All, I repeat all, football fans should know about the juggernaut that was the Toledo Troopers.Īs “Hail Mary” unfolds the decade-plus history of the entire league, it introduces us to a fascinating cast of characters. More importantly, it’s also an examination of how, despite dominant teams, intense rivalries, scintillating performances and fascinating characters, almost no one has heard their stories. “Hail Mary” unfolds the tangled history of the NWFL, a professional women’s football league that had its roots in exploitation but became far more than anyone thought possible. This is an altogether different sort of a sports story. It’s also not another “insider’s view” of a superstar who’s become a household name, though you will get to know the backstory on several the league’s most intriguing athletes. “Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women’s Football League”, by Britni de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D’Arcangelo, is most decidedly not one of those sports stories that tugs at the heartstrings as a scrappy but unpolished team beats insurmountable odds to become a champion, though you will find yourself rooting for the underdog.
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