Sunday's Heroes (PDF)

Richard Whittingham is the author of more than 30 books, including two novels: State Street and Their Kind of Town. Among his non-fiction works are Rites of Autumn, The Story of College Football, a companion volume to the 10-episode ESPN series of the same name; Martial Justice, The Last Mass Execution in the United States, the source for a History Channel one-hour television special; What a Game They Played, a Library of Congress/NFL honored book on the early days of professional football in America; and numerous sports' histories including What Giants They Were, Hail Redskins and What Bears They Were. Whittingham has also collaborated on book projects with Sir Edmund Hillary, Joe DiMaggio, and LIFE magazine. His articles have been published in such national outlets as the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Magazine and the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Richard lives in the Chicago area. Pat Summerall has been associated with the NFL as a player and broadcaster for more than 50 years. Widely recognized in recent years as one of the best television commentators in the business, Summerall announced his retirement from TV in 2003. For 21 years, Summerall partnered with John Madden (CBS 1981-1993, Fox 1994-2002) to become the pre-eminent broadcasting duo covering NFL games. During his time as a distinguished broadcaster, Summerall earned the Lifetime Achievement Award for Sports from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 1994. That same year Summerall was also presented the Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame. In 1997, he was inducted into the NFL Alumni's selective Order of the Leather Helmet to honor his lifetime work in professional football. Summerall's career in pro football began after a stellar career at the University of Arkansas. Though drafted in 1952 by the Detroit Lions, he never played in Motown thanks to a trade with the Chicago Cardinals (now the Arizona Cardinals). He played for the