# Sci-fi-ish Football story, may be YA, what was it?

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It came up in a Games thread about the NFL season, but I don’t remember what it was called.

Could be a short magazine story, or a novella, I don’t think it was very long.

Sci-fi type, maybe YA. Set in a RollerBall type of sports attitudes. Maybe written in the 1970s.

Two major game points:

Played in abandoned downtowns of cities.

A player called Hidden Safety was essentially a sniper. Allowed two bullets per game.

The story was told from the QB’s POV. I don’t remember any plot points, just what I posted above.

What was it? Was it actually any good?

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**Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-ish-football-story-may-be-ya-what-was-it/677312/2 "2013-12-27T21:33:41Z")

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[Killerbowl.](http://www.amazon.com/Killerbowl-Gary-K-Wolf/dp/038504738X)  
It was pretty decent writing as I remember. I still have a copy but it’s been years since I read it.

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**Post date:** [December 27, 2013, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sci-fi-ish-football-story-may-be-ya-what-was-it/677312/3 "2013-12-27T21:41:37Z")

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> [@runner pat](#):
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> [Killerbowl.](http://www.amazon.com/Killerbowl-Gary-K-Wolf/dp/038504738X)  
> It was pretty decent writing as I remember. I still have a copy but it’s been years since I read it.

That is it! I guess “Street Football” was what I needed to search for. Hidden Safety kept bringing up financial planning sites.

Thanks! 🆒