The day of the Ice Bowl game was so cold, the referees' whistles wouldn't work; so cold, the reporters' coffee froze in the press booth; so cold, fans built small fires in the concrete and metal stands; so cold, TV cables froze and photographers didn't dare touch the metal of their equipment; so cold, the game was as much about survival as it was about skill and strategy. On New Year's Eve, 1967, the Dallas Cowboys and the Green Bay Packers met for a classic NFL championship game, played on a frozen field in sub-zero weather. The "Ice Bowl" challenged every skill of these two great teams. Here's the whole story, based on dozens of interviews with people who were there—on the field and off—told by author Ed Gruver with passion, suspense, wit, and accuracy.
“A lyrical memoir . . . about his teammates, his coaches, his parents and the magnetic power of football in Louisiana.”—NPR “The best sports book of the year.”—Sports Illustrated Inspired by a classic essay about a visit to a dying coach, It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium explores in gorgeous detail the inescapable pull of college football—the cocky smiles behind the face masks, the two-a-day drills, the emotionally charged bus rides to the stadium, the curfew checks, the film-study sessions, the locker room antics, and the yawning void left in one’s soul the moment the final whistle sounds. To understand why it’s so painful to give up the game, you must first understand the intimacy of the huddle. “It ends for everybody,” writes John Ed Bradley, “and then it starts all over again, in ways you never anticipated. Marty Dufresne sits in his wheelchair listening to the Tiger fight song . . . Ramsey Darder endures prison by playing the games over in his head . . . Big Ed Stanton never took up the game of golf, and yet he rides the streets of Bayou Vista in a cart nearly identical to Coach Mac’s, recalling the one time the old man invited him for a ride.” Far more than a memoir, It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium is a brutally honest, profoundly moving look at what it means to surrender something you love.
So many things happen every day that we just cant understand. Many people are turning to the Bible for answers to explain the strange and inexplicable events of our day. Foretold: Todays News Yesterday from Daniel the Prophet provides the prophetic framework into which these events can be inserted and interpreted. Authors Ed Rodgers and Dr. Fred Holtzman propose these events simply reflect a much larger drama unfolding in the unseen world. Foretolds unique perspective allows you to experience Daniels revelations as he puts the pieces together to make sense of the enigmatic prophecies with which he has been entrusted. Join Daniel as he tells his story from his vantage point in heaven. Share the thrill of seeing the rich treasures and promises of his ancient and mysterious prophecies unlocked and unsealed in your day. Learn why God chose to use him in such amazing ways, and how you can follow in the footsteps of one of the Bibles most extraordinary heroes. In Foretold, youll find hope firmly resides in the knowledge that every current and future event is already recorded in a very special book in heaven.
With the subhead An NCAA Championship and Two Super Bowl Wins--Now Will You Leave Me Alone Jimmy Johnson's outspoken football autobiography has been revised and updated to include the 1993-94 season. The ultimate insider's look at football--from one of the true masters of the sport. 16-page photo insert.
As Arab terrorists hold America hostage, the lives of Ruthie Hunter and her four fellow fugitives are changed forever as they struggle to understand what has happened to them and why. She experiences first-hand what she had recently learned from her college thesis paper at Central State: ideas have consequences, and the consequences of ideas that deny truth can be deadly. Unaware that their grueling ordeal is directly related to what has happened to the nation, all five are forced to examine what they really believe as they fight for their lives.
Rodgers explains how God will ultimately fulfill His promises to Israel and how America fits into those divine promises. This book addresses what that means for America today and what believers can do to be part of God's solution. (Christian)
Revealing why Muslims think the way they do, this book equips Christians in defending their faith against a religion that seeks world domination.It offers four possibilities regarding the role Islam will play in the End Times prophecies of the Bible.It analyzes America's response to the Islamic threat and the consequences of maintaining America's present course.
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