pt. I. The rules of the game. Beginnings - Oklahoma territory - 1887-1904 ; Discovery - Winter 1904-Summer 1907 ; Warm-up - Fall 1970-Spring 1909 ; The minors - Summer 1909-Summer 1911 ; Football phenom - Fall 1911-Spring 1912 ; The most wonderful athlete in the world - Summer-Fall 1912
pt. II. The professional. The public glare - 1913-1914 ; The majors and Ohio - 1915-1919 ; Out of the public glare
pt. III. Life after sports. Hollywood - 1930-1939 ; Divorce, World War, and river rouge - 1939-1945 ; Rediscovery - 1945-1953.