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The Remarkable, Improbable, Iconic Life of Brett Favre Boy, was I looking forward to the 2023 football season! The Green Bay Packers finally let go of Aaron Rodgers and all his drama, and the warm breeze Wisconsin felt this Fall … Continue reading
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I am not Jackie Chan—in case there was any confusion. But I am a big fan, and I did read a copy of this book that was autographed by the man himself, so, doubly happy to finish reading this one … Continue reading
‘Outrageous but True Stories of Baseball’ by the man who made mediocrity famous (with 16 pages of tasteless photos) Nearly 40 years ago, I was born in a central-Wisconsin town, and although I’ve traveled the world much since then, I … Continue reading
From Wheelchair to the Lambeau Leap I don’t know why I’ve been picking up these Green Bay Packer biographies and memoirs this season, other than the fact that I’m a home-grown Packer fan. I’ve suddenly got 6 such books on … Continue reading
Football Star, Minister, Peacemaker It’s football season. Once more I’m motivated to spend my leisure-reading time with something seasonal. A few weeks ago, I read and reviewed Donald Driver’s memoirs, Driven (2013), and this week I took on the personal … Continue reading
From Homeless to Hero, My Journeys on and off the Field I’m a huge Packer fan. No matter where I am in the world, I try to watch every game live—even if that means waking up at 2am and finding … Continue reading
And other enduring values from baseball’s Iron Man Probably five or so years before Cal Ripken Jr. broke Lou Gehrig’s record of most-consecutive games in baseball history, I was one of his youngest fans. My brothers and I all collected … Continue reading
The Story of America’s Greatest Running Legend, Steve Prefontaine “Was he more subdued in Europe? Not when I was with him, he wasn’t. I think maybe I saw him not subdued a few times over there. Perhaps he was on … Continue reading
John R. Tunis was hailed as a master author of youth novels and has been thanked by many a sports writer of the previous generations for inspiring them first to read, and then to write. But rumor has it that … Continue reading
