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Post by M4 on Jan 22, 2010 8:51:34 GMT -6
I've been reading alot of books about football lately (not instructional books but more biographical team books) and was wondering if anyone else had read some of these or had read any others they would recommend:
When The Game Stands Tall (about De La Salle HS)
On Rocky Top (about UT Football)
Meat Market (NCAA Recruiting)
We Own This Game (about Pop Warner in Miami)
The Proving Ground (about NFL Europe)
War Without Death (Year in teh NFL East)
Our Boys (Season with Smith Centre aka Barta Bone)
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Post by John Knight on Jan 22, 2010 9:23:41 GMT -6
Instant Replay by Jerry Kramer, If you haven't read it, get it!
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Post by warriorhog51 on Jan 22, 2010 9:41:44 GMT -6
Ten Men You Meet in the Huddle by Bill Curry is really good. Also, read Blind Side. There is so much more to the story! (And they talk about how much Bill Walsh really changed the game of football.) An older one that I finished this fall is A View From the Bench by George Mills.
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Post by jgordon1 on Jan 22, 2010 9:48:58 GMT -6
I liked "A Civil War" about the army-navy game
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Post by cjamerson on Jan 22, 2010 9:57:05 GMT -6
I really enjoyed "Hurricane Season" about the John Curtis Christian school and Hurricane Katrina. I finished "Where Men Win Glory" about a week ago...the story about Pat Tillman. Very insightful and a good read.
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Post by coachbush1525 on Jan 22, 2010 10:54:02 GMT -6
If you haven't read Twelve Might Orphans by Jim Dent, then it has to be on your list. Also, I would suggest, for those who love the history of the pro game, Breaker Boys by David Fleming, and for those who are more college in the tastes for football history, The Real All-Americans about the Carlisle Indians are both great reads.
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Post by bleefb on Jan 22, 2010 11:55:31 GMT -6
Blanda: Alive and Kicking
The biography of George Blanda. Besides the interesting story of the man himself, it has some insight into the rise of the AFL vs NFL rivalry.
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Post by coachguy83 on Jan 22, 2010 12:09:23 GMT -6
Carlisle vs. Army is a great read. It's about the 1912 game between Carlisle and Army, but it also serves as a history of the two programs and a biography of Pop Warner, Jim Thorpe, and Dwight Eisenhower.
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Post by gacoach on Jan 22, 2010 12:30:45 GMT -6
The Galloping Ghost: Red Grange an American Football Legend
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Post by wingtol on Jan 22, 2010 12:38:00 GMT -6
Junction Boys is a good read and also there is a book about Oklahoma when they won 50+ games in a row. Both good books to give you some insight into what college football was like back in the day.
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Post by jmh21 on Jan 22, 2010 12:39:27 GMT -6
If you haven't read Twelve Might Orphans by Jim Dent, then it has to be on your list. Also, I would suggest, for those who love the history of the pro game, Breaker Boys by David Fleming, and for those who are more college in the tastes for football history, The Real All-Americans about the Carlisle Indians are both great reads. Ditto on the Twelve Mighty Orphans - great book. I keep waiting for a movie to come out on that one. |
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Post by rock85 on Jan 22, 2010 12:41:42 GMT -6
Just finished "That First Season", about Vince Lombardi's first year in Green Bay. Good story, and though it was over 50 yaers ago, the point is still pretty much the same: few a few plays very well, and be in superior physical condidtion, and you'll see some success. You could almost feel the confidence level rise in the players as the book progressed.....
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Post by rock85 on Jan 22, 2010 12:42:41 GMT -6
jmh21 -- I agree -- though "Orphans" was a great read......I have my son in 8th grade reading it now and he can't put it down.....
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Post by casec11 on Jan 22, 2010 14:18:57 GMT -6
When The Game Stands Tall
Huricane Season
Season of life
Were all good ones
I would like to read !2 mighty orphans
Has any one read "the sweatest season"? Wondering how it is, I picked it up at a used book store and haven't started it yet.
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Post by husky44 on Jan 22, 2010 16:47:13 GMT -6
I am in the process of reading "The Blind Side" and like it very much. Very well written and entertaining. Boy, would I love to be able to coach a kid like that someday.
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Post by rock85 on Jan 22, 2010 19:01:19 GMT -6
Is it "The Sweet Season" by Austin Murphy? He follows John Gagliardi and the St. John's program for a season -- I read it quite a while ago, but thought it was a good read.....
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Post by coachwilk on Jan 22, 2010 21:18:06 GMT -6
I agree with the Twelve Mighty Orphans by Jim Dent. Other than the Junction Boys, he has also written Monsters of the Midway and the Undefeated. All great books. Have not read his new one about ND. Also read It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium. Very good.
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Post by jcm60 on Jan 22, 2010 22:11:35 GMT -6
I really enjoyed The Genius, The Meat Market, Blind Side, Patriot Reign, The Blueprint, Education of a Coach, The book about coach Tommy Thompson was pretty awesome, and Hank Stram's book Now their playing my game or something close to that.
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Post by centralilcoach on Jan 22, 2010 22:24:38 GMT -6
War as They Knew It -- Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler good read along with good American History tied in with Football.
Ditto to gacoach on The Red Grange book half way through and struggle to but it down and do other work.
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Post by M4 on Jan 22, 2010 22:41:20 GMT -6
A Civil War was great
Education of a Coach about Belichick and "The Blueprint" about the new england program and managemet system is great
never read blind side, saw the movie and loved money ball, i should pick it up
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Post by twp15 on Jan 22, 2010 22:43:45 GMT -6
Bill Walsh "The Genius" and "When the Game Stands Tall" were both good reads. My fav is Gruden's "Do You Love Football".
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Post by jcm60 on Jan 22, 2010 22:52:40 GMT -6
Grudens book was like a kid's book, I liked it alot though. It takes about 20 min to read.
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Post by jcm60 on Jan 22, 2010 22:55:09 GMT -6
A Civil War was great Education of a Coach about Belichick and "The Blueprint" about the new england program and managemet system is great never read blind side, saw the movie and loved money ball, i should pick it up I hated the Patriots and Belichik for the longest time, but after reading those books last year I have a new respect for them. Steve Belechik's Scouting book is pretty interesting too. |
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Post by coachorr on Jan 22, 2010 23:09:13 GMT -6
Here is a list of my favorite:
Boys to Men
When the game Stands Tall
Our Boys
The Blindside
The Long Snapper
Bo Knows
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Post by cc on Jan 23, 2010 0:31:03 GMT -6
I enjoyed "Playing for Pizza" by Grisham for a football based fictional fun story.
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Post by jjkuenzel on Jan 23, 2010 1:02:53 GMT -6
Friday night lights
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Post by shortpunter on Jan 23, 2010 7:45:29 GMT -6
Winning Everyday- Lou Holtz
Very good book
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Post by coachknight on Jan 23, 2010 7:55:37 GMT -6
Our Boys is good.
The GM - about Ernie Accorsi's last year with the Giants, among other things.
How Football Explains America - Shows the development of the game side by side with the development of the US.
Sweet Season is pretty good. Besides St. John's, it has a chapter about PLU and Coach Frosty Westering.
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Post by bucksefus on Jan 23, 2010 8:18:38 GMT -6
If you have not read Season of Life go buy it today! This book could change your entire outlook on coaching. I also like Lou Holtz Wins loses and lessons, adn 3rd and a Mile by William Rhoden. It talks about the evolution of the African American QB in the NFL.
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Post by utchuckd on Jan 23, 2010 8:32:14 GMT -6
A Civil War
Next Man Up (Feinstein, followed the Ravens for a season, great look into the NFL)
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