost impossible to find. Here’s why 🧵
Sleepers, Busts and Franchise-Makers (1983) isn’t as expensive as Finding the Winning Edge, but it’s almost impossible to find. Here’s why 🧵
🏈 Fall reading season is here and it's stacked: QBs, chaos, dynasties, and deep dives into the sport’s most powerful figures.
Two on this list are out now. More coming soon.
👇 Details, dates, and more:
Full guide: pigskinbooks.com/2025/08/27/...
#NFLBooks #FootballBooks
Two on this list are out now. More coming soon.
👇 Details, dates, and more:
Full guide: pigskinbooks.com/2025/08/27/...
#NFLBooks #FootballBooks
Top five: football books for Fall 2025
Top Five football books for Fall 2025: smart, readable picks spanning quarterbacks, team history, and league business, with brief blurbs and release dates.
pigskinbooks.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:35 PM
🏈 Fall reading season is here and it's stacked: QBs, chaos, dynasties, and deep dives into the sport’s most powerful figures.
Two on this list are out now. More coming soon.
👇 Details, dates, and more:
Full guide: pigskinbooks.com/2025/08/27/...
#NFLBooks #FootballBooks
Two on this list are out now. More coming soon.
👇 Details, dates, and more:
Full guide: pigskinbooks.com/2025/08/27/...
#NFLBooks #FootballBooks
🧵 What does it really mean to be a quarterback?
Pressure. Fame. Control. Identity.
In American Kings, @sethwickersham tells the story of the most mythic position in sports, and what it does to those who play it.
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Pressure. Fame. Control. Identity.
In American Kings, @sethwickersham tells the story of the most mythic position in sports, and what it does to those who play it.
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September 8, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🧵 What does it really mean to be a quarterback?
Pressure. Fame. Control. Identity.
In American Kings, @sethwickersham tells the story of the most mythic position in sports, and what it does to those who play it.
👇
Pressure. Fame. Control. Identity.
In American Kings, @sethwickersham tells the story of the most mythic position in sports, and what it does to those who play it.
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🧵 How much violence is too much for football?
That question runs through Sanctioned Savagery, a powerful new book by Michael Oriard, former NFL player and now one of the game’s sharpest historians.
Let’s break it down. ⬇️
#FootballBooks #CTE #NFL
That question runs through Sanctioned Savagery, a powerful new book by Michael Oriard, former NFL player and now one of the game’s sharpest historians.
Let’s break it down. ⬇️
#FootballBooks #CTE #NFL
September 6, 2025 at 3:14 PM
🧵 How much violence is too much for football?
That question runs through Sanctioned Savagery, a powerful new book by Michael Oriard, former NFL player and now one of the game’s sharpest historians.
Let’s break it down. ⬇️
#FootballBooks #CTE #NFL
That question runs through Sanctioned Savagery, a powerful new book by Michael Oriard, former NFL player and now one of the game’s sharpest historians.
Let’s break it down. ⬇️
#FootballBooks #CTE #NFL
"The importance of being able to throw the ball 70 yards in the air is overrated, especially in today’s passing game where timing and precision are so much more critical. As long as you’re smart about execution, everything will fall into place.”
Joe Montana, in The Art and Magic of Quarterbacking
Joe Montana, in The Art and Magic of Quarterbacking
September 3, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"The importance of being able to throw the ball 70 yards in the air is overrated, especially in today’s passing game where timing and precision are so much more critical. As long as you’re smart about execution, everything will fall into place.”
Joe Montana, in The Art and Magic of Quarterbacking
Joe Montana, in The Art and Magic of Quarterbacking
Is now a good time to mention that Bill Belichick has a book out called The Art of Winning?
His team may have been humbled last night but the greatest NFL coach of all time still deserves attention.
So what does the book really say about leadership?
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His team may have been humbled last night but the greatest NFL coach of all time still deserves attention.
So what does the book really say about leadership?
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September 2, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Is now a good time to mention that Bill Belichick has a book out called The Art of Winning?
His team may have been humbled last night but the greatest NFL coach of all time still deserves attention.
So what does the book really say about leadership?
👇
His team may have been humbled last night but the greatest NFL coach of all time still deserves attention.
So what does the book really say about leadership?
👇
🏈✊ Before Kaepernick took a knee, linebacker Dave Meggyesy took a stand.
In Out of Their League (1970), he exposed racism, violence & dehumanization in pro football, and paid the price.
A radical, unforgettable book that still hits hard.
🧵👇
In Out of Their League (1970), he exposed racism, violence & dehumanization in pro football, and paid the price.
A radical, unforgettable book that still hits hard.
🧵👇
September 1, 2025 at 4:22 PM
🏈✊ Before Kaepernick took a knee, linebacker Dave Meggyesy took a stand.
In Out of Their League (1970), he exposed racism, violence & dehumanization in pro football, and paid the price.
A radical, unforgettable book that still hits hard.
🧵👇
In Out of Their League (1970), he exposed racism, violence & dehumanization in pro football, and paid the price.
A radical, unforgettable book that still hits hard.
🧵👇
The smartest play-calling tips you’ll read this week were written in 1946.
Shaughnessy, Jones & Halas ended The Modern T Formation with Man-in-Motion with a ruthless DOs & DON’Ts list, some evergreen, some hilarious.
Shaughnessy, Jones & Halas ended The Modern T Formation with Man-in-Motion with a ruthless DOs & DON’Ts list, some evergreen, some hilarious.
August 31, 2025 at 12:02 PM
The smartest play-calling tips you’ll read this week were written in 1946.
