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Plus: his favorite football novels (A Fan’s Notes, End Zone), a forgotten gem from 1911, and the books he’d take to a desert island.
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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
Plus: his favorite football novels (A Fan’s Notes, End Zone), a forgotten gem from 1911, and the books he’d take to a desert island.
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A former English professor, Oriard sees the game in narratives:
“Sports journalism and fiction both shape how people understand football.”
#SportsBooks #NFLBooks
“Sports journalism and fiction both shape how people understand football.”
#SportsBooks #NFLBooks
October 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
A former English professor, Oriard sees the game in narratives:
“Sports journalism and fiction both shape how people understand football.”
#SportsBooks #NFLBooks
“Sports journalism and fiction both shape how people understand football.”
#SportsBooks #NFLBooks
He still watches, but with ambivalence:
“I suspend judgment in order to continue being a football fan.”
“I suspend judgment in order to continue being a football fan.”
October 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
He still watches, but with ambivalence:
“I suspend judgment in order to continue being a football fan.”
“I suspend judgment in order to continue being a football fan.”
On why the game endures:
“At its heart is a tension between artistry and violence. The beauty of the catch and the hit that follows, that’s what makes football compelling.”
“At its heart is a tension between artistry and violence. The beauty of the catch and the hit that follows, that’s what makes football compelling.”
October 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
On why the game endures:
“At its heart is a tension between artistry and violence. The beauty of the catch and the hit that follows, that’s what makes football compelling.”
“At its heart is a tension between artistry and violence. The beauty of the catch and the hit that follows, that’s what makes football compelling.”
Football, Oriard says, has never meant one thing to everyone:
“For immigrant kids in the 1920s or for Black kids after integration, it was a way out and a way up. Now the stakes are higher.”
#FootballCulture
“For immigrant kids in the 1920s or for Black kids after integration, it was a way out and a way up. Now the stakes are higher.”
#FootballCulture
October 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Football, Oriard says, has never meant one thing to everyone:
“For immigrant kids in the 1920s or for Black kids after integration, it was a way out and a way up. Now the stakes are higher.”
#FootballCulture
“For immigrant kids in the 1920s or for Black kids after integration, it was a way out and a way up. Now the stakes are higher.”
#FootballCulture
He worries most about the youngest players: “If I were a parent today with young boys who wanted to play, I’d be extremely anxious.”
The NFL, he notes, is now promoting flag football as a safer path into the game.
The NFL, he notes, is now promoting flag football as a safer path into the game.
October 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
He worries most about the youngest players: “If I were a parent today with young boys who wanted to play, I’d be extremely anxious.”
The NFL, he notes, is now promoting flag football as a safer path into the game.
The NFL, he notes, is now promoting flag football as a safer path into the game.
Oriard said his new book grew from unfinished business:
“I wrote Brand NFL before the concussion crisis began. The danger then was to players’ bodies, now it’s to their brains.”
“I wrote Brand NFL before the concussion crisis began. The danger then was to players’ bodies, now it’s to their brains.”
October 4, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Oriard said his new book grew from unfinished business:
“I wrote Brand NFL before the concussion crisis began. The danger then was to players’ bodies, now it’s to their brains.”
“I wrote Brand NFL before the concussion crisis began. The danger then was to players’ bodies, now it’s to their brains.”
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September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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Steel Curtain. Doomsday Defense. Perfect Season. Purple People Eaters. The 1970s had it all.
Which book takes you back to that era best? Did I miss your favourite? Drop your pick 👇
#NFLHistory #1970sFootball #FootballBooks
Which book takes you back to that era best? Did I miss your favourite? Drop your pick 👇
#NFLHistory #1970sFootball #FootballBooks
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Steel Curtain. Doomsday Defense. Perfect Season. Purple People Eaters. The 1970s had it all.
Which book takes you back to that era best? Did I miss your favourite? Drop your pick 👇
#NFLHistory #1970sFootball #FootballBooks
Which book takes you back to that era best? Did I miss your favourite? Drop your pick 👇
#NFLHistory #1970sFootball #FootballBooks
📘 The NFL, Year One, Brad Schultz
Before dynasties came the merger. This book takes you week by week through 1970, the first season of the new NFL.
An overlooked gem that explains how the stage was set for the decade to follow.
#NFLMerger #FootballMilestones
Before dynasties came the merger. This book takes you week by week through 1970, the first season of the new NFL.
