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Broadway Joe leaves today's sports biographies in the dust
Anyone used to reading the celebrity/athlete written books that clog up the best seller lists today cannot appreciate the stir that Joe Namath's book creathed when it was first published.Joe Namath was a sports figure like no other, flamboyant, handsome, quick with a comeback, a girl on each arm, loved by women of all ages, admired by men, and quick to give credit to those who helped him to fame...coaches, his mother and family, men of the church.Joe never took life too seriously, but was not one to treat those things in life that were important and good with disdain or contempt.This book may seem dated to those who have been weaned on the tell all style of Dennis Rodman or anyone from the WWF.It is a true rags to riches story of a young man who is encouraged to develop his athletic talent and is mentored by some of the greatest talents in football.It features the all time greatest Super Bowl victory of all time, Super Bowl III with the pregame boast of a youthful quaterback.The excesses of the time, which were going to destroy football, seem so tame, compared with the wretched excesses of today.I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow is my all time favorite sports biography because it captures the rolicking personality of its writer and the time .

Broadway Joe leaves today's sports biographies in the dust
Anyone used to reading the celebrity/athlete written books that clog up the best seller lists today cannot appreciate the stir that Joe Namath's book creathed when it was first published.Joe Namath was a sports figure like no other, flamboyant, handsome, quick with a comeback, a girl on each arm, loved by women of all ages, admired by men, and quick to give credit to those who helped him to fame...coaches, his mother and family, men of the church.Joe never took life too seriously, but was not one to treat those things in life that were important and good with disdain or contempt.This book may seem dated to those who have been weaned on the tell all style of Dennis Rodman or anyone from the WWF.It is a true rags to riches story of a young man who is encouraged to develop his athletic talent and is mentored by some of the greatest talents in football.It features the all time greatest Super Bowl victory of all time, Super Bowl III with the pregame boast of a youthful quaterback.The excesses of the time, which were going to destroy football, seem so tame, compared with the wretched excesses of today.I Can't Wait Until Tomorrow is my all time favorite sports biography because it captures the rolicking personality of its writer and the time .I only wish I stil had my collection of Joe Namath posters.

More enjoyable than the 2 stars rating would indicate.
I first read this book when it was originally published, more years ago than I like to admit.I recently found it in a buck a book bin on Cape Cod and thought it just might be worth it.And it was.I'm not sure if thebook recreated that time and place in American sports history or if itsimply helped bring it back to my memory.Either way, whether you lovedhim or hated him, it does capture the vintage Namath and a feel for thechanges happening in football at that time.Easily worth twice what I paidfor it. ... Read more

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Boasting stunning, never before seen photographs and an NFL Network DVD, NAMATH is an autobiography befitting its author: brash, brazen and winning.

A rebellious and gutsy gunslinger out of Western Pennsylvania's Beaver Valley, Joe Namath redefined the meaning of underdog. After winning a NCAA National Championship for Paul "Bear" Bryant's Alabama Crimson Tide, he embarked on a professional football career unlike any before or since.

Known on and off the field for his astronomical contract, fur coats, Fu Manchu mustache and playboy lifestyle, "Broadway Joe" was one of the most gifted and cagey quarterbacks ever. The only quarterback to throw for over 4,000 yards in a 14-game season, he did it all with battered knees and unsurpassed charisma. While his Super Bowl III guarantee would make him a pop culture icon, it was Namath's battle-tested grit and courage that took him into the Hall of Fame.

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Great book.
I have always been a NY Jet fan since I was knee high to a toothpick.Never got to see Joe Namath every week, like you you can see your favorite teams today every week.I probably saw him play on T.V. around 10 times, but he is still the most magicial Q.B. I ever saw.The DVDis excellent also.The book is good also.J-E-T-S!!! JETS,JETS,JETS.

Joe Namath
This is a great story of Joe Namath by Joe Namath.I am an Alabama fan who shares the same birthday as Joe.He is my football hero.
It is a revealing inside account of his career.

Namath
Great book - if you're a Namath/Jet fan, or just enjoy reading sports bio's - this book is a must-have. This book has both great photos and makes for an interesting read.

Entertaining
An entertaining book, very much a quick read, boasting fantastic photos of a true NFL legend.

