The Britannica Guide to Football

Published in 2011 by Britannica Educational Publishing
(a trademark of Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.)
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First Edition

Britannica Educational Publishing
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Marilyn L. Barton: Senior Coordinator, Production Control
Steven Bosco: Director, Editorial Technologies
Lisa S. Braucher: Senior Producer and Data Editor
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Kathy Nakamura: Manager, Media Acquisition
Adam Augustyn: Assistant Manager, Encyclopedia Britannica

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Karen Huang: Photo Researcher
Matthew Cauli: Designer, Cover Design
Introduction by Adam Augustyn

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

The Britannica guide to football / edited by Adam Augustyn.
p. cm.—(The world of sports)
“In association with Britannica Educational Publishing, Rosen Educational Services.”
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-61530-573-5 (eBook)
1. Football. I. Augustyn, Adam, 1979- II. Britannica Educational Publishing.
GV951.B85 2012
796.332—dc22

2011005996

Cover, pp. x-xi, 1, 20, 45, 55, 134, 165, 201, 230, 231, 243, 245, 247, back cover Shutterstock.com; background image on pp. v, vi, vii, viii, ix ©www.istockphoto.com/David Lee; interior background image (football) ©www.istockphoto.com/Nick M. Do; interior background image (field) ©www.istockphoto.com/Mark Herreid