DescriptionLennie's great-grandfather played for the Cheetahs. So did his grandfather. So did his dad. They're footy legends. Lennie knows he's not legend material. When Calvin Calamari, a specky player, drop-punts in from up north into the Cheetahs' under-15 footy team, Lennie sees a way out. Calvin's cool, Lennie's laid-back, the family's happy, but there's another big problem they all need to solve.
DescriptionCarolyn Haywood's Betsy series has become a timeless classic. She cleverly depicts amusing situations in which children develop lasting relationships including the fourth-grade adventures of Betsy and Billy. The boys decide to form a football team, but they have a big problem: no football! And, they have no money to buy one. They don't want any girls on the team, but Betsy has a plan for changing their minds. The team is pretty desperate, but Betsy saves the game. Through it all, Betsy and Billy remain the best of friends.
DescriptionJoseph V. Paterno is an outspoken teacher who also happens to be head football coach at Penn State University. He is one of America's best-known and most admired figures, by those in sports, education, politics, and business. Here, with the help of a first-rate biographer and friend, Bernard Asbell, Joe Paterno tells his story, sharing his life's principles and touching on a number of important subjects including: family, heroes, management, leadership, loyalty, teamwork, discipline, motivation and, of course, football strategy. You'll understand why Joe Paterno has been voted Coach of the Year 4 times and is the only football coach ever chosen Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year, why he has racked up over 200 victories, two national championships and 12 bowl game victories, and why his proudest stats involve the remarkable graduation rates of his players.
DescriptionThey've called Barry Switzer a "rogue, pirate, hustler, and con man, " but they also say he's "next to God." He's the fourth most successful coach in NCAA history and possibly the most revered figure in the state of Oklahoma. The "outlaw" of college football, Switzer was both praised and reviled by the media, but everyone agrees that he was undeniably one of the all-time best recruiters, strategists, and motivators ever to deliver a halftime speech. In this revealing memoir Barry finally gets the chance to speak the truth on his terms. Get ready for a wild ride, because his story is anything but plain vanilla.
DescriptionLeadership continues to be one of the most written-about and most trained-for qualities in business today. And no figure so fully embodies the leadership qualities managers hope to cultivate in their professional and personal lives as the late Vince Lomba…
DescriptionEven the most avid football fans don't know what goes on behind the locker room doors. Now, 8-year NFL veteran Tim Green takes you behind the scenes for an insider's view of the game, complete with all of the humor, the pathos, the horror, and the wonder of the NFL experience. He shares some of the day-to-day details of life in the NFL that will captivate any fan, including the antics of Deion Sanders and why the Super Bowl is always a bore. He also doesn't hesitate to examine the game's troubling problems such as racism, steroids, AIDS, and gambling. His account provides a unique and compelling look underneath professional football's padding.
DescriptionThe Mighty Johns, an all-new, original novella from David Baldacci, performed by Scott Brick, highlights this collection of mysteries from the greatest names in suspense. College football star Tor North, who is also a brilliant scientist, brings hi…
