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9781600782534

Every Day Is Game Day

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  • ISBN13:

    9781600782534

  • ISBN10:

    1600782531

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2009-09-01
  • Publisher: Triumph Books
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Summary

Every Day Is Game Day is the inspiring autobiography of one of the greatest quarterbacks who ever played the game. From the alleys of Washington, D.C., to Athens, Georgia and on to the National Football League, Hall of Fame signal-caller Fran Tarkenton takes the reader along on his exciting journey--including the highest of highs and the lowest of lows--through his life as a celebrity athlete and business entrepreneur.

Author Biography

Fran Tarkenton played quarterback for the University of Georgia Bulldogs and played for 18 years in the National Football League as quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame and is recognized as one of the greatest players of all time. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia. Jim Bruton is the author of The Big House and A Tradition of Purple. He was a member of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team in 1965 and 1966 and signed professional football contracts with the Minnesota Vikings in 1967 and 1971 and with the Dallas Cowboys in 1968. Roger Staubach is a Heisman Trophy winner and a legendary Hall of Fame quarterback who played for the Dallas Cowboys.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
Introductionp. xi
Hail Maryp. 1
Alleys to Athensp. 11
Georgia Bulldog Footballp. 27
Drafted by Who?p. 41
Monsters of the Midwayp. 49
Early Years in Purplep. 57
Traded to the Big Applep. 65
Bud Grant-My Teacher, Mentor, and Coachp. 79
Greats of the Pastp. 91
When the Cheering Stoppedp. 107
People I Met Along the Wayp. 123
Every Day Is Game Dayp. 135
The Big Picturep. 147
An Entrepreneurp. 161
Loves and Passionsp. 173
The Best of It Allp. 183
Afterword by the Tarkenton Childrenp. 193
Appendix: Career Statistical Summaryp. 197
Coauthor's Notep. 209
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