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81) Don't know tough
Author
Publisher
Soho Crime
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
324 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Trent Powers relocates his family from Anaheim to Arkansas to take over as head coach of the Denton Pirates, a high school football team powered by a volatile but talented running back named Billy Lowe. Billy comes from an extremely troubled home: a trailer park where he is terrorized by his unstable mother's abusive boyfriend. Billy takes out his anger on the field, and it's not long before he crosses a line. Instead of punishing him, though, Trent...
82) Invictus
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (133 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation remains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's underdog rugby team as they make an unlikely run to the 1995 World Cup Championship match.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Formats
Description
He was a college All-American who became the youngest player in the NFL and later reached the Super bowl. He was a star tight end on the league-dominant New England Patriots, who extended his contract for a record $40 million. Aaron Hernandez's every move as a professional athlete played out in the headlines, yet he led a secret life - one that ended in a maximum-security prison. What drove him to go so wrong, so fast? Son of a University of Connecticut...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition
Physical Desc
x, 659 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Jim Thorpe rose to world fame as a mythic talent who excelled at every sport. He won gold medals in the decathlon and pentathlon at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, was an All-American football player at the Carlisle Indian School, in the first class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and played major league baseball for the New York Giants. But despite his colossal skills, Thorpe's life was a struggle against the odds. As a member of the Sac and Fox Nation,...
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
423 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
When a man wins everything only to lose it, he recognizes the love of his life is the only thing worth having. Twelve years ago Matthew "The Rocket" Rising was married to his high school sweetheart and graduating as one of the winningest quarterbacks in the history of college football, he was selected as the #1 pick in the NFL. But on the night of the draft, he was accused of a crime with irrefutable evidence. He walks out of prison after serving...
86) Lion & Lamb
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Formats
Description
"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....
87) Slugfest
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Forced to take Physical Education Equivalency, aka "Slugfest," in summer school so he can maintain his star spot on the JV football team, Yash recruits his fellow PE rejects to train with him and pass this course, an endeavor that turns into a summer he'll never forget"--
88) The game plan
Series
Publisher
distributed by Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2008]
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Superstar quarterback Joe Kingman has an ego bigger than a football field. Joe is getting ready for a run at the big championship game when the eight-year-old daughter he never knew existed shows up at his not-so-family-friendly bachelor pad. As the big game gets closer, he begins to realize the most meaningful win he can achieve is the heart of the one little fan who counts the most.
89) More than a word
Publisher
Media Education Foundation
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (71 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Language
English
Description
More Than a Word offers a fascinating look inside the growing movement to change the name of the Washington R*dskins football team.Directed by brothers John and Kenn Little, who are members of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe, the film traces how the word “r*dskin” evolved from being a term of racist derision and slander to being embraced as the name of one of the NFL’s most beloved franchises. It also draws on the voices of Native American activists...
Author
Series
Publisher
Open Road Media
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
National Bestseller: The “powerful novel” about the hidden side of pro football, written by a former NFL player (Newsweek).
On the field, the men who play football are gladiators, titans, and every other kind of cliché. But when they leave the locker room they are only men. Peter Gent’s classic novel looks at the seedy underbelly of the pro game, chronicling eight days in the life of Phil Elliott,...
On the field, the men who play football are gladiators, titans, and every other kind of cliché. But when they leave the locker room they are only men. Peter Gent’s classic novel looks at the seedy underbelly of the pro game, chronicling eight days in the life of Phil Elliott,...
91) Repo madness
Author
Series
Ruddy McCann novels volume 2
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Juggling the possible loss of his job, a romantic estrangement, and court-ordered medication, Michigan repo man Ruddy McCann learns that the tragedy that defined his life may be a lie, a possibility that compels his investigation into a string of local disappearances.
Author
Series
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
301 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Rafe Khatchadorian's new year at middle school is starting to look depressingly like the old one, except that art class is going well--and when he joins the flag-football team and demonstrates some talent as a running-back, he discovers a way of dealing with his bullying nemesis and teammate, Miller the Killer.
93) Buffalo bills
Author
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
31 p.
Language
English
Description
NFL Blitz takes young readers on a journey to explore an NFL teams history, important players, uniforms, and other key facts.
94) Chicago Bears
Author
Publisher
AV2 by Weigl
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
pages cm
Language
English
Description
NFL Blitz takes young readers on a journey to explore an NFL teams history, important players, uniforms, and other key facts.
95) Simply the best
Author
Series
Chicago Stars volume 10
Publisher
Avon, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
368 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
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.
96) Marn Grook
Series
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, 46 min. 10 sec.) : digital, stereo., sound, color.
Language
English
Description
Marn Grook explores the history, achievements and struggles of Aboriginal sportsmen involved in our National game, 'Aussie Rules'. Through perseverance, natural ability and a love for the game, Aboriginal players have been able to overcome the many barriers placed before them to gain recognition and respect for their prowess on the football field. Marn Grook is a celebration of Australian Rules and the great contribution Aboriginal players have made...
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the inspirational true story of Kurt Warner, who went from a stockboy at a grocery store to a two-time NFL MVP, Super Bowl champion, and Hall of Fame quarterback. The film centers on Warner's unique story and years of challenges and setbacks that could have derailed his aspirations to become an NFL player, but just when his dreams seemed all but out of reach, it is only with the support of his wife, Brenda and the encouragement of his family,...
98) Murderball
Publisher
Lions Gate Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 86 min.) sd., col. 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Documents the personal stories and fierce competition of American and Canadian wheelchair rugby players as they struggle toward the 2004 Paralympic Games in Athens, Greece.
99) Ribsy
Author
Series
Henry Huggins volume 6
Language
English
Description
Good ol Ribsy's ever-curious mind has always gotten him into scrapes, but this time he may have gone too far. After a comical turn of events, Ribsy finds himself in the wrong station wagon with the wrong children. Ribsy will do anything to find Henry, but there's plenty of excitement to be had along the way and scoring a touchdown for a local high school team is only part of the fun!
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 76 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound
Language
Portuguese
Description
A feature film about soccer dreams weighs the pros and cons of pursuing ambitions abroad or acceptance of life on the isolated islands of Cape Verde. Fintar O Destino has the distinction of being the Library of African Cinema's first sports film - but a sports film with a decidedly African twist. It is the story, familiar from countless Hollywood movies and therefore easily accessible to American audiences, of an over the hill sports hero who holds...
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