Courage Beyond the Game by Jim Dent

Courage Beyond the Game by Jim Dent

Jim Dent, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Junction Boys, returns with a powerful Texas story which transcends college football, displaying the courage and determination of one of the game's most valiant players.

Freddie Steinmark was a small but scrappy young man when he arrived at the University of Texas in 1967. A tenacious competitor, Freddie became UT's star safety by the start of the 1969 season, but he'd also developed a crippling pain in his thigh. Freddie continued to play, helping the Longhorns to rip through opponents like pulpwood. His final game was for the 1969 national championship, when the Longhorns rallied to beat Arkansas in a legendary game that has become known as the Game of the Century.

Tragically, bone cancer took Freddie off the field when nothing else could. But nothing could extinguish his irrepressible spirit or keep him away from the game. Today, a photo of Freddie hangs in the tunnel at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, where players touch it before games en route to the field. With this moving story, a Brian's Song for college football, Jim Dent once again brings readers to cheers and tears with a truly American tale of bravery in the face of the worst odds.

Praise for Courage Beyond the Game

Named one of Kirkus Reviews' Best Nonfiction titles of 2011

Jim Dent, dadgum him, keeps writing books I wish I'd written. Now here he comes with another terrific effort, Courage Beyond the Game, the story of the most courageous kid to ever pull on a football suit. If you pick it up, it's guaranteed to pick you up. --Dan Jenkins

Jim Dent is a world class story teller... he] will bring tears to your eyes, and Steinmark's example will make you want to be a better person. --Joe Drape, New York Times bestselling author of Our Boys

A superb work that paints the resilient athlete as a fierce competitor and an unforgettable sportsman. -Kirkus, starred review

Jim Dent is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Junction Boys, which became an acclaimed ESPN original movie. He has written three other books: The Undefeated, King of the Cowboys, and You're Out and You're Ugly, Too (with Durwood Merrill). Dent is an award-winning journalist who covered the Dallas Cowboys for eleven years and worked in the sports media for more than two decades. He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University.

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ISBN 13	9780312652852
ISBN 10	0312652852
Title	Courage Beyond the Game
Author	Jim Dent
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Thomas Dunne Books
Year published	2011-08-16
Number of pages	333
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.