I found the first half of the book to be the best as after that it seemed to descend into a discussion of Namath's business pursuits (restaurant chain, movies, advertising).

In a perfect world, I would have liked less publicity photos and more pictures of his football playing and more indepth on his playing.

This is not a biography of the man, but more of a coffeetable look at him, which is not to say that it is bad.

An enjoyable book.

Score This As a Touchdown!
Just like the author, this book is a winner! This makes a great gift for the book lovers and sports fans in your life. Readable and written as if a friend is telling you the stories, warm and casual without any airs. Joe Namath's appeal is timeless, his talent is revered by athletes and non-athletes, and his honesty is heartwarming. He is a good storyteller and his experiences are worth telling. Truly, an enjoyable read for anyone. This is a story of courage, pain, perseverance and commitment-to the game, to his family, and to himself. Reading about his injuries gives insight into the physical punishment and the steel discipline needed to play the game of football AND the game of life. The pictures are wonderful, too. Even the front and back inside covers of the book have pictures. It's like getting a photo album, a great story, and a bonus DVD, all in one book. Touchdown!! ... Read more

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A biography of the football player who rose to fame as quarterback for the New York Jets. ... Read more

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In between Babe Ruth and Michael Jordan there was Joe Namath, one of thefew sports heroes to transcend the game he played. Novelist and former sports-columnist Mark Kriegel’s bestselling biography of the iconic quarterback details his journey from steel-town pool halls to the upper reaches of American celebrity—and beyond. The first of his kind, Namath enabled a nation to see sports as show biz. For an entire generation he became a spectacle of booze and broads, a guy who made bachelorhood seem an almost sacred calling, but it was his audacious "guarantee" of victory in Super Bowl III that ensured his legend. This unforgettable portrait brings readers from the gridiron to the go-go nightclubs as Kriegel uncovers the truth behind Broadway Joe and why his legend has meant so much to so many. ... Read more

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The most famous knees in America.Namath,by Mark Kriegel Is a lengthy, ,
full life paean to Joe Namath. He was & maybe is by many accounts the most celebrated sports figure since Babe Ruth. Cool? Yes. Celebrated? Absolutely? Classy? No. In the rarefied air of winning QBs, with class, Starr, Staubach & Warner come immediately to mind, I don't think of Joe. Being drunk most of the time, even with a big foul mouth & $$$, still just makes you a drunk. A problem that Joe has to this day. He is a legend of great charisma. JFK, Elvis & Ali, three of his contemporaries had it. His celebrity comes fromtwo related events. He defied the all powerful NFL by predicting, no guaranteeing that the New York Jets would defeat the heavily favored, over confident Baltimore Colts. Then he (with his team of course) went out & did it. A maneuver often copied, never duplicated. He was the winning quarterback of Super Bowl III. It cemented his image as counter culture sports icon. He parlayed that into a acting career, on tv, movies & stage. He was a pitchman for 100's of products & a middling good football commentator. Broadway Joe had a cool nightclub, &was the long-haired anti-establishment hero. He managed the cache' of President Nixon's enemies list. Given the fact that the president was a rabid football fan it seems unlikely that Nixon ever saw his name on the list. It is absurd. Namath was quite apolitical. There was to him only one cause, Joe Namath. He became what he had despised, a rich, white Republican. The bad knees caused unremitting, agonizing pain & in fairness his drinking may have helped him through many gruesome knee operations, the first even before his first pro game. On the other hand, there are millions of Americans with the same affliction who didn't get $400,000 to cushion the pain. Booze, women & pain killers washed down with more booze helped him get through it. He did make the Hall-of-Fame on the third try. The same week he got his award, televised by ABC, he premiered as a commentator on ABC football. Since Namath, you may argue that there have been more celebrated sports figures such as Michael Jordan & Tiger Wood. But off camera, they are rather dour, surly guys, without the million dollar smile of Joe. He had fallen in love several times but the timing was never right for marriage. He happened to be in love with Deborah & the timing was right. She cut off his balls & Broadway Joe was dead. She also cut him off from all his many friends & associates of the past & he let her. Soon she chafed under the weight of being Mrs. Joe Namath. She was an actress of no discernible talent & was variously know as Deborah, Debbie, Mae, Anna & finally legally settled on Tatania. She gave Joe two daughters & they have become the center of his life. When she discovered that Joe was a better actor than her, she left him. Later the girls went to live with her. Joe crawled deeper into the bottle. But he stayed sober enough to continue endorsing products & has a flourishing stage career. He's getting his degree & so is his daughter.This is fine entertainment in several forms for Joe Namath lovers & football fans in general.

