A book with upside.(NFL Draft)

In 1935, Eagles owner Bert Bell, tired of getting waxed by the deep-pocketed Redskins, Giants and Bears, proposed the revolutionary idea of letting the teams with the worst records select the best collegiate players. And so, the next year, when a group of men gathered in a Philly hotel room, the NFL draft was born.

Since then, the draft has been held in secret (to keep top players out of the rival AFL), had its name changed (to "preferred negotiations list," in deference to the ...