An overlooked gem that explains how the stage was set for the decade to follow.
#NFLMerger #FootballMilestones
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📘 The NFL, Year One, Brad Schultz
Before dynasties came the merger. This book takes you week by week through 1970, the first season of the new NFL.
An overlooked gem that explains how the stage was set for the decade to follow.
#NFLMerger #FootballMilestones
Before dynasties came the merger. This book takes you week by week through 1970, the first season of the new NFL.
An overlooked gem that explains how the stage was set for the decade to follow.
#NFLMerger #FootballMilestones
📘 The Super 70s, Tom Danyluk
18+ players, coaches & broadcasters tell their own stories. It feels like stepping into a bar where legends swap war stories.
A time capsule from football’s wildest decade.
#RetroFootball #NFLLegends
18+ players, coaches & broadcasters tell their own stories. It feels like stepping into a bar where legends swap war stories.
A time capsule from football’s wildest decade.
#RetroFootball #NFLLegends
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📘 The Super 70s, Tom Danyluk
18+ players, coaches & broadcasters tell their own stories. It feels like stepping into a bar where legends swap war stories.
A time capsule from football’s wildest decade.
#RetroFootball #NFLLegends
18+ players, coaches & broadcasters tell their own stories. It feels like stepping into a bar where legends swap war stories.
A time capsule from football’s wildest decade.
#RetroFootball #NFLLegends
📘 Their Life’s Work, Gary M. Pomerantz
The Steelers weren’t just a dynasty. They were a family forged in pain & glory. This book is their collective memoir that's moving, raw, unforgettable.
A must-read for #SteelersNation.
#NFLDynasty #FootballLife
The Steelers weren’t just a dynasty. They were a family forged in pain & glory. This book is their collective memoir that's moving, raw, unforgettable.
A must-read for #SteelersNation.
#NFLDynasty #FootballLife
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📘 Their Life’s Work, Gary M. Pomerantz
The Steelers weren’t just a dynasty. They were a family forged in pain & glory. This book is their collective memoir that's moving, raw, unforgettable.
A must-read for #SteelersNation.
#NFLDynasty #FootballLife
The Steelers weren’t just a dynasty. They were a family forged in pain & glory. This book is their collective memoir that's moving, raw, unforgettable.
A must-read for #SteelersNation.
#NFLDynasty #FootballLife
📘 The Last Headbangers, Kevin Cook
What happens when Terry Bradshaw, “Hollywood” Henderson & Al Davis collide? Chaos. Color. Culture.
Cook brings the 70s alive, with Steelers-Raiders wars & the rise of NFL TV spectacle.
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#NFL70s #Steelers #Raiders
What happens when Terry Bradshaw, “Hollywood” Henderson & Al Davis collide? Chaos. Color. Culture.
Cook brings the 70s alive, with Steelers-Raiders wars & the rise of NFL TV spectacle.
🔗 pigskinbooks.com/2018/08/08/...
#NFL70s #Steelers #Raiders
The Last Headbangers, Kevin Cook
The Seventies were an era of colourful character and brutal football, dominated by a handful of teams. Kevin Cook tells the story.
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September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📘 The Last Headbangers, Kevin Cook
What happens when Terry Bradshaw, “Hollywood” Henderson & Al Davis collide? Chaos. Color. Culture.
Cook brings the 70s alive, with Steelers-Raiders wars & the rise of NFL TV spectacle.
🔗 pigskinbooks.com/2018/08/08/...
#NFL70s #Steelers #Raiders
What happens when Terry Bradshaw, “Hollywood” Henderson & Al Davis collide? Chaos. Color. Culture.
Cook brings the 70s alive, with Steelers-Raiders wars & the rise of NFL TV spectacle.
🔗 pigskinbooks.com/2018/08/08/...
#NFL70s #Steelers #Raiders
📘 The NFL in the 1970s, Joe Zagorski
Think of it as the “textbook” for the decade. Year by year, game by game, story by story. Plus: a bibliographic essay pointing you toward even more must-reads.
Deep, detailed: your best starting point.
#ProFootballHistory #NFLBooks
Think of it as the “textbook” for the decade. Year by year, game by game, story by story. Plus: a bibliographic essay pointing you toward even more must-reads.
Deep, detailed: your best starting point.
#ProFootballHistory #NFLBooks
September 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📘 The NFL in the 1970s, Joe Zagorski
Think of it as the “textbook” for the decade. Year by year, game by game, story by story. Plus: a bibliographic essay pointing you toward even more must-reads.
