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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Marques Colston, Wayne Chrebet, Raheem Morris, Kyle Arrington, Lance Schulters, Ian "Rocky" Butler, Willie Colon, Devale Ellis, Giovanni Carmazzi, Renauld Williams, Stephen Bowen, Charlie Adams, Arlen Harris, Shaine Smith, Tim Reynolds, Dave Fiore, John Schmitt, Demingo Graham, Fran Lynch, Brian Clark. Excerpt:Arlen Quincy Harris (born April 22, 1980 in Chester, Pennsylvania ) is a former NFL running back played for the St. Louis Rams , Detroit Lions , and the Atlanta Falcons . He played college football for the University of Virginia and Hofstra University . He won a PIAA State Championship at Downingtown High School . Quite notably, Harris did not play his junior year due to an injury to his knee or his senior year because he transferred and lost that year's eligibility. Harris did not play football for 2 years until he made his return to the field in an all-star game in Las Vegas and was named MVP. He was a free agent and was signed by the Atlanta Falcons. Over the off-season he joined churches such as Manor Presbyterian and Windsor Baptist in a weekend retreat at Pinebrook located in Pennsylvania and gave his testimony about why kids shouldn't do drugs or have sex before marriage. He then signed autographs on his Detroit Lions sportscards that he handed out to people. He currently runs a youth football camp in Downingtown Pennsylvania with Marquis Weeks. A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Brian Clark (born May 5, 1974, in Quincy, Illinois ) is a former Canadian Football League linebacker who played ten seasons in the CFL for three different teams. Websites (URLs online) A hyperlinked version of this chapter is at Date of birth: : October 23, 1979 (1979-10-23) Charlie Adams (born October 23, 1979 in Camp Hill , Pennsylvania ) is a former American football wide rece... ... Read more

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Chapters: Hofstra Pride Football Coaches, Hofstra Pride Football Players, Marques Colston, Wayne Chrebet, Howdy Myers, Joe Gardi, Raheem Morris, Ed Foley, Rick Taylor, Mickey Kwiatkowski, Manny Matsakis, Dave Cohen, Kyle Arrington, Lance Schulters, James M. Shuart Stadium, Ian "Rocky" Butler, Willie Colon, Devale Ellis, Rob Spence, Bill Leete, Giovanni Carmazzi, Jack Mcdonald, Renauld Williams, Stephen Bowen, Jack Smith, Charlie Adams, Arlen Harris, Shaine Smith, Tim Reynolds, Dave Fiore, John Schmitt, Demingo Graham, Fran Lynch, Brian Clark. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 84. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Marques Colston (pronounced ; born June 5, 1983 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania) is an American football wide receiver for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He was selected in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft as a supplemental compensatory pick. Following the trade of receiver Donté Stallworth, Colston was inserted into the starting lineup for week 1 of the season, becoming one of the few seventh round picks ever to start week 1 for their team. He played college football at Hofstra University. He is nicknamed 'The Quiet Storm' due to his reserved demeanor and exceptional talent. Colston is one of the part-owners of his hometown Harrisburg Stampede of the American Indoor Football Association. Colston's father, James, played briefly in the Canadian Football League: Marques began playing football at a very young age. James Colston died when Marques was 14. Colston attended Susquehanna Township High School, in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and was a letterman in football and track. In football, he won All-Conference honors as a wide receiver/defensive end. In track, he qualified for the 2001 Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association (PIAA) Outdoor Track and Field Champio...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=4960723 ... Read more

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The NFL's most popular wide receiver tells the remarkable and inspirational story of how he went from an undrafted walk-on to an everyman hero and star of the New York Jets.

Growing up in hardscrabble Garfield, New Jersey, Wayne Chrebet was always too small or too slow or too something to be taken seriously as a football player. And even after an impressive career in high school, he wasn't even a blip on the recruiting radar screens of the big-time college programs.

Instead, Wayne went to Hofstra University in Long Island without a scholarship. Mom and Dad paid the eighteen-thousand-dollar-a-year tuition, and Wayne held up his end of the deal by earning a degree while setting record after record on the football field. But even after tying an NCAA mark held by Jerry Rice, Wayne's name was not called during the 1995 NFL draft. Undaunted, Wayne dedicated himself to being ready if and when he got the chance to prove the skeptics wrong.

Four remarkable years and hundreds of catches later, Wayne has been singled out as one of the key ingredients that turned the Jets from laughingstock to Super Bowl contender. His secret is simple. He plays as if every down and every distance to go were his last.

Full of inspiration, motivation, and charm, Every Down, Every Distance is the perfect book for football fans who root for the underdog.Amazon.com Review
The astonishing thing about wide receiver WayneChrebet's young career with the New York Jets has nothing to dowith his 75 catches in 1998 or his 18 career TDs going into the 1999season. It's that he has a career in the NFL at all.

