America's Quarterback by Keith Dunnavant

America's Quarterback by Keith Dunnavant

A powerful biography of one of the greatest football players of all time, in the spirit of Johnny U and Namath.

No one can touch Bart Starr's record setting 5 NFL Championships, including 3 straight. America's Quarterback tells the story of the man who helped create the legend of Vince Lombardi and the Green Bay Packers. Set against the changing landscape of the last half of the 20th century, this biography traces Starr's life from childhood in Alabama to stardom in Green Bay and beyond. Not a simple sports story, Dunnavant traces the story of one man reaching for the American dream while professional football emerged from the shadows to capture the nation's imagination.

It's a story of the tension between a coach and a player as different as fire and ice, and how they came to trust and revere each other. It's a story of triumph tempered by tragedy, and the world-class athlete who quietly and persistently, achieved a level of greatness unsurpassed by any quarterback since.

A remarkable blend of personal memory and historical narrative, America's Quarterback is a tribute to an American hero and the perfect companion to the classic When Pride Still Mattered.

Francis Gary Powers Jr. is the founder and chairman emeritus of the Cold War Museum, a 501(c) (3) charity in Vint Hill, Virginia, near Washington, DC. As chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Cold War Theme Study, he works with the National Park Service and leading Cold War experts to identify historic Cold War sites for commemoration, interpretion, and preservation. He served as a consultant to Steven Spielberg's Cold War thriller, Bridge of Spies. He lectures internationally and appears regularly on the History, Discovery, and A&E channels.

Keith Dunnavant is the author of seven books, including definitive biographies of Joe Montana, Bart Starr, and Paul Bear Bryant. The founder of Solovox Publishing and a former editor of Adweek Magazines' Special Report and contributor to BusinessWeek, Dunnavant has led award-winning editorial teams covering media, sports, lifestyle, and politics; directed the civil rights documentary Three Days at Foster; and covered college football for The National. He has been a featured historian on ESPN, CBS, HBO, and Showtime.

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ISBN 13	9780312363499
ISBN 10	0312363494
Title	America's Quarterback
Author	Keith Dunnavant
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Thomas Dunne Books
Year published	2011-09-13
Number of pages	360
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