Focusing on a pivotal moment in NFL history, the narrative centers around the iconic catch made by Joe Montana to Dwight Clark during the 1982 NFC Championship game. It explores the circumstances that led to this unforgettable play and its profound impact on the players involved, the fans, and the evolution of professional football. The book delves into the significance of this moment, illustrating how it not only changed the game but also left a lasting legacy in sports culture.
A behind-the-scenes look at the high-pressure lives of NFL head coaches Coaching Confidential chronicles a year in the life of an NFL head coach. But not just one head coach. A composite portrait is drawn through interviews with at least 20 current and former head coaches (including Super Bowl winners such as Bill Parcells, Tom Coughlin, Jimmy Johnson, Tony Dungy, Sean Payton, Mike Shanahan, Dick Vermeil, Mike Holmgren, Brian Billick, and Joe Gibbs), taking us through the professional and personal challenges of the job. This book covers the draft, free agency, big trades, training camp, family crisis, player troubles, coaching relationships with members of the staff, coach-owner dynamics, rivalries, Xs and Os, the playoffs--all the way to the Super Bowl. Just getting to Sunday is almost a relief for NFL head coaches. It's during that three-hour window 16 days a year when they can simply concentrate on what they do best, which is trying to win football games. But the job is, of course, much more than that.
Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are among the greatest quarterbacks of all time. They are also fierce rivals, a study in contrasts whose duels have not only ranked among the best games ever played, but have also fundamentally shaped the lives and careers of both men. In this extraordinary book, veteran NFL correspondent Gary Myers tackles this subject with unprecedented access and insight. Wildly entertaining and deeply thought-provoking, this is essential reading for anyone who truly wants to understand these extraordinary players. -- from back cover
Welcome to Jerryworld and an all-access pass to the most valuable sports franchise on the planet, the Dallas Cowboys.
Planet Auschwitz is a series of fifty poems on the holocaust that expose Nazi atrocities as documented by historians, witnesses and survivors. Each poem expands on evidence provided in an epigraph.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Brady vs. Manning and dean of football writers - a book that explores the many interesting facets to NFL quarterbacks and their relationships with their fathers.