{"product_id":"detroit-lions-a-1950s-dynasty-9781467163101","title":"Detroit Lions: A 1950s Dynasty","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetroit Lions: A 1950s Dynasty offers a compelling photographic narrative of the history of a revered team. \u003c\/strong\u003eThis retrospective of the Detroit Lions’ glory years is an evocative reminder of what the cheering at Briggs Stadium was all about. Behind such storied figures as quarterback Bobby Layne, halfback Doak Walker, and defensive stalwarts Yale Lary, Joe Schmidt, and Jack Christiansen, coach Buddy Parker’s squad dominated the National Football League for much of the Eisenhower decade. The three-time world champions—competitive, colorful, controversial, and a mainstay on that marvelous new medium called television—helped make professional football a Sunday ritual in Detroit and around the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJournalist and author Richard Bak has been writing about his native Detroit for more than 40 years. His many works include biographies of Joe Louis, Ty Cobb, and Henry and Edsel Ford as well as histories of Tiger Stadium, the Detroit Red Wings, and Detroit’s Negro Leagues. He has won book awards from the Society for American Baseball Research and the Professional Football Researchers Association and two Emmy Awards as the writer and coproducer of the Tiger Stadium documentary \u003cem\u003eStranded at the Corner\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Richard Bak","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51397236687144,"sku":"9781467163101","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/0138\/5256\/files\/9781467163101.jpg?v=1779299766","url":"https:\/\/www.arcadiapublishing.com\/products\/detroit-lions-a-1950s-dynasty-9781467163101","provider":"Arcadia Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}