Namath
This is a great sports book about a pioneer superstar of the old AFL. Highly recommended.

Not what I wanted to hear about Broadway Joe.
I grew up in California with Joe Namath as my idol.I read "I can't wait until tomorrow...." dozens of times. I still have his poster that hung on my bedroom wall from high school through college.
This is not a book for fans (like me) of the Broadway Joe of our memories.It inconveniently/disappointingly describes the selfish, inconsiderate, flawed Namath which is natural for a human being but undesirable in idol worship.While I am glad I read the book, I will not read it again.The book is great if you want to know the real person of Joe Namath but not enjoyable for hardcore fans.

Yikes
This book was tererible. I am a big Joe Namath fan. The author talked too much about Namaths youth and basically skims his time at Alabama and the pros. Gave it away and hope to never see again.

Poorly written tome
Unlike some of the other reviews, I will be brief. This is a very poorly written book, subjecting the reader to superfluous information about irrelevant people. I love a good biography about those people who have had a significant impact on our culture, and Joe Namath certainly fills that slot. He was the manifestation of the '60s for many of us, taking chances to express himself without apology and, often, without an audience. However, this book is about all of the other people who crossed through his life, many peripherals who simply do not matter, and who fill space without adding to the story. Why should we be subjected to the life histories of people on the fringes, and why can we not simply focus on the true impact of this man? Do not buy this book - there are better bios to read that will not bore you to tears. ... Read more

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When the AFL s New York Titans began play in 1960, their future looked anything but certain. In fact, on paydays teammates would race each other to the bank, vying to cash their checks before the well ran dry. But then the players didn t do it for the money; they did it for the love of the game.

The first player added to the Titans roster was a modest wide receiver from a small mining school in Texas, an NFL castoff who could run like the dickens. Country Don Maynard was an instant success. Three years later, the newly christened Jets started making noise in the Big Apple. And when the wily veteran teamed up with a brash, young quarterback out of Alabama, the Jets became the toast of the town.

Now, more than 40 years after the Jets remarkable victory in Super Bowl III, Don Maynard tells his story for the first time, from his childhood practicing hurdles in the dusty cotton fields of Texas and throughout his winding football career that took him through the NFL, CFL, AFL, and then back again to the NFL and ultimately to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

They told him to shave his sideburns. They told him to get rid of those cowboy boots. They even told him to shorten his stride when he ran. But Don Maynard wasn t like everybody else in the NFL. Perhaps that s what made him so good.

You Can t Catch Sunshine is the inspirational true story of New York Jets wide receiver Don Maynard, a laid-back speedster from a dusty corner of Texas whose unlikely friendship with a newly minted quarterback named Joe Namath resulted in the most unlikely upset in football history: Super Bowl III. ... Read more

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More than Just Feats in Cleats
If you've followed the New York Jets over the decades, then Don Maynard's stellar achievements won't surprise you.He was the first receiver to gain over 10,000 yards, the first to record more than 50 100-yard games, a four-time Pro Bowler, Super Bowl champ and Hall of Famer.Jets fans will have known him all along.But to anyone reading his autobiography, "You Can't Catch Sunshine," Maynard's humble upbringing may seem out of this world.

Don Maynard would travel farther than Kate could carry him, from the tumble weeds of west Texas to the high lights of New York City, where he became a Giant, a Titan and a champion Jet.He came from a close family of little means that moved around a lot.Kate was his trusty mule and only mode of transportation.As a kid he rode her to school and back, six miles to and six miles fro.

The lanky athlete with uncommon speed made hard work and clean living his raison d'être.In the heady 60s of his prime, he only questioned authority when it involved his stride (he was a hurdler), his dress (cowboy boots and Levi's), his collar (he introduced the V-neck), and the number on his jersey (the first to wear 13).He forwent the chinstrap, fiddled with his cleats and put in the first order for a mesh jersey.

