Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-348) and index.
The kid from Glenville -- Michigan -- Grange open the door -- Benny takes command -- "We got the little badgers' skin to wrap the baby bunting in" -- Benny to Bennie -- "The greatest team I ever coached" -- Senior year -- "Benny Friedman passed all afternoon like only Benny Friedman can" -- King of the Big Ten -- The pros come calling -- "One sweet tough racket" -- "Friedman has six threats instead of three" -- New York -- "That redoubtable descendant of Palestine" -- Benny and Rockne -- "The greatest football player in the world" -- Transition -- Coach and commander -- Brandeis -- Passed over.
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The first biography of Jewish quarterback Benjamin "Benny" Friedman, who in the 1920s revolutionized football with his forward pass.