Snake: The Legendary Life of Ken Stabler
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| Rating | : | 4.17 (571 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1441728961 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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Wait for paperback aglaess Great subject, fun book, but not the definitive biography that I was hoping for. This is hardly Kreigel's "Namath". It is what it is, but for such a short, quick read, I'd wait for the paperback version. I wish that we'd get some serious, in-depth reporting on the great Raiders teams as we haven't seen much besides, some lite, "they had long hair and abused drugs and alcohol while the won", books. True, but yeah, we already knew that. How about some details about drafts, game plans, biographies of the players and coaches, etc? These teams played some epic ga. Amazon Customer said do not waste your time with this book. Read the book. A toddler could have written more compelling stories. If I am not mistaken, the author has written for Bleacher Report which explains everything. Seriously, do not waste your time with this book. While there are some cool stories, it doesn't dive into anything. It skims the surface and then on to the next chapter.. M T Huff said Four Stars. husband read this. said it was "ok"
He is the author of eight books, including Two Minute Warning: How Concussions, Crime, and Controversy Could Kill the NFL (and What the League Can Do to Survive) and Clemente: The True Legacy of an Undying Hero.. Mike Freeman is a football columnist for Bleacher Report. He has previously been a writer for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Glo
Read by John PrudenThe first in-depth biography of one of the most talented and infamous legends to play in the National Football League -- the life and times of pro football's first bad boy, famed Oakland Raiders quarterback Ken Stabler.Ken ''the Snake'' Stabler was the embodiment of the original Men in Black -- the freewheeling, hard-hitting Oakland Raiders. Snake goes deep under the surface of Stabler's persona to reveal a man who, despite his penchant for partying and debauchery, was committed to winning and being the best player he could be. From his college days playing for Bear Bryant at Alabama to his years with the Raiders under coach John Madden, his broadcasting career to his death in 2015 and the revelation that he suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, known as CTE, Snake probes the myriad facets of Stabler's life on and off the field to tell his complete story, and explores how his legacy and the culture and times that pivotally shaped it, continues to impact football today.. In an era dominated by gentleman quarterbacks like Roger Staubach and Bob Griese, this 1974 NFL MVP, four-time Pro-bowler, and Super Bowl champion was an iconoclast who partied as hard as he played and lived life unapologetically on his own -- not the NFL's -- terms.Though Stabler's legacy is la
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