The Texan led an austere life on and off the field, shunning drink, tobacco and profanity.Maynard started and ended each day with push-ups and sit-ups (always 31), turned an old Ford coupe into a propane hybrid (the Flame Burner) and fitted it with an A.C. contraption he designed himself.Even in the off-season, his hands were never idle.

The book is an excellent read for all ages and backgrounds, and you can count the number of swear words on one hand.As for subject matter, "You Can't Catch Sunshine" never strays from hard work and good clean fun.I'd recommend it to anyone interested in football, especially in the passing game, and to those who wish to drift back to the glory days of the AFL and the New York Jets.

On a side note, while I had a chapter to go in the book, I bought Johnny Sample's autobiography, "Confessions of a Dirty Ballplayer," which stood among other football books in a display window of a used bookstore.I consider it the perfect companion piece as their careers overlapped.

The two faced each other as rookies in the "Greatest Game Ever Played," and would become castoffs the following season.Neither fit the NFL mold.Maynard, who dressed like a rustler in his Sunday best, shunned the suit and tie.Sample, who felt the burden of racial discrimination, railed against the establishment.Wherever injustice lurked, Sample attacked it.(Take the head butt to Otto Graham.)They hailed from small towns and relied on scholarships to get through college.Both made due with what little they had, swearing off alcohol, tobacco and drugs.Sample, however, was known to cuss.He played rough and talked smack to better intimidate his opponents.He was the team's night, Maynard its day, and both held Namath in the highest regard.In Sample's analysis of various football players, which closes his book, he gives Maynard a low rating.If memory serves, Maynard mentions Sample only once in his book, in a passing reference, which has me wondering if they were ever close.
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The life of Pro Football Hall of Famer "Broadway Joe" Namath, known for his exploits both on and off the field, portrays the quarterback who singlehandedly legitimized the fledgling AFL by leading the New York Jets to a stunning victory in Super Bowl III. ... Read more

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Pro football is a game of choreographed chaos, blurred brush strokes across a bright green canvas. It is 22 athletes springing into action in the performance of 22 distinct tasks. A center snaps the ball, a tackle blocks an end, a linebacker charges, and a guard pulls, while a quarterback pivots to hand the football to a running back, who feints and darts. And in a thunderclap, the separate parts converge.

Pro football is a game of adrenaline and emotion, a battle of wills and might. It gives us heroes and goats, joy and despair, broad smiles and damp eyes. It tests players' nerves, unveils their strengths, and sometimes, exposes their shortcomings.

And pro football does one other thing better than any other sport. It produces the most captivating photographic images of any game.

You still can find Vince Lombardi frozen in time, eyes forward and hands clasped, as his grim-faced Green Bay Packers take the field before the 1966 NFL Championship Game. Walter Payton is caught forever in mid-flight, hurdling a sprawled defender, while scanning the defense for a chance to get more yardage. Johnny Unitas remains permanently poised in 1958, arm cocked and receiver targeted, as the New York Giants try to break through his protection. And Jack Lambert, snarling, glares out from a caged helmet, teeth missing, eyes ablaze.

Photographers have prowled through pro football sidelines for nearly as long as the game has been played, each in search of a moment to be preserved for future generations. Only the names of the players and the sites of the games have changed. Photographers have captured the unadulterated joy of John Elway, finally a victor after three Super Bowl defeats... the utter exhaustion of Kellen Winslow, too tired to celebrate, after a victory in one of football's most celebrated games... and the anguished pain of Y.A. Tittle, bloody and battered in 1964, after a demoralizing loss during a wrenching 2-10-2 season.

The frozen moments here have been chosen from 80 NFL seasons. In many cases, they have outlived the principals showcased in the scene. They explain again and again why America fell in love with this most American of games.

Pro football is a spectacle in which majestic grace collides headlong with brutal force. It is smiles and frowns, exchanging positions over the course of 60 warlike minutes. It is teammates and opponents, stars and nonstars, performing and reacting on stage under the spotlight of sometimes-unimaginable pressure.

