Hail Mary: The Rise and Fall of the National Women's Football League

Hail Mary is a groundbreaking story of the National Women’s Football League, chronicling the highs and lows of this revolutionary league that changed the legacy of women’s sports forever.

Drawing on new interviews with former players from nineteen cities across the US, this book brings to life the stadiums where records were broken, the small-town lesbian bars where they were recruited, and the backrooms where the league was formed and eventually shuttered.

With an era of vibrant second wave feminism and Title IX activism as its backdrop, Hail Mary introduces boisterous pioneers on and off the field who will have you rooting for them from start to finish.

Don’t miss out on this educational, entertaining, and uplifting account of a little-known but pivotal moment in women’s sports history.