Now You Know Football

It’s easy to be a Monday-morning quarterback, but the true football fan has the answers all week long. Doug Lennox, the all-pro of Q&A, leads the drive as he tells us why a touchdown is worth six points, who first decided to pick up the ball and throw it, and how a children’s toy changed the sport’s biggest championship. Along the way we’ll meet players great and not-so-great and encounter the various leagues that have come and gone throughout the world. Why is the sport called "football"? Who first used the term sack? Why did one American president consider banning football? What football team was named after a Burt Reynolds character? Why are footballs shaped the way they are? How many times have NFL and CFL teams squared off? Which came first - the Ottawa Rough Riders or the Saskatchewan Roughriders? Whose Super Bowl ring is a size 25?

Doug Lennox, the all-pro of Q&A, tells us why a touchdown is worth six points, who first decided to pick up the ball and throw it, and how a childrens toy changed the sports biggest championship.

Provides answers to trivia questions on the origins of common expressions and social conventions, covering such categories as politics, sports, religion, crime, and war.

Fast-paced, updated for 2015 and packed with more than 140 full-color action photos, Football Now! celebrates more than 65 of the best current NFL players, and illustrates how each is a bona fide star in the world's greatest sports league. Author Mike Ryan has selected the best players from each position on both sides of the ball. The profiles pop with life through his in-depth story telling and the breathtaking photos that showcase the awesome talent, grit and determination of these gridiron heroes. Here are just some of the stars in Football Now!: Drew Brees Aaron Rodgers Peyton Manning Larry Fitzgerald Calvin Johnson Dez Bryant DeMarco Murray Marshawn Lynch Darren Sproles Devin Hester Joe Thomas Clay Matthews DeMarcus Ware Richard Sherman. Football Now! fourth edition is a must for every fan and is a smart choice for gift giving.

Presenting five books in the popular and exhaustive trivia series. This one’s for the sports buff in the family! Doug Lennox, the world champion of trivia, is back to score touchdowns, hit homers, win the golden boot, and knock in holes-in-one every time with a colossal compendium of Q&A athletics that has all anyone could possibly want to know from archery and cycling to skiing and wrestling and everything in between. Why does the winner of the Indianapolis 500 drink milk in victory lane? Who was the first player ever to perform a slam dunk in a basketball game? Why are golfers’ shortened pants called "plus-fours"? When was the Stanley Cup not awarded? Why does the letter k signify a strikeout on a baseball score sheet? Where is the world’s oldest tennis court? What’s more, Doug goes for gold with a wealth of Winter and Summer Olympics lore and legend that will amaze and captivate armchair fans and fervent competitors alike. Includes Now You Know Golf Now You Know Hockey Now You Know Soccer Now You Know Football Now You Know Baseball