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The Football Game I'll Never Forget

Author : Chris McDonell

Publisher : Richmond Hill, Ont. : Firefly Books

Page : 220 pages

File Size : 19,81 MB

Release : 2004

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 9781552978504

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There are few times when a man can look back and say truthfully: "I won that game. Without me we would have lost." - Herb Adderley, Defensive Back, Green Bay Packers The Football Game I'll Never Forget is a collection of fascinating, firsthand accounts from the 1950s through to the 1990s. Selected from columns in Football Digest, these stories are told by stars from every position on the field and by coaches along the sidelines. Many of the entries are by current (or future) Hall of Fame players from John Elway to Elroy "Crazy Legs" Hirsch, representing the best players of their generation. The Football Game I'll Never Forget features one hundred personal accounts by such NFL legends as: Quarterbacks: John Unitas, Y.A. Tittle, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Montana, Doug Williams, Joe Theismann, Phil Simms Running backs: Marcus Allen, Earl Campbell, Franco Harris, Gale Sayers, Tony Dorsett Receivers: Lynn Swann, John Taylor, John Stallworth, Drew Pearson Linebackers: Dick Butkus, Ray Nitschke Defensive linemen: Merlin Olsen, Ed "Too Tall" Jones Defensive backs: Ronnie Lott, Paul Krause, Ken Houston, Mel Blount Offensive linemen: Mark Bortz, Brad Benson Kickers and special team players: Jan Stenerud, Jim Turner, Pat Leahy Coaches: Mike Ditka, Don Shula, Bill Parcells. The Football Game I'll Never Forget is an ideal book for football fans of all ages.



The Ultimate Super Bowl Book

Author : Robert McGinn

Publisher : MVP Books

Page : 416 pages

File Size : 21,79 MB

Release : 2012-09-15

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1610586697

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With a television viewership of over 100 million people and hundreds of millions of dollars spent each year on tickets, concessions, and merchandise alone, the Super Bowl is the greatest game on Earth. Offering in-depth analysis, detailed statistics, play-by-play recaps, and post-game insights for every Super Bowl ever played, The Ultimate Super Bowl Book is the most definitive reference to this iconic sporting event, exploring all the high and lows from more than four decades of gridiron drama, with stories and quotes from the men who made history on football’s biggest stage. In addition to a comprehensive examination of each Super Bowl played since 1967, the book presents features on the greatest individual performances in Super Bowl history—from Joe Namath to Joe Montana, Tom Brady to Aaron Rodgers, Marcus Allen to Emmitt Smith, Jack Lambert to James Harrison—and the best and worst decisions by some legendary coaches, including Vince Lombardi, Chuck Noll, Bill Parcells, Bill Belichick, Mike McCarthy, and more. Author Bob McGinn weighs in on the biggest Super Bowl shockers, the worst blunders, and the most entertaining characters. Quotes from players and coaches take you to the sidelines and into the huddle with the greatest teams in Super Bowl History, including the Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, and more. No sporting event can compete with the Super Bowl—and no book can compete with this one as the ultimate reference to the ultimate game!



The NFL in the 1970s

Author : Joe Zagorski

Publisher : McFarland

Page : 445 pages

File Size : 35,75 MB

Release : 2016-07-19

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1476625344

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The 1970 merger between the American Football League and the National Football League laid the foundation for a stronger brand of gridiron competition, providing a new level of excitement for fans. This book examines each year of the NFL's pivotal decade in detail, covering the great names, great rivalries and great games, as well as the key changes in both strategy and rules. Along the way, the author explains how pro football developed into a near-religious American tradition.



The Best Seat in the House

Author : Jim Doyle

Publisher : iUniverse

Page : 114 pages

File Size : 34,85 MB

Release : 2015-10-09

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1491779519

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Jim Doyles hands were shaking as he signed off after a radio broadcast of one of the most remarkable college football games he had ever witnessed. Although he was a seasoned broadcaster, Doyles hope remained the same as it did when he first started in the business: that through descriptions, gusto, and accuracy, he once again provided his listeners a good feel for what it was like to be there. Doyle relies on nearly a half century of sports radio broadcasting experience to share a treasure trove of stories that range from the exciting to the bizarre and even the tragic. From the biggest comeback in the history of college football to a rainout of a college basketball game to the courageous story of high school football radio analyst fighting terminal cancer while continuing to broadcast the game he loved, Doyle provides fans an insightful, unforgettable behind-the-scenes look at the passion, commitment, and skill surrounding radio sports broadcasting in a small Pennsylvania town. The Best Seat in the House reveals a radio sportscasters fifty-year journey through the world of broadcasting as he called plays, painted vivid pictures for his listeners, and reminded fans that nothing great is ever achieved without enthusiasm.