And all of it has been captured on film, preserved, and retained for those who would like to take a long, loving look at the soul of the game.Amazon.com Review
Football lends itself to still photography. Photos freezefootball's chaos, allowing the viewer to examine the details. Photosalso catch the game's great moments: Johnny Unitas reaching back tothrow in the 1958 championship game; Barry Sanders defying gravity ashe changes directions to avoid a tackle; Muhsin Muhammad at fullextension crossing the goal line, ball first. Best Shots: TheGreatest NFL Photography of the Century celebrates both theplayers and the photographers--Al Messerschmidt, Michael Zagaris, andTony Tomsic, to name a few--who captured them. Some of these BestShots offer glimpses behind the scenes--Joe Montana gathering histhoughts before Super Bowl XXXII, George Halas celebrating with hisBears after beating the Redskins 73-0 in the 1940 NFL Championshipgame--while others depict the game's highs and its lows--John Elway'shorsey grin upon winning his second straight Super Bowl; Y.A. Tittle,head bloodied and bowed, after yet another loss. With a foreword byBroadway Joe Namath (himself caught injured on the bench, sulking in afur coat and sunglasses), Best Shots is a wonderful look at theNFL's history--and a great gift for any football fan. --SunnyDelaney ... Read more

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Great shots!!
I bought this book as a Christmas present for my 13 yr old son. So when it came in I decided to flip through it. The photographs are very vivid with captions and descriptions for each. I showed my husband who then wanted show his brother and I practically had to drag the book from them so my son wouldn't see. It's the kind of book you could linger over and enjoy with someone else.

Vivid, Bone-Rattling, Gut-Sucking Shots of Great NFL Action!
Every NFL fan should be lucky enough to have this book.It is clearly a classic and deserves many more than five stars.

This book contains over 100 photographs from the NFL, mostly since 1958.They are very well reproduced, and the captions are excellent for putting the images in context.The book is improved by a foreword by Joe Namath in which he discusses his favorite photographs in the book and an introduction by Tom Barnidge, the editor, in which he explains the special opportunities and challenges of photographing the NFL.

Almost all of the teams are represented in the book.Some are obviously more represented than others because of their greater past success and longer franchise histories.Part of the book's appeal is seeing some of your favorite players from your team during heroic moments.Packers, Cowboys, Dolphins, Giants, Bears, Rams, Bronco and 49er fans will be the most pleased.

At another level, the book is about remembering many of the highlights of the NFL . . . ones that you may have seen on television, or (if you are lucky) in person.

The images are concentrated in the last ten years so that younger fans will not feel left out.But fans who are over 50 will think that this volume was made just for them.

Fans of all ages will be fascinated by the photographs from the 1930s and 1940s with the old-style helmets, fans huddled under straw bales, and less active play.

The variety of photographs is superb.Every aspect of the game is covered, from training camp to accepting congratulations at the end of the Super Bowl.You have offense, defense, special teams, and even referees finding themselves in the middle of the action (during plays and breaking up fights).You also have celebrations in the end zone, complaints to officials, and impending disaster (such as the photograph of half the Cowboy team about to land on one player)

If you are like me, the most special part of the book comes in the fine detail that you cannot see as a spectator at the stadium or on television.I was totally arrested by the expressions on the players' faces, as they were sacked, smashed, grabbed by the face mask, and annihilated.Even more remarkable was to see the amazing athletic feats (a jump pass by Jack Kemp, Lynn Swann catching a pass fully stretched out, and Barry Sanders making an incredible cut) at the players' eye level.

Some of the famous shots that I remember are in the book, like Namath after winning Super Bowl III, a bloodied Y.A. Title on his knees in defeat in 1964, Bart Starr scoring behind Jerry Kramer, and John Elway in victory after the Super Bowl win.But most of the photographs were new to me.That made reading the book a process of discovery as well as a reminiscence.

Many of the color photographs extend over two pages, and were carefully selected so that the key aspects of the action are not lost in the crease.

Only three things could have made this book even better -- more photographs, larger pages, and commentaries by the players about the images they appear in.Perhaps if we buy enough books, there will be another edition to add those attractive elements.

Until then, this book is the perfect antidote to football-less days and evenings.

After you have finished enjoying the book, I suggest that you consider starting a collection of your own favorite sports photographs.I began doing this a number of years ago.Most prints are not overly expensive, and the pleasure they bring is amazing.

Give 'em a good shot!

Exceptional!
I could not believe how all the intensity, courage, gracious, spiritand strength of the NFL can be displayed in those great photos. Simply marvelous!

