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Sullivan, George

Power Football: The Greatest Running Backs

60 pp. | Atheneum | September, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-689-82432-7 $$18.00

(3) 4-6 This engagingly written biographical compilation covers eighteen of the most famous running backs in football history. Each brief three-page profile provides highlights from the player's career, personal tidbits, and quotes from teammates, coaches, and football commentators. Some of the players covered, most of whom have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, include Terrell Davis, Walter Payton, Franco Harris, and Jim Thorpe. Color and black-and-white photographs add additional appeal.

Reviewer: Carolyn Shute