{"product_id":"9781501116216","title":"The Perfect Pass: American Genius and the Reinvention of Football","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn \"excellent sports history\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) in the tradition of Michael Lewis's \u003ci\u003eMoneyball\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning historian S.C. Gwynne tells the incredible story of how two unknown coaches-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eHal Mumme and Mike Leach-developed the Air Raid offense and revolutionized American football at every level, from high school to the NFL.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHal Mumme spent fourteen mostly losing seasons coaching football before inventing a potent passing offense that would soon shock players, delight fans, and terrify opposing coaches. It all began at a tiny, overlooked college called Iowa Wesleyan, where Mumme was head coach and Mike Leach, a lawyer who had never played college football, was hired as his offensive line coach. In the cornfields of Iowa these two mad inventors, drawn together by a shared disregard for conventionalism and a love for Jimmy Buffett, began to engineer the purest, most extreme passing game in the 145-year history of football. Implementing their \"Air Raid\" offense, their teams-at Iowa Wesleyan and later at Valdosta State and the University of Kentucky-played blazingly fast-faster than any team ever had before, and they routinely beat teams with far more talented athletes. And Mumme and Leach did it all without even a playbook.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"A superb treat for all gridiron fans\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review), \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Pass\u003c\/i\u003e explores Mumme's leading role in changing football from a run-dominated sport to a pass-dominated one, the game that tens of millions of Americans now watch every fall weekend. Whether you're a casual or ravenous football fan, this is \"a rousing tale of innovation\" (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), and \"Gwynne's book ably relates the story of that innovation and the successes of the man who devised it\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"Scribner","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46519742103793,"sku":"9781501116216","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781501116216_p0.jpg?v=1765549081","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781501116216","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}