Goodfellows

by Gosselin, Rick; Dungy, Tony; Schwartz, Jim

• ISBN13: 9780975270684
• ISBN10: 0975270680
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-05-15
• Publisher: August Pubns

Summary

Goodfellows: The Champions of St. Ambrose showcases a true football glory story of guts and heart that spans nearly a decade. Through faith, fight and perhaps fate, the Giant Killers of little St. Ambrose High School in Detroit rise as titans of their terrain and end up leaving a legacy millions of young boys and coaches aspire to but very few attain.St. Ambrose High, one of the most storied programs in high-school-football history, didn't even have it's own football field. But success pulsated from the three-story building in Detroit between 1957 and 1967, when tiny St. Ambrose produced five football All-Americas, 12 all-state performers, and future NFL players and Super Bowl champs. They were products of this legendary place where old-fashioned values reigned, where teamwork triumphed over individual glory, and where football was the glue of this community."This book tells a great story... of hard work, team spirit, and community support combined to create a special era at a very special place." -- Former NFL Head Coach Tony Dungy "[Rick's book] causes you to feel like you are part of the story... You are at Mass with the entire team - in full uniform, no less - just hours before a huge game." -- Detroit Lions Head Coach Jim Schwartz

Author Biography

Rick Gosselin is the NFL columnist for The Dallas Morning News. He is from Grosse Point Park, Mich., and graduated from St. Ambrose High School and Michigan State University. He has covered the NFL for 35 years in New York City, Kansas City and Dallas and won the Dick McCann Award in 2004 for long and distinguished reporting on pro football. He was also enshrined in the 2007 Hall of Fame of The State News, the Michigan State student newspaper.