{"product_id":"george-allen-a-football-life-hardback-9780803249684","title":"George Allen; A Football Life (Hardback) 9780803249684","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGeorge Allen\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Football Life\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMichael Richman (Author), Dick Vermeil (Foreword by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780803249684\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 November 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e624 pages, 28 photographs, 2 appendixes, index\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 4.8 cm, 0.988 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\"This biography of Allen by Michael Richman is a wonderful tribute to the coach.\"-\u003ci\u003eGuy Who Reviews Sports Books\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“Every chapter reveals intriguing, motivational stories about the spirit of the innovative maverick George Allen. Mike Richman provides fresh, inspirational perspectives giving readers meaningful life lessons and understanding of why for indefatigably driven George Allen-the future is always now!”-George Felix Allen, son of coach George Allen and former governor of Virginia and U.S. senator\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“In his exhaustive biography, Mike Richman captures the life of the ultimate Cold War coach from football’s golden age, George Allen. This is the story of a man both consumed and capable, a big winner who could only be defeated by his own flaws.”-Jack Gilden, author of \u003ci\u003eCollision of Wills: Johnny Unitas, Don Shula, and the Rise of the Modern NFL\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e“We set out to do a thirty-minute documentary on George Allen. We realized thirty minutes wasn’t enough, so we expanded it to an hour. But you need a book to tell Allen’s story. Mike Richman has written a great one.”-Ray Didinger, senior producer, NFL Films\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eGeorge Allen was a fascinating and eccentric figure in the world of football coaching. His remarkable career spanned six decades, from the late 1940s until his sudden death in 1990 at the age of seventy-three. Although he never won a Super Bowl, he never had a losing season as an NFL head coach and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eGeorge Allen: A Football Life\u003c\/i\u003e, Mike Richman captures the life and accomplishments of one of the most successful NFL coaches of all time and one of the greatest innovators in the game. A player’s coach, Allen was a tremendous motivator and game strategist, as well as a defensive mastermind, and is credited with making special teams a critical focus in an era in which they were an afterthought. He had a keen eye for talent and pulled off masterful trades, often for veteran players who were viewed to be past their prime, who then had great seasons and made his teams much better.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In addition to his coaching feats, Allen had an idiosyncratic and controversial personality. His life revolved around football 24-7. One of his quirks was to minimize chewing time by consuming soft foods, giving himself more time to prepare for games and study opponents. He lived and breathed football; he compared losing to death. Allen had contentious relationships with the owners of the two NFL teams for which he was the head coach, the Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams. Richman explores why he was fired by those teams and whether he was blackballed from coaching again in the NFL.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Based on detailed research and interviews with family, former players, and coaches, \u003ci\u003eGeorge Allen\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive biography of the football coach who lived to win, loved a good challenge, and left a lasting legacy on pro football history.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52702518804760,"sku":"9780803249684","price":28.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/george-allen-a-football-life-hardback-9780803249684","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}