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Taught to keep his heart well guarded after a family tragedy, ex-football star Jack McGarry finds a challenge he never saw coming when he heads to Fool's Gold, California with his PR firm and meets Larissa Owens, a fast friend whose secret feelings for Jack are revealed, her touch igniting feelings in him that his heart cannot afford to entertain. HQN romance series, (Original), 384pp.
2) Dogwood Hill
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A dark secret threatens a chance at long-overdue happiness when Liz March, still suffering the ache of betrayal, falls for new Chesapeake Shores high school coach and former pro football player Aidan Mitchell, whose devastating secret could have far-reaching implications. MIRA romance series, (Original), 384pp.
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Chicago Stars volume 7
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Chicago Stars quarterback Dean Robillard is the luckiest man in the world: a bona-fide sports superstar and the pride of the NFL with a profitable side career as a buff billboard model for End Zone underwear. But life in the glory lane has started to pale, and Dean has set off on a cross-country trip to figure out what's gone wrong. When he hits a lonely stretch of Colorado highway, he spies something that will shake up his gilded life in ways
...4) Lion & Lamb
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2023.
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"Philadelphia is in a state of shock over the fate of two hometown heroes: Eagles starting quarterback Archie Hughes, and his even more famous wife, Grammy-winning singer Francine Hughes. One spouse is murdered. The other is suspect #1. Even before the case hits the courtroom, it's the hottest ticket in town. For the defense: Cooper Lamb, private investigator to the stars. For the prosecution: Veena Lion, a sleuth so bright she's got to wear shades....
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[2022]
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224 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm
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An award-winning narrative and documentary filmmaker and daughter of a football legend retraces her father's journey from the segregated South to Michigan State during the peak of the civil rights movement and his journey as an NFL pioneer after the 1967 draft.
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2022.
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"On August 14, 2016, NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick began a protest when he refused to stand for the national anthem. He wanted to make a statement about the oppression of people of color in the United States after he had spent a summer speaking out against police brutality. After playing professional football for six seasons, that would become Colin Kaepernick's last season in the NFL, but he would go on to become one of the most prominent activists...
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Chicago Stars volume 10
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When Brett, the hottest sports agent in the business, and Rory, the sister of his superstar client, meet and have a disastrous one-night stand, resulting in murder, they find things getting messy, dangerous, heartbreaking and sexy as they struggle with themselves, each other and love.
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Chicago Stars volume 5
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Molly Somerville knows she has a reputation for trouble. She did give away her fifteen million dollar inheritance, but, hey, nobody's perfect. Yes, Molly's happy about almost everything...except her long term crush on the daredevil quarterback for the Chicago Stars, that awful, gorgeous Kevin Tucker...a man who can't even remember her name! One night Molly's penchant for running into trouble runs her right into Kevin himself, turning her world upside...
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[2021]
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vii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Bart Starr was the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers from 1956 to 1971, the most meaningful and successful era of one of football's most storied franchises. Starr was named MVP of the first two Super Bowls and to the Pro Bowl four times. He threw for more than 24,000 yards in his career and holds the Packer record for most games played. But the awards and impressive statistics are not what fans remember most about Bart Starr. As his legendary...
11) The football 100
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[2023]
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xiii, 656 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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"The definitive ranking of the greatest football players of all time"--
It is a question that has bedeviled football fans for generations: Who's the best? Of the more than 25,000 men who have suited up during the NFL&'s century of existence, which ones stood head and shoulders above all others? At The Athletic, home to the best newsroom in sports, this question would become a labor of love for dozens of the best football writers on the planet, including...
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August 1992. Dorenbos was twelve years old and getting ready for baseball camp when he was told that his father had murdered his mother in the family's three-car garage. Thrust into foster care, he discovered an unlikely escape performing magic tricks. Then came football, which provided a release for all of Jon's pent-up anger. In 2017, after fourteen NFL seasons on the gridiron and raucous sleight-of-hand performances to packed houses across the...
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[2021]
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1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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After a crushing defeat ended their prior season, everyone counted the Abilene Eagles out of title contention. Facing doubts and personal challenges both on and off the field, it will take the guidance of their team chaplain and a surrogate father figure for them to realize what they can achieve when they stand united as a team. In this uplifting underdog story, the Abilene Eagles will once again soar in an incredible comeback that will be forever...
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Publisher Annotation: Get ready to defy the odds when everyoneâ(QA(B(3I(Bs counting you out. When the Philadelphia Eaglesâ(QA(B(3I (Bstarting quarterback went down with a torn ACL in week 14 of the 2017 NFL season, many fansâ(QA(B(3E(Band commentatorsâ(QA(B(3E(Bassumed the Eaglesâ(QA(B(3I (Bseason was over. Instead, Nick Foles came off the bench and, against all odds, led the Eagles to their first Super Bowl victory in history. Believe It offers...
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2019.
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The NFL icon who first brought show business to sports shares his life lessons on fame, fatherhood, and football.
Three days before the 1969 Super Bowl, Joe Namath promised the nation that he would lead the New York Jets to an 18-point underdog victory against the seemingly invincible Baltimore Colts. When the final whistle blew, that promise had been kept.
Namath was instantly heralded as a gridiron god, while his rugged good...
Three days before the 1969 Super Bowl, Joe Namath promised the nation that he would lead the New York Jets to an 18-point underdog victory against the seemingly invincible Baltimore Colts. When the final whistle blew, that promise had been kept.
Namath was instantly heralded as a gridiron god, while his rugged good...
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[2021]
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239 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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In professional football, careers are often short and turnover is a constant. So when one man's career spans more than four decades with one organization, it is quite an achievement. Scott Studwell did just that with the Minnesota Vikings. As a linebacker, Studwell totaled a Vikings record 1,981 tackles in 14 seasons, reaching two Pro Bowls. After retiring as a player after the 1990 season, Studwell moved into the Vikings' player personnel department...
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[2023]
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xi, 209 pages ; 24 cm.
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"Millions of people became part of Michael Oher's story when they watched a version of him on the big screen; read his memoir, I Beat the Odds; or cheered him on from the stands. After speaking to so many of them over the years, Oher knows that more than anything, people want to believe great things can happen, even when the situation looks bleak. His story of overcoming the toughest of odds serves as their hope. Oher's life has had a lot of unexpected...
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[2019]
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1 online resource
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"Examines the careers of the 50 men who made the greatest impact on the Philadelphia Eagles. Includes summaries of each player's greatest season, most memorable performances, and most notable achievements, with photos throughout"--
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