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Author
Series
Spenser novels volume 43
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The iconic, tough-but-tender Boston PI Spenser returns in an outstanding new addition to the New York Times-bestselling series from author Ace Atkins. Kinjo Heywood is one of the New England Patriots' marquee players-a hard-nosed linebacker who's earned his reputation as one of the toughest guys in the league. When off-field violence repeatedly lands Heywood in the news, his slick agent hires Spenser to find the men who he says have been harassing...
Author
Publisher
Bold Type Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 290 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the early 1970s, a businessman had a brilliant idea: why not start a women's football league? It was conceived as a gimmick and a publicity stunt to capitalize on the popularity of Second Wave Feminism and the passage of Title IX. He recruited women across the country; much to his surprise, he learned that women really wanted to play, and play hard. Hail Mary is the story of the unlikely rise of the National Women's Football League and the players...
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 232 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The NFL icon who first brought show business to sports relates the story of his spectacular rise and reign as "Broadway Joe" and discusses his struggles with alcoholism and the redemption he found in God later in life.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Appears on list
Formats
Description
Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, was an All-American football player at the Carlisle Indian School, in the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for the New York Giants. But despite his colossal skills, Thorpe's life was a struggle against the odds. As a member of the Sac and Fox Nation,...
66) Birthday
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
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Description
Eric: There was the day we were born. There was the minute Morgan and I decided we were best friends for life. The years where we stuck by each other's side--as Morgan's mom died, as he moved across town, as I joined the football team, as my parents started fighting. But sometimes I worry that Morgan and I won't be best friends forever. That there'll be a day, a minute, a second, where it all falls apart and there's no turning back the clock. Morgan:...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The heartbreaking, timeless, and redemptive story of the transformative friendship binding a fallen-from-grace NFL player and a Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist who meet on the streets of New Orleans, offering a rare glimpse into the precarious world of homelessness and the lingering impact of systemic racism and poverty on the lives of NOLA's citizens"--
In 1990, while covering a story about homelessness, Jackson encountered a drug addict...
69) Family for keeps
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2005.
Physical Desc
304 pages ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
Widescreen ed.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (358 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The sun-soaked world of a group of past and present football players in and around Miami, Florida. Leading the pack is Spencer, a retired football superstar who is trying to find a foothold as a financial manager to current players. In an industry where the career span is unbelievably short, Spencer and his crew must figure out where the game ends and life begins, all while keeping their cool and having each other's backs.
Author
Language
English
Description
"From the New York Times bestselling author of the Brown Sisters trilogy, comes a laugh-out-loud story about a quirky content creator and a clean-cut athlete testing their abilities to survive the great outdoors--and each other. Bradley Graeme is pretty much perfect. He's a star football player, manages his OCD well (enough), and comes out on top in all his classes . . . except the ones he shares with his ex-best friend, Celine. Celine Bangura is...
73) Against all odds
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
©1984
Edition
Special ed. ; widescreen format.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (122 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Terry Brogan, a cynical ex-football star, is hired to find Jessie Wyler, the runaway mistress of a ruthless L.A. nightclub owner, Jake Wise. According to Jake, Jessie had stabbed him and vanished with $50,000. But Terry's mission is soon forgotten when he tracks down the beautiful Jessie on a Mexican island and falls in love with her.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 76 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Portuguese
Description
A feature film about soccer dreams weighs the pros and cons of pursuing ambitions abroad or acceptance of life on the isolated islands of Cape Verde. Fintar O Destino has the distinction of being the Library of African Cinema's first sports film - but a sports film with a decidedly African twist. It is the story, familiar from countless Hollywood movies and therefore easily accessible to American audiences, of an over the hill sports hero who holds...
75) MVP
Publisher
FilmRise
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On the streets of Hollywood, a retired NFL player is saved from scandal by a homeless veteran suffering from PTSD. With their glory days behind them, the two men bond in search of true purpose and identity. Inspired by true events, it dramatizes the formation of Merging Vets & Players, and the film features veterans and former professional athletes both in front of and behind the camera.
76) Draft day
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (110 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
On the day of the NFL Draft, general manager Sonny Weaver has the opportunity to save football in Cleveland when he trades for the number one pick. He must quickly decide what he's willing to sacrifice in pursuit of perfection as the lines between his personal and professional life become blurred on a life-changing day for a few hundred young men with dreams of playing in the NFL.
77) The Rana look
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
211 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
78) Tom Brady
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tom Brady is the star quarterback for the New England Patriots. He's led his team to more division titles than any other quarterback in NFL history. Learn how he became a sports megastar, how he stays fit, and more.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Most sports fans have strong opinions about the players and teams they follow. And they love to share their views with their friends. Great Sports Debates covers a wide range of topics across a broad spectrum of sports. Each book in this series discusses multiple debates on various players, rules, topics, and issues related to the sport. This series is sure to spark conversations with sports fans of any age."--Page [4] of cover.
80) Bo Jackson
Author
Publisher
Child's World
Pub. Date
1991
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 p. col. ill. cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the man who overcame a childhood of poverty to become one of the great stars of professional baseball and football.
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