CONTENTS

DEDICATION

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

PREFACE

Chapter 1
THE PROMISE

Chapter 2
THE KICKOFF

Chapter 3
THE FIRE AND THE FUSION

Chapter 4
THE TRADITIONAL

Chapter 5
THE BRINK

Chapter 6
THE UNDERDOGS

Chapter 7
THE EXPANSION

Chapter 8
THE FIRST DESIGNATED PLAYER

Chapter 9
THE SONS OF BEN

Chapter 10
THE RIVALS

Chapter 11
THE BELIEVERS

Chapter 12
THE ANNIVERSARY

Epilogue
THE FUTURE

SOURCES

INTERVIEWS

INDEX

ABOUT THE AUTHOR