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364.15 HIR
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Hirsch, James S. Hurricane : the miraculous journey of Rubin Carter. Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2000.
Chronicles Rubin Carter's twenty-year imprisonment, discussing why he was accused of three murders he did not commit, how racial issues affected the outcome of his trial, how he earned the support of celebrities, and why a group of Canadians decided to help him prove his innocence.
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796.33 BIS
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Bissinger, H. G. Friday night lights : a town, a team, and a dream. 10th anniversary ed. [Cambridge, Mass.] : Da Capo Press, 2000.
Follows the 1988 season of the Permian Panthers, a high school football team in Odessa, Texas, exploring the lives of the players and the impact of the championship team on the small town.
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796.33 BLI
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Blinn, William. Brian's song : screenplay. New York : Bantam Books, 1972.
The screenplay for the award-winning television drama about football star Brian Piccolo, who died at twenty-six after a seven-month battle against cancer.
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796.33 GAL
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Gallagher, Robert C. The express : the Ernie Davis story. 2008 Ballantine trade pbk. ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2008, c1999.
Chronicles the life and career of football star Ernie Davis, discussing his years playing football and basketball for Syracuse University, record-breaking achievements, place as the number one pick in the 1962 NFL draft, devastating cancer diagnosis, and other related topics.
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796.33 HAY
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Hayes, Neil, 1967-. When the game stands tall : the story of the De la Salle Spartans and football's longest winning streak. Special movie ed., Rev. and updated ed. Berkeley, Calif. : North Atlantic Books, [2014].
Visits behind-the-scenes at De La Salle High School, where coaching legend Bob Ladouceur instills his football players with a spirit of discipline and dedication extending beyond the field to all aspects of life, and gives an account of the greatest winning streak in sports history.
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796.33 OHE
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Oher, Michael. I beat the odds : from homelessness, to the blind side, and beyond. New York : Gotham Books, c2011.
Michael Oher recounts how he defied the odds, escaped from the inner-city Memphis ghetto, found a family to take him in, and used his football skills to build a better life for himself.
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796.332 LEW
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Lewis, Michael (Michael M.). The blind side : evolution of a game. 1st ed. New York : Norton, c2006.
Back story -- The market for football players -- Crossing the line -- The blank slate -- Death of a lineman -- Inventing Michael -- The pasta coach -- Character courses-- Birth of a star -- The egg bowl -- Freak of nurture -- And Moses stuttered. Details the life of University of Mississippi football player Michael Oher, who was raised by a crack addicted mother and adopted at the age of sixteen by a wealthy family, and explores the rising importance and salary of the offensive left tackle in the game of football.
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796.357 A5I
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Asinof, Eliot, 1919-. Eight men out : the Black Sox and the 1919 world series. New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1977] c1963.
Describes the backgrounds and motives of the players, the actual plays of the series, the indictments, and the famous 1921 trial.
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796.357 LEW
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Lewis, Michael (Michael M.). Moneyball : the art of winning an unfair game. 1st ed. New York : W. W. Norton, c2003.
Examines the mathematical strategies by which manager Billy Beane handled the financially strapped Oakland Athletics' 2002 draft and led the baseball team to success despite its lack of high profile players.
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798.4 HIL
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Hillenbrand, Laura. Seabiscuit : an American legend. 1st trade pbk. ed. New York : Ballantine Books, 2002.
Describes how three men worked together to turn a rough-hewn, undersized horse into one of the fastest horses in racing history.
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921 LIN
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Dalrymple, Timothy. Jeremy Lin : the reason for Linsanity. 1st ed. New York : Center Street, 2012.
An introduction to the life and career of professional basketball player Jeremy Lin.
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968.06 CAR
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Carlin, John, 1956-. Playing the enemy : Nelson Mandela and the game that made a nation. New York : Penguin Press, 2008.
Describes how the 1995 rugby World Cup helped Nelson Mandela unite the country of South Africa and bring about the end to the country's apartheid and bitter racial tensions.
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