Chrebet is theprototypical sports overachiever, the guy who's told at every stopthat he's too small, too slow, too this, too that, but his secret ishe never listens. He just goes out and proves them wrong. A standoutfootball and basketball star in high school, no major college tooknotice. At Division 1-AA Hofstra College, he caught five TD passes inhis final game to tie one of Jerry Rice's records, and the pros turnedthe other cheek. "I just wanted a chance," Chrebet writespoignantly. "I'm the kind of guy, if you give me a crack, I'm going toturn it into the Grand Canyon." On draft day, no cracksappeared. Chrebet stared at the TV in agony as, round after round,team after team passed him by. Inconceivably, he watched a receiverwho missed the entire college season with a broken leg get thecall--"At least I have two healthy legs here"--while his own phone isominously silent. "None of them thought I was good enough."

Which,in all good prototypical-sports-overachiever tales, is just whatChrebet needs for inspiration and incentive. At last, the sad-sackJets--perfect irony for Chrebet, a lifelong Giants fan--leave the doorslightly ajar, and the rest is history. Of the receivers who enteredthe NFL in 1995, including the 31 draftees, Chrebet's stats put himsecond. His team, after years in the doldrums, is a contenderagain. "If you're given the opportunity," he stresses, "you might aswell take advantage of it." Every Down, Every Distance is anice example of what can happen when you do. --Jeff Silverman ... Read more

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reads like memoirs
Wayne is a little too nice in this book, constantly thanking his friends and family, complimenting other players and coaches....He isn't negative about anyone, and this is frustrating because you want to hear the dirt about the Jets and you won't get it here.Still a good, quick read.I don't think it would be a good book for non-football fans; he goes through too much detail about catching passes and specific Jets games.(that is, after he's done chronicling the contributions of his high school basketball coach) It's really a very good book, but you do have to sieve through the thank-yous a little bit. Also it's written after the 98 season, so who knows how positive he is now, after the last two years?

I couldn't put it down.....
I bought this book on a Saturday night, late.I decided to wait until I came home from work on Sunday to start reading it.I came home at four on Sunday and took it out... I couldn't put it down!I started reading at four and I didn't put it down until my parents forced me to for dinner.If I didn't have homework I know I would have finished it that night.I brought the book to school the next two days... and I finished it.I normally hate to read but this book was great.I loved to learn about his life.How almost everyday when he was a kid he'd end up getting hurt, and he just kept doing it.I almost cried when he talked about his grandma and when he finally made the NFL.It's a must read for any JET or Wayne Chrebet fan.If you love reading about underdogs coming out this is a definite read!

Every Down, Every Distance:My Journey to the NFL
This book was awesome.I recommend it to anyone who wants to read it and those other illiterate people.

A must read for anyone who loves the underdog
The story of Wanyne Chrebet is a must read for all people who have to overcome the odds. A 5'10" 185lbs who was passed up and told that he couldn't follow his dream, Wayne Chrebet shows with hardwork nothing isimpossible. A true American sport role model who everyone can look up to.Wayne Chrebet is one of us, he doesn't want to be treated differently andhas a real idea about how lucky he is to be playing a game. If you like theunderdog or your down on your luck this book will definately help you out.Also, a great story for tennage kids who are having a tough time at schoolor making a atletic team. This book has stories that everyone can relateto, from death of a loved one to good pizza, this story has it all.

It's a good story, not just for Jet fans, inspiring
If you don't know Wayne Chrebet's story, it is simply that everyone said a guy who played football at a small college (Hofstra), isn't built like your typical NFL receiver(5'10" 185lbs.), and didn't get picked in thedraft, could possibly become a starting player in the league. As a Jetsfan who sat in the stands when they were 1-15, I can tell you firsthandthat Chrebet was the only reason to get excited during that season! Chrebet never gave up and luckily he was surrounded by family and friendsthat had the same attitude.Yeah, the writing isn't exactly Hemingway, butChrebet is the everyman. That is why people identify with him and think,"Yeah, that could be me on that team." Good easy read. Better ifyou're a Jets fan. ... Read more

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Legends of Health & Fitness are non-fictionalized storiesthat present the lives of contemporary, health and fitness role modelsfor young adults. These are the stories of real men and women who,despite busy lives, find time each day to ensure their health. Eachbook in the series begins with a chapter that gives a history andbackground of the sport or career and ties the sport to health andfitness.

Legends of Health & Fitness are apropriate for all middleschool and high school students who want to lead a healthy and fitlifestyle.

The book, Fitness Stars of Pro Football profiles DeionSanders, Shannon Sharpe, Darrell Green, and Wayne Chrebet. Years ago,football players were often overweight and out of shape. Today, mostare still big guys, but many are rock-hard fitness fans with verylittle body fat. ... Read more