Sports Illustrated Great Football Writing

Author : Editors of Sports Illustrated

Publisher : Time Home Entertainment

Page : 582 pages

File Size : 46,63 MB

Release : 2012-10-30

Category : Sports & Recreation

ISBN : 1603204601

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For more than 50 years, Sports Illustrated has been the gold standard of sports writing, and during that time, football—once a popular college pastime but only a rag-tag professional game—has moved to center stage, taking its unquestioned place as America’s most popular sport. This book brings together dozens of football classics from the pages of SI, featuring the work of such esteemed writers as John O’Hara and Jack Kerouac, Dan Jenkins and George Plimpton, Don DeLillo and John Undrwood and John Ed Bradley. And, of course, the collection includes many of the longtime favorites of SI readers: Frank Deford and Rick Reilly, Steve Rushin and Gary Smith, Peter King and Rick Telander and the inimitable Dr. Z, Paul Zimmerman. Covering more than half a century of the game at every level from high school to the Super Bowl, this volume will be indispensable reading for serious football fans.



Ohio's Troy vs. Piqua Football Rivalry: The Battle on the Miami

Author : David Fong

Publisher : Arcadia Publishing

Page : 144 pages

File Size : 23,60 MB

Release : 2015

Category : Education

ISBN : 1626197822

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Every year, Troy and Piqua line up on the gridiron to determine supremacy within Miami County. Stretching back well over a century, it is one of the most-respected rivalries in the state and nation. Even after 130 meetings between the two schools, neither team has been able to gain a decisive edge in the series: the rivalry is tied at 62-62-6. The two teams have battled for league championships, for playoff titles and--most importantly--for bragging rights and pride. This is a story of the most prolific rivalry in the rich history of Ohio high school football, from its nerve-wracking moments to its beloved coaches and players.



The Best of Brush Country Bull 1977-1980

Author : Henry Byrn Briscoe

Publisher : WestBow Press

Page : 286 pages

File Size : 25,17 MB

Release : 2012-03-14

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1449739431

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A Depression-bred, Texas-style Mark Twain recaptures the life of the Brush Country and the heart of America. The best articles from the Brush Country Bull weekly newspaper column (1977-2005) in The Devine News by Henry B. Briscoe. Henry Briscoe had quite a life. It began simply on a Depression-era dairy farm near Devine, Texas, continued at Texas Tech University, and then took a 180-degree turn to the military. In the Air Force, Henry flew transport planes around the world, commanded a squadron in Vietnam, and assisted the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon. But that Devine boyhood had a strong hold on himspiny cactus, rattlesnakes, horny toads and allso he settled there when his 25-year Air Force career was over. Soon after his return, Henry organized a deer-hunting contest and wrote an article about it in The Devine News. The town folk loved it, so he wrote another. And another. Thus began Brush Country Bull, a folksy column that would run weekly for 27 years and recall, denounce, poke fun, and celebrate quite literally, EVERYTHING. With a range as big as Texas, Henry jawed about midnight buck hunting, dropping bulldozers on an ice island at the North Pole, making deer sausage, supporting the Devine Fire Department, critiquing elected officials, and learning the names of migrating birds. And thats just a sampling. So git you a good cup of coffee, head on out to that porch swing, and spend a little time with Henry.



JEFF COP

Author : Jack Fleeman

Publisher : Covenant Books, Inc.

Page : 135 pages

File Size : 41,99 MB

Release : 2017-11-14

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1640034145

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The title Jeff Cop is a tribute to the author's father. Billy Fleeman retired from the Jeffersonville Police Department in the 1970s. While the author was growing up, it was common for the author's friends to comment that his father was a Jeff cop. The author never really cared for the term cop but appreciated that it is a term usually used in a respectful way.



A Life in Time, My Story

Author : Joe Barfield

Publisher : Joe Barfield

Page : 53 pages

File Size : 29,65 MB

Release : 2010-11-28

Category : Biography & Autobiography

ISBN : 1458073920

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As a child I was called Tiger because I was always into things. As a teenager the death of my father died and we began to move around. I became angry; a SRebel. I had conflicts with religion. When my children were four and six I became a single parent. I learned a lot from them. I hope my stories will keep you laughing. Some that are sad, but that is life.



On the Clock

Author : Tim Enochs

Publisher : Morgan James Publishing

Page : 184 pages

File Size : 46,46 MB

Release : 2016-12-20

Category : Fiction

ISBN : 1683500415

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On the most important day of his life, quarterback sensation Adam Alford finds himself lost in a sea of people and cameras in the greenroom at the NFL Draft. He lost his mom in a violent storm when he was 10. After her death, his one- hit-wonder Country Music singer/songwriter dad was relegated to singing at a local roadside club as he struggled with alcohol, depression and the responsibility of raising Adam. With the uncommon influence of Adam’s agent, his girlfriend, and her mom, he and his dad found a way to make it. On the Clock outlines the simple principles of success that got Adam and his father through their trials, showing readers they they too can fight through adversity and achieve their own personal goals.