One year, 100,000+ words, one Tony Dungy and one Jeff Van Gundy endorsement later and here it is, my new biography of Heisman Trophy Winner, Florida State National Champion and New York Knicks point guard Charlie Ward. I absolutely LOVED writing this book. From home cooked meals with Charlie’s parents in Thomasville, Georgia to running […]
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Spurrier, Switzer and the Most Coaching Wisdom in One Book. Ever.
The headline of this post isn’t click bait. I swear. I hate click bait. I 100% mean what I’m saying in the title. The book, Lessons from Legends written by Scott Bedgood contains the most football coaching knowledge between two covers of any book I’ve ever read. Don’t believe me? Here are some numbers: The […]
Why Jane Leavy’s ‘The Last Boy’ is a Brilliant Book on Mickey Mantle
I’m biased. I love Jane Leavy as a writer. Her first book, Sandy Koufax: A Lefty’s Legacy is in my top 25 books of all-time in any genre. So I was predisposed to want to enjoy The Last Boy before I even read the first word. My only concern was that maybe Leavy/Koufax was a one-time perfect […]