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Richman, Michael, 1961- author.
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Allen, George, 1918-1990.
Washington Redskins (Football team) -- History.
Los Angeles Rams (Football team : 1946-1994) -- History.
Football coaches -- United States -- Biography.
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George Allen : a foo...
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George Allen : a football life / Mike Richman ; foreword by Dick Vermeil.
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Richman, Michael, 1961- author.
Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, [2023]
Subjects
Allen, George, 1918-1990.
Washington Redskins (Football team) -- History.
Los Angeles Rams (Football team : 1946-1994) -- History.
Football coaches -- United States -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780803249684 (hardcover) :
0803249683 hardcover
Description:
xvi, 587 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contents:
Foreword / by Dick Vermeil -- Humble beginnings -- The roots of his genius -- America's heartland to Southern California -- At the car wash -- Doing it George's way -- "Allen never should haveleft" -- Erasing a "country club" image -- An addiction to winning -- "Merry Christmas, you're fired" -- A bear and a moose -- Mr. Allen goes to Washington -- Awakening a sleeping giant -- His crowning moment -- Cruising with George Allen -- "Two major egos clashing" -- The fourth estate -- Motivation -- George Allen style -- "He's all they have" -- The beginning of the end -- "Someone has cut out my heart" -- Uncharted waters -- A new league comes calling -- "Are you kidding?" -- An "almost impossible" task -- Epilogue: The ultimate honor.
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"George Allen was a fascinating and eccentric figure in the world of football coaching. His remarkable career spanned six decades, from the late 1940s until his sudden death in 1990 at the age of seventy-three. Although he never won a Super Bowl, he never had a losing season as an NFL head coach and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002. In George Allen: A Football Life, Mike Richman captures the life and accomplishments of one of the most successful NFL coaches of all time and one of the greatest innovators in the game. A player's coach, Allen was a tremendous motivator and game strategist, as well as a defensive mastermind, and is credited with making special teams a critical focus in an era in which they were an afterthought. He had a keen eye for talent and pulled off masterful trades, often for veteran players who were viewed to be past their prime, who then had great seasons and made his teams much better. In addition to his coaching feats, Allen had an idiosyncratic and controversial personality. His life revolved around football 24-7. One of his quirks was to minimize chewing time by consuming soft foods, giving himself more time to prepare for games and study opponents. He lived and breathed football; he compared losing to death. Allen had contentious relationships with the owners of the two NFL teams for which he was the head coach, the Washington Redskins and Los Angeles Rams. Richman explores why he was fired by those teams and whether he was blackballed from coaching again in the NFL. Based on detailed research and interviews with family, former players, and coaches, George Allen is the definitive biography of the football coach who lived to win, loved a good challenge, and left a lasting legacy on pro football history"-- Provided by publisher.
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Hawaii State Library
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796.33209 Allen Ri
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05/08/2024
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