“De la Cretaz and D’Arcangelo graciously and painstakingly piece together the story of a rarely remembered league and the women whose love of football made the unlikely possible. Tony Reali, host of ESPN’s Around the Horn The NWFL’s imprint on the game of football is indisputable.” “ Hail Mary tells the definitive story of the National Women’s Football League-the touchdowns, the fumbles, the passion, the power. These are stories that nearly vanished-or in some cases, were purposely erased from football’s history-but through D'Arcangelo and de la Cretaz’ deep dive, they’re brought back to life in the voices of the players. Layshia Clarendon, WNBA player for the Minnesota Lynx I'm grateful to know these women who blazed the trail I walked upon.”
In this vivid account, they give us a much needed record of the women who helped pave the way so we could all exist today. Britni and Lyndsey do the historic work of bringing this story to life. “All too often, the history of women's sports lies buried beneath the surface, never seeing the light of recognition. Shea Serrano, New York Times bestselling author “Educational, entertaining, and uplifting.” Praise For Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League… In an era of vibrant second wave feminism and Title IX activism, the athletes of the National Women’s Football League were boisterous pioneers on and off the field: you’ll be rooting for them from start to finish. Drawing on new interviews with former players from the Detroit Demons, the Toledo Troopers, the LA Dandelions, and more, Hail Mary brings us into the stadiums where they broke records, the small-town lesbian bars where they were recruited, and the backrooms where the league was formed, championed, and eventually shuttered. Hail Mary chronicles the highs and lows of the National Women’s Football League, which took root in nineteen cities across the US over the course of two decades.
It was conceived as a gimmick-in the vein of the Harlem Globetrotters-but the women who signed up really wanted to play. In 1967, a Cleveland promoter recruited a group of women to compete as a traveling football troupe. The groundbreaking story of the National Women’s Football League, and the players whose spirit, rivalries, and tenacity changed the legacy of women’s sports forever
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