The NFL is responsible for more than the most popular day in sports. It also publishes the most honored event program in the world. Contributing authors to the publication during its 36 years have included literary giants, master politicians, marquee entertainers, popular comedians, and some of the most admired journalists in the nation. The NFL Super Bowl Companion invites you to enjoy them all, from Pete Hamill to Eugene McCarthy, from Jay Leno to Scott Ostler. Read the personal reflections of a short-lived sports career by prize-winning novelist Richard Ford, the first-person insights on racial harmony gleamed by former Cabinet member Jack Kemp, the whimsical, down-home football poetry of Waddie Mitchell, the no-nonsense perspectives of Andy Rooney, and in-depth looks at Joe Namath and Paul Brown from Ray Didinger. Also included are memorable works by Tony Hillerman, James W. Hall, Jimmy Carter, Carl Hiassen, August Wilson, Scott Momaday, Jim Murray, Dave Barry, Robert James Waller, and a host of others.