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Pearlman explores favres childhood in rural mississippi and the relationship the quarterback had with his father, irvin, a nononsense authoritarian who instilled in the athletic sons he coached a brand of mental and physical toughness that would serve them and particularly brett well on the field of play. No basketball fans bookshelf will be complete without it. Browse audiobooks written by jeff pearlman sorted by best. Morry gash ap in terms of icons in green bay, there is vince lombardi, bart starr and brett favre. David maraniss, author of the bestselling and definitive biography. The remarkable, improbable, iconic life of brett favre. Brett favre biography takes a look at life on and off the field. Br mag is an experimental, multiplatform digital sports magazine from bleacher report.
Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Favre rarely enters the same sentence as a dull moment if ever. Jeff pearlmans brett favre biography is the new register. Jeff pearlman, known for his controversial 2011 book, sweetness, about the late football great walter payton, now presents gunslinger, his biography of hall of fame quarterback brett favre. In gunslinger, jeff pearlman tells brett favres story for the first time, charting his unparalleled journey from a rough rural childhood and lackluster high school football career to landing the last scholarship at southern mississippi, to a car accident that nearly took his life, and eventually to the nfl and green bay, where he restored. Jeff pearlman is the new york times bestselling author of eight books, including football for a buck,the bad guys won. Oct 23, 2016 pearlman explores favres childhood in rural mississippi and the relationship the quarterback had with his father, irvin, a nononsense authoritarian who instilled in the athletic sons he coached a brand of mental and physical toughness that would serve them and particularly brett well on the field of play. Gunslinger tells brett favres story for the first time, drawing on more than five hundred interviews, including many from the people closest to favre.
Jeff pearlman charts favre s journey, from his rough rural childhood and lackluster high school football career to landing the last roster spot at southern mississippi to a latenight. Perhaps never in sports history has a star so big inhabited a market so small. William shatner, dennis hopson, ed koch, happy feet, pears, blue hair, david crosby, operation a milton bradley game, detroit tigers, two out of three aint bad. In gunslinger, jeff pearlman tells brett favre s story for the first time, charting his unparalleled journey from a rough rural childhood and lackluster high school football career to landing the last scholarship at southern mississippi, to a car accident that nearly took his life, and eventually to the nfl and green bay, where he restored the. Brett favre emerges as at once incorrigibly childish and a magnetic leader of men.
Interview with jeff pearlman author of gunslinger the. Jeff pearlman writing about brett favre is a perfect match of author and subject, making gunslinger as rollicking and raucous and joyous as favre was improvising at lambeau field. Furthermore, while biographers should avoid hagiography, one wonders if the depth of exploration of favres faithlessness to his wife, deanna who ends up as the storys martyr, or his sometimesunkind treatment of his father, irv. The remarkable, improbable, iconic life of brett favre 1 by pearlman, jeff isbn. You cant possibly recreate every moment, or enter the brain of a subject matter, or know what a man or woman was. See all books authored by jeff pearlman, including boys will be boys. In gunslinger, author jeff pearlman delves beneath the surface to craft an. Jeff pearlman, author of the controversial walter payton bio sweetness, takes a similar, noholdsbarred approach to story of brett favre. Kick off football season with these entertaining new books. The book looks at both the personal and professional life of the hall of fame. Pearlman is the author of the bad guys won, a biography of the 1986. Over two decades, brett favre was as compelling a figure as any in the national football league. Pearlman, author of bestselling biographies on walter payton and brett favre, provides a lively, bawdy account of the usfls run from 198386.
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