Shaughnessy, Jones & Halas ended The Modern T Formation with Man-in-Motion with a ruthless DOs & DON’Ts list, some evergreen, some hilarious.
Shaughnessy, Jones & Halas ended The Modern T Formation with Man-in-Motion with a ruthless DOs & DON’Ts list, some evergreen, some hilarious.
College football kicks off this weekend and the NFL next.
Before you fire off a bold prediction, read the funniest cautionary tale in football: FREEZING COLD TAKES.
Before you fire off a bold prediction, read the funniest cautionary tale in football: FREEZING COLD TAKES.
August 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
College football kicks off this weekend and the NFL next.
Before you fire off a bold prediction, read the funniest cautionary tale in football: FREEZING COLD TAKES.
Before you fire off a bold prediction, read the funniest cautionary tale in football: FREEZING COLD TAKES.
Bill Belichick is a coaching genius but he got his edge through obsessive preparation.
In 4th and Goal Everyday Phil Savage (@PhilSavage) explains the film lesson he never forgot.
In 4th and Goal Everyday Phil Savage (@PhilSavage) explains the film lesson he never forgot.
August 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Bill Belichick is a coaching genius but he got his edge through obsessive preparation.
In 4th and Goal Everyday Phil Savage (@PhilSavage) explains the film lesson he never forgot.
In 4th and Goal Everyday Phil Savage (@PhilSavage) explains the film lesson he never forgot.
Are you a ‘Steel Curtain’ kind of reader or more ‘Air Raid Offense’?
Whichever way you roll, Pigskin Books has got the perfect football book for you.
🔗 pigskinbooks.com
#FootballBooks #NFLBooks
Whichever way you roll, Pigskin Books has got the perfect football book for you.
🔗 pigskinbooks.com
#FootballBooks #NFLBooks
August 28, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Are you a ‘Steel Curtain’ kind of reader or more ‘Air Raid Offense’?
Whichever way you roll, Pigskin Books has got the perfect football book for you.
🔗 pigskinbooks.com
#FootballBooks #NFLBooks
Whichever way you roll, Pigskin Books has got the perfect football book for you.
🔗 pigskinbooks.com
#FootballBooks #NFLBooks
🏈 New season, new reads. Pigskin Books’ Top Five football books for Fall 2025:
QBs, league power brokers, and wild history. Quick blurbs + release dates inside.
Full guide:
pigskinbooks.com/2025/08/27/...
QBs, league power brokers, and wild history. Quick blurbs + release dates inside.
Full guide:
pigskinbooks.com/2025/08/27/...
Top five: football books for Fall 2025
Top Five football books for Fall 2025: smart, readable picks spanning quarterbacks, team history, and league business, with brief blurbs and release dates.
pigskinbooks.com
August 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🏈 New season, new reads. Pigskin Books’ Top Five football books for Fall 2025:
QBs, league power brokers, and wild history. Quick blurbs + release dates inside.
Full guide:
pigskinbooks.com/2025/08/27/...
QBs, league power brokers, and wild history. Quick blurbs + release dates inside.
Full guide:
pigskinbooks.com/2025/08/27/...
In 1946, four Black players integrated pro football, one year before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color bar.
Their story rarely gets the spotlight. Lost Champions tells how the color line fell, and why it was forgotten. Here’s what fans will learn…
Their story rarely gets the spotlight. Lost Champions tells how the color line fell, and why it was forgotten. Here’s what fans will learn…
August 26, 2025 at 12:56 PM
In 1946, four Black players integrated pro football, one year before Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color bar.
Their story rarely gets the spotlight. Lost Champions tells how the color line fell, and why it was forgotten. Here’s what fans will learn…
Their story rarely gets the spotlight. Lost Champions tells how the color line fell, and why it was forgotten. Here’s what fans will learn…
🧵 “There is no magic about a game plan.” – Sid Gillman
The Hall of Fame coach changed the passing game forever but he maintained that his game plans were straightforward.
Here’s how Gillman explained it in The Illustrated NFL Playbook (1982) 👇
#NFL #FootballIQ
The Hall of Fame coach changed the passing game forever but he maintained that his game plans were straightforward.
Here’s how Gillman explained it in The Illustrated NFL Playbook (1982) 👇
#NFL #FootballIQ
August 25, 2025 at 3:00 PM
🧵 “There is no magic about a game plan.” – Sid Gillman
The Hall of Fame coach changed the passing game forever but he maintained that his game plans were straightforward.
Here’s how Gillman explained it in The Illustrated NFL Playbook (1982) 👇
#NFL #FootballIQ
The Hall of Fame coach changed the passing game forever but he maintained that his game plans were straightforward.
Here’s how Gillman explained it in The Illustrated NFL Playbook (1982) 👇
#NFL #FootballIQ
1/ 🧵 Football isn’t just played on the field. It’s designed in meeting rooms, sketched on napkins, and stolen from rivals.
Strategy drives the sport’s evolution. These books reveal how. Let’s break down the best football strategy reads ⬇️
#NFLBooks #FootballIQ
Strategy drives the sport’s evolution. These books reveal how. Let’s break down the best football strategy reads ⬇️
#NFLBooks #FootballIQ
August 25, 2025 at 8:18 AM
1/ 🧵 Football isn’t just played on the field. It’s designed in meeting rooms, sketched on napkins, and stolen from rivals.
Strategy drives the sport’s evolution. These books reveal how. Let’s break down the best football strategy reads ⬇️
#NFLBooks #FootballIQ
Strategy drives the sport’s evolution. These books reveal how. Let’s break down the best football strategy reads ⬇️
#NFLBooks #FootballIQ