So, this is not the Redskins best ever season. But Americans still love the game, and true fans of the Redskins nation still keep the faith. So celebrate football season by reading up on the history of the game, relive the 'Skins glory days, explore the role of sport in American culture, or read up on famous controversies in sport.
Go Skins! (or Ravens if you can't stand it anymore...)
2009
Anderson, Eric. In the Game: Gay Athletes and the Cult of Masculinity. GV708.8 A43 2005
Austin, Michael W. Football and Philosophy: Going Deep. GV959 F55 2008
Baker, William. Playing With God: Religion and Modern Sport. GV706.5 B35 2007
Davies, Richard. America's Obsession: Sports and Society since 1945. GV706.5 D38 1994
Deloria, Philip. Indians in Unexpected Places. E98 S67 D46 2004
Denlinger, Ken. Washington's Redskins: The Allen Triumph. GV956 W3 D46 1973
Garner, Joe. And the Crowd Goes Wild: Relive the Most Celebrated Sporting Events Ever Broadcast. GV576 G335 1999
Gorn, Elliott. A Brief History of American Sports. GV583 G673 1993
Griffin, Geoff. Are Athletes Good Role Models? GV706.8 A74 2005
Gumbrecht, Hans. In Praise of Athletic Beauty. GV706 G8613 2006
Jay, Kathryn. More than Just a Game: Sports in American Life Since 1945. GV706.5 J39 2004
Loverro, Thom. Hail Victory: An Oral History of the Washington Redskins. GV956 W3 L678 2006
McCloskey, John. When Winning Costs Too Much: Steroids, Supplements, and Scandal in Today's Sports. RC1230 M38 2005
Mandelbaum, Michael. The Meaning of Sports: Why Americans Watch Baseball, Football and Basketball and What They See When They Do. GV706.5 M345 2004b
Musiker, Liz. The Smart Girl's Guide to Sports: A Hip Handbook for Women Who Don't Know a Slam Dunk from a Grand Slam. GV707 M73 2005
Nelson, David. Anatomy of a Game: Football, the Rules, and the Men who Made the Game. GV955 N441994
Nelson, Maria Burton. The Stronger Women Get, the More Men Love Football: Sexism and the American Culture of Sports. GV706.4 N45 1995
Official Rules of the NFL. GV955 N334 1996
Pampel, Fred. Drugs and Sports. RC1230 P36 2007
Powell, Shaun. Souled Out? How Blacks Are Winning and Sports are Losing. GV706.32 P69 2008
Putnam, Douglas. Controversies in the Sports World. GV706.5 P88 1999
Robson, David. Steroids. HV5822 S68 R63 2009
Shropshire, Kenneth. In Black and White: Race and Sports in America. GV706.32 S48 1996
Silverman, Al. It's Not Over Til It's Over: The Stories Behind the Most Magnificent, Heart-Stopping Sports Miracles of Our Time. GV576 S65 2002
Spindel, Carol. Dancing at Halftime: Sports and the Controversy over American Indian Mascots. GV714.5 S65 2002
Washington Post Sports Staff. Redskins: A History of Washington's Team. GV956 W3 R43 1997
Whittingham, Richard. Hail Redskins: A Celebration of the Greatest Players, Teams, and Coaches. GV956 W3 W46 2001
Zimniuch, Fran. Crooked: A History of Cheating in Sports. GV706.3 Z56 2009