Is There Life After Football?
Is There Life After Football?

Author: James A. Holstein

Publisher: NYU Press

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 147986286X

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"Draws upon the experiences of hundreds of former players as they describe their lives after their football days are over. It also incorporates stories about their playing careers, even before entering the NFL, to provide context for understanding their current situations. The authors begin with an analysis of the 'bubble'-like conditions of privilege that NFL players experience while playing, conditions that often leave players unprepared for the real world once they retire and must manage their own lives. The book also examines the key issues affecting former NFL players in retirement: social isolation, financial concerns, inadequate career planning, psychological challenges, and physical injuries"--Amazon.com.

Life After Favre
Life After Favre

Author: Phil Hanrahan

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Inc.

Published: 2011-09

Total Pages: 427

ISBN-13: 1613210205

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A Wisconsin native returns to Green Bay to cover the Packers' tumultuous first season following the departure of their legendary quarterback, Brett Favre.

Alive and Kicking
Alive and Kicking

Author: Chester Marcol

Publisher:

Published: 2011-09-05

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 9780983733720

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Chester Marcol was a Polish immigrant who spoke no English when he discovered football by accident in 1965 as a shy high school student in Imlay City, Michigan. By 1972, he was a household name in Wisconsin after being named National Football League rookie of the year with the Green Bay Packers. Known for his frizzy hair, thick glasses, and powerful right leg, he led the league in scoring in two of his first three years and was among the top place-kickers in the game. Marcol authored one of the most famous plays in franchise history in 1980, when he caught his own blocked field goal in overtime and ran for a touchdown in a thrilling 12-6 season-opening victory over the Chicago Bears.In his autobiographyAlive and KickingMarcol talks about the hurdles he overcame as a Polish immigrant to become an NFL star, provides a no-holds-barred look at his alcohol and substance abuse that cost him his football career and family, and for the first time publicly, he discusses his suicide attempt in 1986 that continues to affect his health to this day. A member of the Packers Hall of Fame, Marcol lives in Michigan's Upper Peninsula where he works as a certified alcohol and drug abuse counselor and fights the daily battle to remain clean and sober.

The Packer Way
The Packer Way

Author: Ron Wolf

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1999-09-18

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 9780312243203

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The man who rebuilt the Green Bay Packers into Super Bowl champions offers an essential guide for leaders and managers of organizations, featuring nine steps to building a winning organization.

Run to Daylight!
Run to Daylight!

Author: Vince Lombardi

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-01-14

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1476767173

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In the golden years of professional football, one team and one coach reigned supreme: the 1960s Green Bay Packers, and the fiery Vince Lombardi. Run to Daylight! is Lombardi’s own diary of a week at the helm of that magnificent club. Together with legendary sports-journalist, W.C. Heinz, Lombardi takes us from the first review of game films on Monday right through the final gun on Sunday afternoon. We see the planning, the plotting, the practice and the pain as forty-plus men come together to form that precision unit that makes for winning football. Lombardi gives us his views on life, the game, coaching, success, family, and the famed “Lombardi Sweep.” Now, in this anniversary edition, with a special foreword by David Maraniss, we are once again reminded of the passion and power behind America's greatest game. Written in W.C. Heinz’s inimitable style, Run to Daylight! is part diary, part philosophy text, part coaches manual. Here, is professional football at its best.

When Pride Still Mattered
When Pride Still Mattered

Author: David Maraniss

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 1012

ISBN-13: 0684844184

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By the time he died of cancer in 1970, after one season in Washington during which he transformed the Redskins into winners, Lombardi had become a mythic character who transcended sport, and his legend has only grown in the decades since. Many now turn to Lombardi in search of characteristics that they fear have been irretrievably lost, the oldfashioned virtues of discipline, obedience, loyalty, character, and teamwork. To others he symbolizes something less romantic: modern society's obsession with winning and superficial success. In When Pride Still Mattered, Maraniss renders Lombardi as flawed and driven yet ultimately misunderstood, a heroic figure who was more complex and authentic than the stereotypical images of him propounded by admirers and critics.

I Choose the Light
I Choose the Light

Author: Mark J. Spanbauer

Publisher: Dorrance Publishing

Published: 2016-11-14

Total Pages: 118

ISBN-13: 148092444X

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I Choose the Light by Mark J. Spanbauer I Choose the Light is the heartwarming collection of poetry by author Mark J. Spanbauer that delves into a vast array of subjects, including the ups and downs in everyday life. After his divorce, which was very painful, Mark started to look at many aspects of life and faith, and one day the poetic stories in this book started coming to him very rapidly. Hopefully readers will be able to thoroughly reflect on their own lives and faith. If someone is able to change their negative behavior and make better choices in life, or be able to be helped in coping with grief and emptiness of loss, this book will be considered a success.

Game of My Life
Game of My Life

Author: Chuck Carlson

Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 1582618143

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When Bart Starr snuck across the goal line in the withering cold of Lambeau Field to beat the Dallas Cowboys in 1967. The Ice Bowl became the greatest game in Green Bay Packers history. Unless, of course, it was the NFC championship win over the Carolina Panthers in 1997 that sent the Packers back to the Super Bowl for the first time in 30 years. Maybe it was that mind-bending 48-47 Monday night win over the Washington Redskins in 1983, or perhaps it was the Western Conference title win over the Baltimore Colts in 1965 on an overtime field goal that Colts players to this day say was no good. It could also have been any one of Green Bay's three Super Bowl wins or the victory over the San Francisco 49ers in 1995 that cemented the Packers as a force in the NFL once again. Maybe it was any one of a number of games against their ancient rivals, the Chicago Bears, or maybe it was as recently as the 2003 NFC playoff win over the Seattle Seahawks or Brett Favre's remarkable performance after his father died. Maybe it wasn't even a Packers victory that earned its way into history. Perhaps that's the beauty of a franchise with such a long and lyrical history as the Packers--so many big games and so many opportunities to pick the ones that really matter. So many years have produced so many games and so many memories. In Chuck Carlson's Game of My Life, former and current players and coaches talk about the best, the most important, the most entertaining, or just the strangest games this franchise has ever played. Some will be obvious choices, but others may tax the memory of even the most stalwart Packers fans. For a franchise steeped in history, tradition, and legend, this book is bound to touchon a game that sits fondly in the hearts of Packers fans everywhere.

Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers

Author: Clayton Geoffreys

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 2015-07-05

Total Pages: 138

ISBN-13: 9781514842003

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"In Aaron Rodgers: The inspiring story of one of football's greatest Quarterbacks, you'll read about he inspirational story of football's star, Aaron Rodgers. This short unauthorized biography of Aaron Rodgers highlights the greatest moments of his career since starting in the league as the backup to the great Brett Favre. Aaron Rodgers remains on of the most effective quarterbacks to play professional football, and an inspiring leader for the Packers. In this book, we'll explore Aaron Rodger's journey to the NFL, as well as his impact on the game."--Cover.