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cdwillis wrote: ↑Fri Aug 15, 2025 12:36 pm Thanks Chris, for the update on the book and the discount code, much appreciated.
Look forward to getting a copy and reading it.
Chris W.

Thanks Chris! And apologies for my long-delayed reply. Happy reading!

Thanks, Richard, and apologies for my long-delayed reply. Besides marketing "Eckie," I've been finishing up a research project for a certification for my "real" job...which I finished yesterday, so it won't be hanging over my head during Christmas! I renewed my PFRA membership to...

Billy Howton, end, Green Bay Packers 1959-‘58, Cleveland Browns 1959 and Dallas Cowboys 1960-‘63. Two-time All Pro, four Pro Bowls and was the league’s career leader in receptions and receiving yards when he retired after twelve seasons. Died August 4th at 95. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/h...

Hello, I'm a longtime PFRA member and a former Nelson Ross Award winner (2019, for "War Football: World War I and the Birth of the NFL"), but a rare visitor to these boards. Some of you may be interested in my upcoming book, "Eckie: Walter Eckersall and the Rise of Chicago Sports,&quo...

Hello, I'm a longtime PFRA member and a former Nelson Ross Award winner (2019, for "War Football: World War I and the Birth of the NFL"), but a rare visitor to these boards. Some of you may be interested in my upcoming book, "Eckie: Walter Eckersall and the Rise of Chicago Sports,&quo...

Thanks so much, Ryan! I look forward to hearing your opinion.

Thank you so much for the honor! The fact that I finally got "War Football" published after 15 years of trying was reward enough, but the Nelson Ross Award confirms that this was a story worth telling. Congrats also to Ryan (I loved your CC article!) and to the late Rupert. Looking forward...

With the #NFL100 season about to kick off, I appeared on the Doughboy Podcast of the World War 1 Centennial Commission to talk about my new book, "War Football: World War I and the Birth of the NFL." PFRA members may be interested in this. My segment begins 22:30 into the podcast and lasts...

Excellent! I did come across the Halas-Clark postcard - "The Order of the Broken Jaw" - but ultimately decided not to use it in my book because when I scanned it, it came out pretty pixellated. I did use a really good mug shot of Halas from Illinois' 1917 football program; a picture of Hal...

Thanks for noticing, James! I've been a PFRA member for some time now but just joined the Forums. I posted about War Football, along with a couple other new books by my publisher, today. Hope you read it, and hope you like it!