A Football Life - Steve Young

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  • Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike

    • ASIN: B0176M1A44
    • Brand: Unknown
    • Manufacturer: Scribner

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In this instant and tenacious bestseller, Nike founder and board chairman Phil Knight “offers a rare and revealing look at the notoriously media-shy man behind the swoosh” (Booklist, starred review), illuminating his company’s early days as an intrepid start-up and its evolution into one of the world’s most iconic,... [Read More]

  • I Beat The Odds: From Homelessness, to The Blind Side, and Beyond

    • ASIN: B005GSYY94
    • Manufacturer: Avery

    The football star made famous in the hit film (and book) The Blind Side reflects on how far he has come from the circumstances of his youth. Michael Oher shares his personal account of his story, in this inspirational New York Times bestseller. Looking back on how he went from being a homeless child in Memphis to playing in the NFL, Michael ta... [Read More]

  • Endgame: Bobby Fischer's Remarkable Rise and Fall - from America's Brightest Prodigy to the Edge of Madness

    • ASIN: B003EI2EI6
    • Manufacturer: Broadway Books

  • Never Settle: Sports, Family, and the American Soul

    • ASIN: 1538732998
    • ISBN: 1538732998
    • Manufacturer: Twelve

    The amazing and blessed life of popular ESPN reporter and correspondent for College GameDay, Marty Smith, whose mission in this thoughtful and funny memoir is to return fans to the true soul of sports in this country. You know Marty right? The guy during College GameDay hanging off the back of a pickup truck while zooming around the Clemson athlet... [Read More]

  • Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman

    • ASIN: B002L6HE3W
    • Manufacturer: Anchor

  • The Last Pass: Cousy, Russell, the Celtics, and What Matters in the End

    • ASIN: B079WNH187
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Press

    The New York Times BestsellerOut of the greatest dynasty in American professional sports history, an intimate story of race, mortality, and regretAbout to turn ninety, Bob Cousy, the Hall of Fame Boston Celtics captain who led the team to its first six championships on an unparalleled run, has much to look back on in contentment. But he has one las... [Read More]

  • Gridiron Genius: A Master Class in Winning Championships and Building Dynasties in the NFL

    • ASIN: 052557381X
    • ISBN: 052557381X
    • Manufacturer: Crown Archetype

    Former NFL general manager and three-time Super Bowl winner Michael Lombardi reveals what makes football organizations tick at the championship level. From personnel to practice to game-day decisions that win titles, Lombardi shares what he learned working with coaching legends Bill Walsh of the 49ers, Al Davis of the Raiders, and Bill Belichick of... [Read More]

  • Things That Make White People Uncomfortable

    • ASIN: B079B8TFBB
    • Manufacturer: Haymarket Books

    Super Bowl Champion and two-time Pro Bowler Michael Bennett is an outspoken proponent for social justice and a man without a censor. One of the most scathingly humorous athletes on the planet, he is also a fearless activist, grassroots philanthropist, and organizer.Written with award-winning sportswriter and author Dave Zirin, Things That Make Whit... [Read More]

  • Parcells: A Football Life

    • ASIN: B00J1IQW54
    • Manufacturer: Crown Archetype

    Bill Parcells may be the most iconic football coach of our time. During his decades-long tenure as an NFL coach, he turned failing franchises into contenders. He led the ailing New York Giants to two Super Bowl victories, turned the New England Patriots into an NFL powerhouse, reinvigorated the New York Jets, brought the Dallas Cowboys back to life... [Read More]

  • Lucky Bastard: My Life, My Dad, and the Things I'm Not Allowed to Say on TV

    • ASIN: B01COJUGYY
    • Manufacturer: Dutton

    In this New York Times bestselling memoir, the announcer of the biggest sporting events in the country—including the 2017 Super Bowl and this century's most-watched, historic, Chicago Cubs–winning World Series—reveals why he is one lucky bastard.Sports fans see Joe Buck everywhere: broadcasting one of the biggest games in the NFL every week, ... [Read More]

