A shelf-ready vintage football memoir from one of pro football’s great early receivers, They Pay Me to Catch Footballs!brings Tommy McDonald’s speed, confidence, and 1960s NFL energy into a compact hardbound Scholastic collector edition. The red laminated pictorial boards, SBS T586 spine code, 35-cent cover design, and stated November 1964 first-printing line give it the classic period look that displays beautifully with Eagles, Oklahoma Sooners, Hall of Fame, and vintage football collections.
McDonald’s story has real collector pull: Oklahoma standout, Philadelphia Eagles championship receiver, six-time Pro Bowler, and Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee. With Ed Richter shaping the narrative and Sonny Jurgensen contributing the foreword, this book captures the personality of a fearless pass-catcher who made his name with speed, balance, and big-play ability in an era of larger, tougher defenders.
A strong addition for Philadelphia Eagles collectors, early NFL biography shelves, Scholastic/SBS collectors, Oklahoma football fans, or vintage sports displays. Binding is intact with age-toned pages, light interior spotting, corner and edge rubbing, and surface wear/creasing to the laminated boards and spine.
Book Title: They Pay Me to Catch Footballs!
Author: Tommy McDonald
Contributor: Ed Richter
Foreword By: Sonny Jurgensen
Publisher: Scholastic Book Services
Series/Code: SBS T586
Format: Hardcover
Binding: Hardbound pictorial boards
Publication Year: 1964 Scholastic edition
Copyright Year: 1962
Printing: 1st printing, November 1964
Language: English
Genre: Sports, Biography & Autobiography
Topic: Football, NFL, Philadelphia Eagles, Oklahoma Sooners, Tommy McDonald
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Vintage: Yes
Original Language: English
Signed: No
Dust Jacket: No
ISBN: No ISBN visible