Fantastic!
I bought this book for my Dad's birthday. My father is an enthusiastic football fan(my brother knew the complete multiplication table of 7 before he knew 1+1!)and a phtographer. He can't put this book down! Itook a peek at the book myself, and without knowing a thing in football(other than Walter Payton) I have to say that the pictures are trulyfantastic. Each one of them is one in a million: Pictures of players withthe football inches away from their hands: some painfully missed, someseconds away from a triumph; unbelievable tackles in mid-air ; exhaustedexpressions; exhilarated faces; games in the snow, mud and rain.

Absolutely exciting! A fascinating collection of pictures that will takeyour breath away.

"'Best Shots' One-Word Review:WOW!"
The best book about football I have seen in over ten years.If you are a serious football fan than you can't afford to be without 'Best Shots'. ... Read more

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Chapters: Sid Gillman, Joe Namath, George Blanda, Len Dawson, Lance Alworth, Nick Buoniconti, Weeb Ewbank, Cookie Gilchrist, Abner Haynes, Charlie Hennigan, Bobby Bell, Jim Otto, Buck Buchanan, Willie Brown, Don Maynard, Clem Daniels, Paul Lowe, Ron Mix, George Webster, Jim Tyrer, Jerrel Wilson, Art Powell, Ed Budde, Fred Arbanas, Jon Morris, Dave Grayson, Billy Shaw, Tom Sestak, Jerry Mays, George Saimes, Ron Mcdole, Tom Keating, Miller Farr, Gerry Philbin, Winston Hill, Mike Stratton, Houston Antwine, Jim Turner, Larry Grantham, Dave Kocourek, Goose Gonsoulin, Butch Byrd, Stew Barber, Walt Sweeney, Kenny Graham, Bob Scarpitto, Dick Cunningham, Dan Conners. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 184. 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: Joseph William "Joe" Namath (pronounced ; born May 31, 1943), also known as Broadway Joe or Joe Willie, is a former American football quarterback. He played college football for the University of Alabama under coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and his assistant, Howard Schnellenberger, from 19621964, and professional football in the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) during the 1960s and 1970s. Namath was an American Football League icon and played for the New York Jets for most of his professional career but finished his career with the Los Angeles Rams. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1985. Namath retired after playing in 77 wins, 108 losses and 3 ties. In his career he threw 173 touchdowns, 220 interceptions, and completed 1,886 passes for 27,663 yards. During his thirteen years in the AFL and NFL he played for three division champions (the 1968 and 1969 AFL East Champion Jets and the 1977 NFC West Champion Rams), earned one league championship (1968 AFL Championship), and one world championship (Super Bowl III). In 1999, he wa...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=285712 ... Read more

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Chapters: Jack Kemp, Joe Namath, George Blanda, Len Dawson, Lance Alworth, Tobin Rote, Gino Cappelletti, Cookie Gilchrist, Abner Haynes, Daryle Lamonica, Clem Daniels, Paul Lowe, Jim Nance. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 123. 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: Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 May 2, 2009) was an American politician and a collegiate and professional football player. A Republican, he served as Housing Secretary in the administration of President George H. W. Bush from 198993, having previously served nine terms as a Congressman for Western New York from 1971-89. He was the Republican Party's nominee for Vice President in the 1996 election, where he was the running-mate of presidential nominee Bob Dole. Kemp had previously contended for the presidential nomination in the 1988 Republican primaries. Before entering politics, Kemp was a professional quarterback for 13 years. He played briefly in the National Football League (NFL) and the Canadian Football League (CFL), but became a star in the American Football League (AFL). He served as captain of both the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills and earned the AFL Most Valuable Player award in 1965 after leading the Bills to a second consecutive championship. He played in the AFL for all 10 years of its existence, appeared in its All-Star game seven times, played in its championship game five times, and set many of the league's career passing records. Kemp also co-founded the AFL Players Association, for which he served five terms as president. During the early part of his football career, he served in the United States Army Reserve. As an economic conservative, Kemp advocated low taxes and supply-side policies during his political career. His positions spanned the social spectrum, ranging from his conservative opposition to...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=16200 ... Read more

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Joe Namath by JohnDevaney
I have followed Joe's career since his college days and have met him personally and this book shows him as he really is. I throughly enjoyed it. ... Read more