The Jersey Jupiters
The Jersey Jupiters by Don Maker is a humorous exploration of the world of professional football in the mid-1950s. Published by CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform on January 14, 2016, this edition spans 322 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Rufus Ruggio, the sports editor of The New York Chronicle, who is frustrated with the management of the local professional football team. Alongside his friends from the Poker Pack, Rufus embarks on a venture to create their own team, navigating the challenges of low budgets, shady deals, and the complexities of the sports landscape during that era.
Readers will find a blend of humor and sports as Rufus and his eclectic group of former players and aspiring athletes tackle their own shortcomings while attempting to establish a football franchise. The narrative delves into themes of entertainment, racial discrimination, and the struggle for public interest in a time when professional sports were far from the corporate giants they are today. The Jersey Jupiters presents a unique perspective on the trials and tribulations of starting a sports team, making it a noteworthy addition for those interested in humor and sports topics.
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Rufus Ruggio, sports editor of The New York Chronicle, can’t stand the way Georg Rockburner, millionaire owner of the local professional football team, runs his operation. In the mid-1950s, during the days before the NFL became a mega-corporation, franchise fees and player salaries were very low. Rufus and the other members of the Poker Pack, his regular Saturday night buddies who drink, swap sports stories and play poker badly, decide to start their own team.After twenty-four years in the sports news business, Rufus knows that professional sports is all about entertainment, and embraces all shady deals, crazy promotions and low-budget tactics to field a franchise. Can the motley group of former players and future wannabes overcome their own ineptitude, not to mention the playing conditions, racial discrimination and lack of public interest during that era to survive, let alone win a few games? THE JERSEY JUPITERS give it their best shot.
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