Football Fortunes
The Business, Organization and Strategy of the NFL
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About the Book
Football may be sport, but the National Football League is at heart a business—how else to account for the stratospheric salaries of the players and coaches? Yet most people are unaware of how that business developed. This book details the growth of an industry that generates billions of dollars in revenue and explains the intricacies of the league’s expansions and mergers, territories and relocations; the operation of franchises; the role of stadiums and markets; and the effect of the NFL on domestic and foreign affairs.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Frank P. Jozsa, Jr.
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 252
Bibliographic Info: appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2010
pISBN: 978-0-7864-4641-4
eISBN: 978-0-7864-5561-4
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
List of Tables ix
Foreword by John Maxymuk 1
Preface 3
Introduction 5
1. League Expansions and Mergers 13
2. Team Territories and Relocations 48
3. Franchise Organizations and Operations 83
4. Football Stadiums and Markets 120
5. NFL Domestic and Foreign Affairs 152
Appendices (NFL Statistics)
A. APFA-NFL Teams and Seasons, 1920–2008 187
B. Number of Seasons Played, 1922–2008 190
C. NFL Performances of Former AFL Franchises, 1970–2008 192
D. Paid Attendance, Selected Years 193
E. Team Home-Site Statistics, Selected Years 194
F. Ownership Characteristics, 2008 196
G. Coaching Staff Statistics, 2008 198
H. Average Ticket Price, Selected Years 200
I. Team Valuations, Selected Years 202
J. Stadium Rankings, by Category, 2008 204
K. Stadium Projects Characteristics, Selected Years 206
L. New, Proposed, or Renovated Stadiums, 2009 208
M. American Bowl Wins/Losses, by Team, 1986–2003, 2005 209
N. Pro Bowl Games and Results, 1971–2009 211
Chapter Notes 213
Bibliography 223
Index 239
