The Hidden Game of Football
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| Author | Bob Carroll, John Thorn, and Pete Palmer |
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| Original title | The Hidden Game of Football: A Revolutionary Approach to the Game and Its Statistics |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Grand Central Publishing, Total Sports Publishing |
Publication date | January 1, 1988 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 415 |
| ISBN | 0446514144 |
The Hidden Game of Football: A Revolutionary Approach to the Game and Its Statistics is a book on American football statistics published in 1988 and written by Bob Carroll, John Thorn, and Pete Palmer. It was the first systematic statistical approach to analyzing American football in a book.[1]
The original was published in 1988.[2] The purpose of the book is to look at the statistics of football and how they change the game based on coaching decision and player selection.
Updated edition
In 1998, a new version title The Hidden Game Of Football: The Next Edition was published by the authors. The new version is updated and includes more commentary on past statistics. A 2023 edition, with a foreword by Aaron Schatz, is being published by University of Chicago Press.[3]