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Author
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
As part of the elite 101st Airborne paratroopers, Lt. Lynn "Buck" Compton fought in critical battles of World War II as a member of Easy Company, immortalized as the Band of Brothers. Here, Compton tells his own story for the first time. From his years as a two-sport UCLA star who played baseball with Jackie Robinson and football in the 1943 Rose Bowl, through his legendary post-World War II legal career as a prosecutor, in which he helped convict...
25) Greater
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Greater follows the true story of Brandon Burlsworth, the greatest walk-on in the history of college football. Brandon dreams of playing for the Arkansas Razorbacks but is told he isn't good enough to play Division 1.The awkward kid who once was an embarrassment to his teammates and annoyance to his coaches ends up becoming an All-American player and the 63rd pick in the 1999 NFL Draft
Author
Series
Innocent years volume 5
Pub. Date
c1998
Description
Dalton Temple's dream of a career as a professional football player comes to an end with a severe knee injury during his junior year in college. Dalton finds unexpected help in the New Orleans' French Quarter from a woman with a shady past.
27) He got game
Pub. Date
[1998]
Description
A prisoner is granted a furlough in hopes of persuading his estranged son, the country's top high school basketball player, to attend the governor's alma mater.