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Football for a Buck: The Crazy Rise and Crazier Demise of the USFL
Written by Jeff Pearlman
Narrated by Joel Richards
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About this audiobook
This previously untold story of one of the craziest sports entities to have ever captivated America is a cautionary tale about the dangers of ego and excess.
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDreamscape Media
Release dateSep 19, 2018
ISBN9781666570199
Author
Jeff Pearlman
Jeff Pearlman is the New York Times bestselling author of ten books. His subjects include NFL legends Walter Payton (Sweetness), Brett Favre (Gunslinger), and Bo Jackson (The Last Folk Hero), as well as the ’80s Los Angeles Lakers (Showtime), the 1986 New York Mets (The Bad Guys Won), and the ’90s Dallas Cowboys (Boys Will Be Boys). HBO adapted Showtime into the dramatic series Winning Time, produced and directed by Adam McKay. A former Sports Illustrated senior writer and ESPN.com columnist, Pearlman is the host of the Two Writers Slinging Yang podcast.
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Aug 31, 2023
This might be the best sports book ever written EVER!