{"id":112927,"date":"2020-09-11T16:15:16","date_gmt":"2020-09-11T20:15:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/?p=112927"},"modified":"2020-09-25T11:17:46","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T15:17:46","slug":"ex-professors-updated-nfl-book-to-be-republished","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/news\/ex-professors-updated-nfl-book-to-be-republished\/","title":{"rendered":"Professor Emeritus\u2019 Updated NFL Book to be Republished"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>To commemorate the 100<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary of the National Football League, retired history Professor Richard Crepeau\u2019s book <em>NFL Football: A History of America\u2019s New National Pastime <\/em>will be rereleased Monday in an expanded and updated edition.<\/p>\n<p>The revised book, first published in 2014, will have an additional 40 pages of information with new illustrations and appendixes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe book is intended for the fan and students of the game who have an interest 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