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Author
Pub. Date
[2007]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.1 - AR Pts: 16
Lexile measure
1010L
Language
English
Description
A biography of the coach of the Indianapolis Colts and the first African American football coach to lead his team to a Superbowl victory concentrates on his religious life as well as his career in football.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In only thirteen years as a head football coach, first at Bowling Green and then at Utah, Florida, and Ohio State, Urban Meyer has established himself as one of the elite coaches in the annals of his sport, with three national championships and a cumulative record of 142 wins and only 26 losses. But sheer statistics are not the measure of his true accomplishment, nor do they speak to his own extraordinary learning journey. Now, in Above the Line,...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
"The Blindside meets Friday Night Lights in Keanon Lowe's Hometown Victory when an NFL coach returns home after losing a friend to opiods to coach a team of struggling high school kids on a 23-game losing streak. Keanon Lowe was working as an offensive analyst for the San Francisco 49ers when his childhood friend and former high school teammate suddenly died from an opioid overdose. Keanon dropped everything--including the plum NFL job he had been...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Hall of Fame football coach Jimmy Johnson's house isn't on the way to anything. Yet, his private sanctuary on the Florida Keys' Islamorada islands is a popular destination to which college and professional coaches, general managers, and team owners regularly trek to seek advice--how to build a positive team culture, draft elite players, balance work and family life, and lead a team to win. Why? Because Jimmy Johnson has done it all--rising through...
Author
Publisher
Tyndale House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2009]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
Reflecting on what it takes to achieve significance, the Super Bowl-winning coach shares lessons he learned from his remarkable parents, his athletic and coaching career, his mentors, and his journey with God.
16) Vince Lombardi
Author
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the legendary coach of the Green Bay Packers and the Washington Redskins, known for his belief in hard work, discipline, and pride both on and off the football field.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Monte Burke profiles head coach of University of Alabama's football team, Nick Saban, perhaps the most enigmatic man in the sport. Unpredictable in his professional loyalties, uncompromising in his vision, and unyielding in his pursuit of perfection, the highest-paid coach in college football has changed the face of the game. His program-building skills have delivered packed stadiums, rabid fans, hundreds of millions of dollars, legions of detractors,...
Publisher
Distributed by Genius Entertainment
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
This is a documentary tribute to the seventy-five people who lost their lives on November 14, 1970, in what was perhaps one of the most catastrophic tragedies in NCAA history. What began as a routine flight home ended in disaster when aircraft carrying the Marshall University football team, its coaches, fans, and flight crew crashed in Wayne County, West Virginia, killing everyone on board. Featuring eyewitness interviews, this unforgettable documentary...
