Pain gang: pro football's fifty toughest players
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1. Verfasser: Reynolds, Neil (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Washington, D.C. Potomac Books ©2006
Ausgabe:1st ed
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-300) and index
Quarterbacks. Y.A. Tittle : leaving it all on the field ; Johnny Unitas : the quarterback nobody wanted ; John Brodie : if it keeps breaking, don't fix it ; Archie Manning : taking a beating in the Big Easy ; Joe Montana : the King of Cool ; Brett Favre : playing for free ; Steve McNair : there's doubtful, questionable-- and McNair ; Donovan McNabb : leading by example -- Running backs. Bronko Nagurski : the original tough guy ; Clarke Hinkle : battling with The Bronk ; Marion Motley : breaking down barriers ; Jim Brown : superman in cleats ; Jim Taylor : running with power ; Larry Csonka : country toughness ; Rocky Bleier : a comeback for the ages ; Walter Payton : sweetness had toughness ; Earl Campbell : tough to bring down ; Emmitt Smith : shouldering the load -- Receivers and tight ends. Tommy McDonald : the little man with the big heart ; Mike Ditka : born to be tough ; Mark Bavaro : don't call me Rambo --
- Offensive linemen. George Trafton : The Brute ; Mel Hein : the sixty-minute man ; Frank Kinard : The Bruiser ; Jim Otto : Mr. Consistency ; Bob Brown : a booming presence -- Defensive linemen. Len Ford : overcoming the odds ; Ernie Stautner : a pile-driving force ; Gino Marchetti : the survival instinct ; Deacon Jones : the sack master ; Joe Greene : they called him "Mean" ; Jack Youngblood : playing with pain ; Randy White : shark eyes ; Dan Hampton : the Windy City warrior -- Linebackers. Chuck Bednarik : last of the two-way terrors ; Sam Huff : in the spotlight ; Jack Pardee : From Junction to the NFL ; Ray Nitschke : if looks could kill ; Dave Wilcox : The Intimidator ; Dick Butkus : One tough hombre ; Willie Lanier : the thinking man's linebacker ; Jack Lambert : man of steel ; Mike Singletary : the eyes have it ; Lawrence Taylor : NFL wild man ; Tedy Bruschi : back in the game --
- Defensive backs. Dick "Night Train" Lane : the unlikeliest Hall of Famer ; Larry Wilson : every quarterback's nightmare ; Mel Blount : in your face ; Ronnie Lott : NFL kamikaze ; Rodney Harrison : demanding respect ; The toughest ever?
Profiles some of the toughest, meanest, most inspirational, and hardest working men in the history of professional football
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xviii, 315 pages)
ISBN:1597970131
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