super bowl (game)

By the time Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was 24 years old, he'd already shown the world how to play and lead like a superstar. After achieving early success playing college football and baseball, Mahomes has become an NFL trendsetter and record breaker, becoming only one of four African American quarterbacks to win an All-Pro Most Valuable Player Award. With help from photos and biographical timelines, this book tells the story of how this Texas-born athlete went on to become a Super Bowl champion.

A brief overview of the history and development of the Super Bowl, qualification requirements, rules of the game, and highlights of Super Bowl's most memorable players and moments.

A quarterback dodges three defenders to throw to his wide receiver, who makes a miraculous catch, pinning the ball against his helmet as he falls to the turf. Four plays later, that same QB makes a game-winning throw to the end zone to win the Super Bowl. This is the NFL's ultimate prize. Readers will savor the surprising facts, amazing stories, and legendary players found in this book.

Examines the economic aspects of the Super Bowl, looking at costs for development, production, and promotion.

Discusses every Super Bowl game from the first in 1967 to Super Bowl Fifty in 2016. Includes profiles on some of the best-known players from each game including Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, "Mean" Joe Greene, and Peyton Manning.

Photographs and text describe memorable moments in each of fifty Super Bowls.

Looks at the history of the National Football League's (NFL's) Super Bowl.