  • The Eternal Summer: Palmer, Nicklaus, and Hogan in 1960, Golf's Golden Year

    • ASIN: B002IPZJVK
    • Manufacturer: Villard

  • Playing Hurt: My Journey from Despair to Hope

    • ASIN: B01JZ2QLHE
    • Manufacturer: Da Capo Press

  • Journeyman: The Many Triumphs (and Even More Defeats) Of A Guy Who's Seen

    • ASIN: B009GSGF1K
    • Manufacturer: Viking

    Every young hockey player dreams of one day playing in the NHL, of skating on a line with his hero and drinking champagne in the dressing room after winning the Stanley Cup. But kids should watch what they wish for. They may make it to the pros, like Sean Pronger, only to end up playing for sixteen teams over eleven seasons. They may end up on a t... [Read More]

  • Get Your Own Damn Beer, I'm Watching the Game!: A Woman's Guide to Loving Pro Football

    • ASIN: 1594861633
    • ISBN: 1594861633
    • Brand: Peete, Holly Robinson/ Paisner, Daniel/ Lott, Ronnie (FRW)/ Allen, Marcus
    • Manufacturer: Rodale Books

    Year after year, Sunday afternoons and Monday nights during the NFL season have belonged to men. While they cheer and argue play calls, the women in their lives are relegated to beer and chip detail. It's time for these women to join the action, and Holly Robinson Peete, star of 21 Jump Street, For Your Love, and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, and wife o... [Read More]

  • Sex, Lies, and Headlocks: The Real Story of Vince McMahon and World Wrestling Entertainment

    • ASIN: B00486U9WG
    • Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press

  • An American Caddie in St. Andrews: Growing Up, Girls, and Looping on the Old Course

    • ASIN: 159240863X
    • ISBN: 159240863X
    • Manufacturer: Avery

    A hilarious and poignant memoir of a Harvard student who comes of age as a caddie on St. Andrews’s fabled Old Course.In the middle of Oliver Horovitz’s high school graduation ceremony, his cell phone rang: It was Harvard. He’d been accepted, but he couldn’t start for another year.A caddie since he was twelve and a golfer sporting a 1.8 hand... [Read More]

  • In the Hamptons: My Fifty Years with Farmers, Fishermen, Artists, Billionaires, and Celebrities

    • ASIN: B0017SWPX4
    • Manufacturer: Broadway Books

  • Fading Echoes: A True Story of Rivalry and Brotherhood from the Football Field to the Fields of Honor

    • ASIN: 0425234533
    • ISBN: 0425234533
    • Manufacturer: Berkley

    Now in paperback-a true story of hometown heroes. In a state that prides itself on hard-hitting gridiron epics, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, was home to the greatest high school football rivalry: the Central Bucks West, captained by senior fullback/linebacker Bryan Buckley, versus the Central Bucks East, led by senior lineman Colby Umbrell. Bryan a... [Read More]

  • The Book of Luke: My Fight for Truth, Justice, and Liberty City

    • ASIN: B00PFXF07K
    • Manufacturer: Amistad

    Born in Miami's notorious Liberty City, Luther Campbell witnessed poverty, despair, and crime firsthand. His uncle Ricky did not want him trapped by the "invisible chains" of systemic racism, so Ricky schooled him on the necessity of a black man running his own life, controlling his livelihood, and owning property.Embracing these lessons, Campbell ... [Read More]

  • Driven: From Homeless to Hero, My Journeys On and Off Lambeau Field

    • ASIN: B00CK8CLBQ
    • Manufacturer: Crown Archetype

    The legendary NFL receiver, all-time receptions and yards leader for the Green Bay Packers, and Dancing with the Stars champion looks back on his life and career. When he was picked in the seventh-round of 1999 NFL draft, Donald Driver couldn’t find Green Bay on a map. He was given little chance of making the Packers roster, much less of amassing... [Read More]

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