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When Tom Brady entered the 2005 NFL season as lead quarterback for the New England Patriots, the defending Super Bowl champions, he was hailed as the best to ever play the position. And with good reason: he was the youngest quarterback to ever win a Super Bowl; the only quarterback in NFL history to win three Super Bowls before turning twenty-eight; the fourth player in history to win multiple Super Bowl MVP awards. He started the season with a 57-14...
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Pat Tillman was seen by many as an American hero. A star college football player turned pro, he walked away from a multimillion-dollar NFL contract after the 9/11 attacks, choosing to enlist in the U.S. Army. He graduated from their elite Ranger school and was deployed to Iraq in 2003. On April 22, 2004, Pat Tillman was killed in Afghanistan. The administration and the Pentagon immediately portrayed his death as the result of a dramatic gun battle...
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Tom Brady and Peyton Manning are perhaps the two greatest quarterbacks of all time. They are living legends who have come to embody the quarterback position and shape an entire generation of the NFL. They have also been fierce rivals every step of the way, and their many epic duels have not only ranked among the best and most exciting games ever played; they have fundamentally shaped the lives of and careers of both men. But until now, there has never...
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HarperCollins
Pub. Date
c2011
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IL: MG - BL: 6.9 - AR Pts: 16
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English
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One of the best quarterbacks in the history of college football traces his path to success, discussing his childhood as the son of Christian missionaries and how his faith combined with his drive to succeed have made him the person he is today.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 19
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English
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In football, as in life, the value we place on people changes with the rules of the games they play.
When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or any of the things a child might learn in school. And he has no serious experience playing organized football.
What changes? He takes up...
When we first meet the young man at the center of this extraordinary and moving story, he is one of thirteen children by a mother addicted to crack; he does not know his real name, his father, his birthday, or any of the things a child might learn in school. And he has no serious experience playing organized football.
What changes? He takes up...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9.7 - AR Pts: 24
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Presents a biographical discussion of Pat Tillman, covering the true events and actions surrounding the death of the U.S. Army soldier by friendly fire in Afghanistan in 2004, and examines the misrepresentation of his story by the Bush administration before the truth was revealed.
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
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Introduces twin brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber, who worked hard to overcome obstacles and became National Football League stars, one as runningback for the New York Giants, the other as cornerback for the Tampa Bay Bucs.
13) Game day
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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
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c2005
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IL: LG - BL: 3.4 - AR Pts: 1
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Brothers Tiki and Ronde Barber, two NFL superstars, tell their story and how loyalty, determination, and the power of teamwork help all succeed.
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Zondervan
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2022.
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English
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Discover the simple, revolutionary practice behind the against-the-odds success story of Dr. Myron L. Rolle: NFL football player, Rhodes Scholar, and neurosurgery resident at Harvard-Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. Myron L. Rolle has led a remarkable life: from earning a scholarship to a prestigious private high school to becoming a top-rated recruit at Florida State University, from winning the Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford to playing...
15) My Giant Life
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Triumph Books
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[2016]
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English
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For more than three decades, the New York Giants have been one of the most competitive teams in the National Football League, winning four Super Bowls and eight conference championships in that time. Now, Lawrence Taylor--Hall of Fame player and consummate Giant--teams up with William Wyatt to tell the stories of the Giants' most memorable players and coaches, including Bill Parcells, Rays Perkins, Carl Banks, Harry Carson, and Gary Reasons to name...
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Simon & Schuster
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2022.
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English
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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,...
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Triumph Books
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Spotlighting a New England sports icon, this autobiography chronicles the extraordinary life and career of Troy Brown, the talented athlete who played 15 seasons with the New England Patriots. Brown demonstrates how his grit, hustle, and hard work endeared him to a generation of football fans. Brown's past is explored, relating how he made it through college and into the pros despite being given up on several times. His years with the Patriots are...
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Triumph Books
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[2016]
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English
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Showcasing one of professional football's best players, this book spotlights the life and career of gridiron great Tom Brady. More than just a biography, it relates Brady's story while also establishing his prominent place in NFL history. By examining his skills and statistics in a variety of categories and comparing him to other great quarterbacks-including Peyton Manning, Joe Montana, Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, Roger Staubach, Aaron Rodgers, and...
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Rich with in-depth, on-the-ground investigative reporting that gives readers a front row seat to Aaron Hernandez's tumultuous downward spiral. This book will reveal the unvarnished truth behind the troubled star, with first-person accounts and untold stories - from his hometown of Bristol, CT to his college days in Gainesville, FL to the Patriots' NFL locker room where he ascended to stardom, to the prison where Hernandez spent his final days.
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Thomas Nelson
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[2019]
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English
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"Much more than a sports memoir, in Inseparable Shaquem and Shaquill Griffin share the previously untold details of the powerful and inspiring story behind the modern NFL's first one-handed player, and his twin brother's unrelenting devotion, sacrifice, and love. It's the story of Shaquem's understanding of God's purpose for his life -- to inspire others to stop being afraid and to stop making excuses -- and his family's unwavering support in spite...
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