football coaches

Lessons on leadership and team-building from Ohio State University's head football coach, drawing heavily on the 2014 season and his team's remarkable run to the championship.

"[Shares the life] of the NFL's most enigmatic, controversial, and yet successful coach, following his life in football, from watching Naval Academy games with his father to his success as head coach of the New England Patriots.

Explores the history of the NFL, and presents the top ten coaches of all time.

"What makes a coach great? How do great coaches turn a collection of individuals into a coherent 'us?' Seth Davis, one of the keenest minds in sports journalism, has been thinking about that question for twenty-five years . . . Seth Davis decided to embark on a proper investigation to get to the root of the matter . . . Davis probes and prods the best of the best from the landscape of active coaches of football and basketball, college and pro . . . to get at the fundamental ingredients of greatness in the coaching sphere"--Publisher's description.

Examines the relationship between quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots. Discusses each man's professional history, controversy, rise to fame, and how their partnership has changed football. Includes photos.

Known in the NFL as the "Quarterback Whisperer," Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians tells the stories, strategies, and make-up of elite quarterbacks.

"In the wake of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the 1942 Rose Bowl was moved from Pasadena to Duke University out of fear of further Japanese attacks on the West Coast. Shortly after this unforgettable game, many of the players and coaches left their respective colleges, entered the military, and went on to serve around the world in famous battlegrounds, from Iwo Jima and Okinawa to Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge, where fate and destiny would bring them back together on faraway battlefields, fighting on the same team. Fields of Battle is a powerful story that sheds light on a little-known slice of American history where World War II and football intersect. Author Brian Curtis captures in gripping detail an intimate account of the teamwork, grit, and determination that took place on both the football and battle fields"--.

High school players in a working class neighborhood of the 1970s gain desperately needed structure and guidance from Jack Clyde Dempsey, a scrappy, charismatic coach who seems like nothing more than a football geek. But Coach also happens to be the toughest guy on the streets of Boston, with a temper to match, and it s his secret life as a mob enforcer/collector that forces him to flee the country, becoming one of America s most wanted. In this memoir, a devoted Dempsey disciple, who later becomes a dean at a world private school outside Boston, tries thirty-five years later to understand his former coach, role model, and mentor both his good side and his very dark side and Dempsey s impact on his own life. A COMPLETELY TRUE STORY.

Two high school football players take action against their abusive coach when he becomes mayor and his crack cocaine use comes to light.