Pain Gang

Nonfiction, Sports, Football
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Author: Neil Reynolds ISBN: 9781612343372
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc. Publication: October 31, 2006
Imprint: Potomac Books Inc. Language: English
Author: Neil Reynolds
ISBN: 9781612343372
Publisher: Potomac Books Inc.
Publication: October 31, 2006
Imprint: Potomac Books Inc.
Language: English
No sport demands toughness more than professional football, and no sport celebrates it with as much joy, excitement, and pride. John Madden annually offers his picks of the top tough guys, and sick hits are shown repeatedly on jumbotrons nationwide and ESPNÆs Sportscenter. Anyone whoÆs ever watched an NFL Films production can surely hear ôthe voiceöùthat distinctive narratorùlauding the warriors of the gridiron who lay it all out there. Imagine his voice as you say: ôThese tough men came to do battle today, and only the fiercest will win.ö

Into this atmosphere comes Neil Reynolds, public relations manager for the NFL in Europe, and his new book Pain Gang: Pro FootballÆs Fifty Toughest Players. From early day heroes, such as Bronko Nagurski, Clark Hinkle, and Frank ôBruiserö Kinard, to Hall of Famers like Ronnie Lott, Walter Payton, and Dick Butkus, to such modern-day iron men as Emmitt Smith, Brett Favre, and Rodney Harrison, Reynolds lauds some of the toughest, meanest, most inspirational, and hardest-working men in the roughest sport. He includes interviews with teammates, coaches, opponents, and the players themselves on what it means to be tough, how they characterize toughness, and even who was the toughest of them all.

Some players fought through broken bones and tired bodies. Others laid out opponents with the hardest of hits. Still others proved themselves on the battlefields of World War II before joining this secondary field of battle. And some played hard and fastùmostly within the rulesùin order to intimidate their opponents through sheer fear.

Whatever their means, these guys were tough and knew itùand they made sure everyone else did as well. Meet the Pain Gang, and youÆll know it too.
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No sport demands toughness more than professional football, and no sport celebrates it with as much joy, excitement, and pride. John Madden annually offers his picks of the top tough guys, and sick hits are shown repeatedly on jumbotrons nationwide and ESPNÆs Sportscenter. Anyone whoÆs ever watched an NFL Films production can surely hear ôthe voiceöùthat distinctive narratorùlauding the warriors of the gridiron who lay it all out there. Imagine his voice as you say: ôThese tough men came to do battle today, and only the fiercest will win.ö

Into this atmosphere comes Neil Reynolds, public relations manager for the NFL in Europe, and his new book Pain Gang: Pro FootballÆs Fifty Toughest Players. From early day heroes, such as Bronko Nagurski, Clark Hinkle, and Frank ôBruiserö Kinard, to Hall of Famers like Ronnie Lott, Walter Payton, and Dick Butkus, to such modern-day iron men as Emmitt Smith, Brett Favre, and Rodney Harrison, Reynolds lauds some of the toughest, meanest, most inspirational, and hardest-working men in the roughest sport. He includes interviews with teammates, coaches, opponents, and the players themselves on what it means to be tough, how they characterize toughness, and even who was the toughest of them all.

Some players fought through broken bones and tired bodies. Others laid out opponents with the hardest of hits. Still others proved themselves on the battlefields of World War II before joining this secondary field of battle. And some played hard and fastùmostly within the rulesùin order to intimidate their opponents through sheer fear.

Whatever their means, these guys were tough and knew itùand they made sure everyone else did as well. Meet the Pain Gang, and youÆll know it too.

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