At times the passion and physical strength of football intertwines in a way that happens in no other sport, resulting in a catalyst for very splendid prose. "The Gridiron Game" collects some of the most stirring and dramatic of this type of sports writing, presenting selections by the likes of Pat Conroy, William Goldman, Jimmy Breslin, George Plimpton, Dan Jenkins, Red Smith, Thomas Boswell, and Roy Blount, Jr. Photos.