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101) Leatherheads
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (1 hr., 54 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dodge Connolly is a charming, brash football hero. He is determined to guide his team from bar brawls to packed stadiums. But after the players lose their sponsor and the entire league faces certain collapse, Dodge convinces a college football star to join his team. Dodge hopes his latest move will help the struggling sport finally capture the country's attention. Added to the team is Carter Rutherford, America's favorite son. Carter has dashing good...
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Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
226 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Description
When the former Detroit Lion's football career was cut short by an injury, Leland Marvin didn't waste time mourning his broken dream. Instead, he found a new one -- something completely out of this world. He joined NASA, braved an injury that nearly left him permanently deaf, and traveled to space on the shuttle Atlantis to help build the International Space Station. He also found time to write songs with will.i.am, work with Serena Williams, and...
103) Tamba Hali
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Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
126 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"Long before he was sacking quarterbacks, Tamba Hali was facing bigger challenges. Learn about his life in this second book in a brand-new nonfiction series about the childhoods of your favorite athletes. Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali's story seems almost unbelievable. He and his seven siblings fled war-torn Liberia to the Ivory Coast during his youth and later joined their father, a chemistry and physics professor, in New Jersey. There...
104) Woodlawn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (123 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
In 1973, a spiritual awakening captured the heart of nearly every player of the Woodlawn High School football team, including its coach Tandy Gerelds. Their dedication to love and unity in a school filled with racism and hate leads to the largest high school football game ever played in the torn city of Birmingham, Alabama, and the rise of its first African American superstar, Tony Nathan.
105) Brian's song
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A drama about the deep friendship between Gale Sayers, black halfback for the Chicago Bears, and his white teammate, Brian Piccolo, who died of cancer in 1970.
106) Change the game
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
144 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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Description
High school star athlete Colin Kaepernick is at a crossroads in life. Heavily scouted by colleges and MLB as a baseball pitcher, he has a bright future ahead of him as a highly touted prospect. Everyone from his parents to his teachers and coaches are in agreement on his future. Colin feels differently. Colin isn't excited about baseball. In the words of five-time all-star MLB player Adam Jones, "Baseball is a white man's game." Colin looks up to...
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"Steve Young is a hero of mine. . . His perseverance, intelligence, and, most of all, grace under pressure, NFL-style, make this book a fascinating read." —Tom Brady
In the most candid and compelling sports memoir since Andre Agassi's riveting bestseller Open, former San Francisco 49er, Super Bowl champion, NFL MVP, and Hall of Famer Steve Young gives readers an unprecedented and stunning inside look at what it takes to become...
In the most candid and compelling sports memoir since Andre Agassi's riveting bestseller Open, former San Francisco 49er, Super Bowl champion, NFL MVP, and Hall of Famer Steve Young gives readers an unprecedented and stunning inside look at what it takes to become...
108) The Tillman story
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Pat Tillman chose to walk away from a multi million-dollar football contract and join the military for no other reason than he felt it was the right thing to do. Documented are the facts surrounding the way the military manipulated his tragic death in the line of duty into a propaganda tool.
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 130 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ernie Davis was born in New York and raised in poverty. He overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to become an unstoppable running back for the Syracuse Orangemen. With the guidance of coach Ben Schwartzwalder, Ernie would develop from an impressive high school athlete into a college legend. Ernie would become the first black to win the Heisman Trophy. Refusing to play by the unspoken racist rules of the day, Ernie broke through one barrier after...
111) The blind side
Pub. Date
c2010, 2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (128 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Michael Oher is a homeless African-American teenager who is from a broken home. Mike is taken in by the Touhys, a well-to-do white family who help him fulfill his potential. At the same time, Oher's presence in the Touhys' lives leads them to some insightful self-discoveries of their own. Living in his new environment, Mike faces a completely different set of challenges to overcome-- as both a football player and student. Mike works hard and, with...
112) Simply the best
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Chicago Stars volume 10
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 24 cm.
Description
When Brett, the hottest sports agent in the business, and Rory, the sister of his superstar client, meet and have a disastrous one-night stand, resulting in murder, they find things getting messy, dangerous, heartbreaking and sexy as they struggle with themselves, each other and love.
113) American underdog
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dramatized story about the journey of NFL quarterback Kurt Warner who was undrafted after college but went on to become an NFL MVP, Super Bowl MVP, and Hall of Fame quarterback.
114) O.J: made in America
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
5 videodiscs (463 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
An essential examination of the rise and fall of Orenthal James Simpson, and parallels between his incredible story with that of race in America. This critically-acclaimed documentary series reveals how he first became a football star, why America fell in love with him off the field, what happened in the trial for his ex-wife's murder, and finally, why he is now sitting in jail for another crime 20 years later.
115) Heartstopper: 5
Author
Series
Heartstopper volume 5
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
318 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 23 cm
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Description
Nick and Charlie are in love. But what happens next?
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. Shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship soon follows, and that soon develops int something more for Charlie, who doesn't think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high...
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