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Namath, Joe

 
9780316421102: All the Way: My Life in Four Quarters
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ISBN 10 : 0316421103 ISBN 13 : 9780316421102
Editeur : Little, Brown and Company, 2019

Synopsis

The NFL icon who first brought show business to sports shares his life lessons on fame, fatherhood, and football.


 Three days before the 1969 Super Bowl, Joe Namath promised the nation that he would lead the New York Jets to an 18-point underdog victory against the seemingly invincible Baltimore Colts. When the final whistle blew, that promise had been kept.

Namath was instantly heralded as a gridiron god, while his rugged good looks, progressive views on race, and boyish charm quickly transformed him - in an era of raucous rebellion, shifting social norms, and political upheaval - into both a bona fide celebrity and a symbol of the commercialization of pro sports. By 26, with a championship title under his belt, he was quite simply the most famous athlete alive.

Although his legacy has long been cemented in the history books, beneath the eccentric yet charismatic personality was a player plagued by injury and addiction, both sex and substance. When failing knees permanently derailed his career, he turned to Hollywood and endorsements, not to mention a tumultuous marriage and fleeting bouts of sobriety, to try and find purpose. Now 74, Namath is ready to open up, brilliantly using the four quarters of Super Bowl III as the narrative backbone to a life that was anything but charmed.

As much about football and fame as about addiction, fatherhood, and coming to terms with our own mortality, All the Way finally reveals the man behind the icon.

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À propos de l'auteur

Joe Namath is a former American football quarterback and Hollywood actor. He played for the New York Jets for most of his professional football career and played his final season with the Los Angeles Rams. He was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985.

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Éditeur
Little, Brown and Company
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0316421103
ISBN 13 
9780316421102
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
Terminal Video
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