Deep, detailed: your best starting point.
#ProFootballHistory #NFLBooks
Think of it as the “textbook” for the decade. Year by year, game by game, story by story. Plus: a bibliographic essay pointing you toward even more must-reads.
Deep, detailed: your best starting point.
#ProFootballHistory #NFLBooks
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September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Education of a Coach isn’t just a biography. It’s a masterclass in how football minds are built, through film, mentorship, teaching, and relentless attention to detail.
If you want to understand Belichick, start here.
#NFLHistory #CoachingPhilosophy
If you want to understand Belichick, start here.
#NFLHistory #CoachingPhilosophy
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Education of a Coach isn’t just a biography. It’s a masterclass in how football minds are built, through film, mentorship, teaching, and relentless attention to detail.
If you want to understand Belichick, start here.
#NFLHistory #CoachingPhilosophy
If you want to understand Belichick, start here.
#NFLHistory #CoachingPhilosophy
In 2001, Belichick tested a young Tom Brady by grilling him after each drive.
🧠 Brady recalled routes, coverages, and reads in perfect detail.
Belichick saw a QB who processed like a coach. That partnership reshaped the NFL.
#TomBrady #NFLDynasty
🧠 Brady recalled routes, coverages, and reads in perfect detail.
Belichick saw a QB who processed like a coach. That partnership reshaped the NFL.
#TomBrady #NFLDynasty
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
In 2001, Belichick tested a young Tom Brady by grilling him after each drive.
🧠 Brady recalled routes, coverages, and reads in perfect detail.
Belichick saw a QB who processed like a coach. That partnership reshaped the NFL.
#TomBrady #NFLDynasty
🧠 Brady recalled routes, coverages, and reads in perfect detail.
Belichick saw a QB who processed like a coach. That partnership reshaped the NFL.
#TomBrady #NFLDynasty
Belichick wasn’t a charismatic “rah-rah” coach.
Halberstam: “He was not a man of charisma, as one expected of coaches, but rather a quiet man of chalk.”
His principles:
🔹 Do Your Job
🔹 Adapt to your roster
🔹 Details win championships
#NFLCoaching #Patriots
Halberstam: “He was not a man of charisma, as one expected of coaches, but rather a quiet man of chalk.”
His principles:
🔹 Do Your Job
🔹 Adapt to your roster
🔹 Details win championships
#NFLCoaching #Patriots
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Belichick wasn’t a charismatic “rah-rah” coach.
Halberstam: “He was not a man of charisma, as one expected of coaches, but rather a quiet man of chalk.”
His principles:
🔹 Do Your Job
🔹 Adapt to your roster
🔹 Details win championships
#NFLCoaching #Patriots
Halberstam: “He was not a man of charisma, as one expected of coaches, but rather a quiet man of chalk.”
His principles:
🔹 Do Your Job
🔹 Adapt to your roster
🔹 Details win championships
#NFLCoaching #Patriots
Halberstam dives deep into the Parcells–Belichick relationship. Together they built Giants Super Bowl teams in ’86 & ’90. But their power struggle also set up Belichick’s brief Jets stint, and his leap to New England.
#NFLLegends
#NFLLegends
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Halberstam dives deep into the Parcells–Belichick relationship. Together they built Giants Super Bowl teams in ’86 & ’90. But their power struggle also set up Belichick’s brief Jets stint, and his leap to New England.
#NFLLegends
#NFLLegends
After Wesleyan College, Belichick started at the bottom: $25 a week with the 1975 Baltimore Colts.
From there he absorbed wisdom from coaches like Ted Marchibroda, Ray Perkins and Bill Parcells. Belichick evolved beyond them all.
#CoachingTree #FootballHistory
From there he absorbed wisdom from coaches like Ted Marchibroda, Ray Perkins and Bill Parcells. Belichick evolved beyond them all.
#CoachingTree #FootballHistory
September 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
After Wesleyan College, Belichick started at the bottom: $25 a week with the 1975 Baltimore Colts.
From there he absorbed wisdom from coaches like Ted Marchibroda, Ray Perkins and Bill Parcells. Belichick evolved beyond them all.
#CoachingTree #FootballHistory
From there he absorbed wisdom from coaches like Ted Marchibroda, Ray Perkins and Bill Parcells. Belichick evolved beyond them all.
#CoachingTree #FootballHistory