Norman Sas

After graduating from the Bronx High School of Science, he served in the United States Navy and also received bachelor's degrees in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and business administration from the MIT Sloan School of Management after being admitted as part of the V-12 Navy College Training Program.

[3] The company had developed table-top car and horse-racing games which used vibrations from a motor to propel figures across a metal surface.

[2][3][4] Although no longer in production, the game maintained a following among baby-boomers who continued to play it, leading to the formation of the Miniature Football Coaches Association.

[5][6][7] In 1967, Sas entered into a licensing agreement with the National Football League allowing the company to use team colors and player names on the game's figures.

One of the book's authors, Earl Shores, recalled, "You'd sit there and on the 10th try your running back would turn to the left and magically go down the field for a touchdown.

"[8] Sas lived in Alpine, New Jersey for more than 30 years, where he served on the borough council,[9] planning board and a volunteer for the Reliance Fire Department.