Forty-seven years of joyous celebrations after victories and crushing disappointments after defeats are encompassed in Marv Levy: Where Else Would You Rather Be?, but it is about more than just touchdowns and interceptions—it’s about how a person like Marv Levy, dedicated to his life’s work, can begin his career as the obscure assistant coach of a high school junior varsity team and decades later lead a team to the Super Bowl. Readers will learn about the character, persistence, and personalities of those incomparable Buffalo Bills of the 1990s who so resolutely pursued their impossible dream. Sports fans will look forward to each adventure contained in these pages, and will no doubt agree with the sentiment of the author: “Where else would I rather be than right here—right now!”
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Tells the story of one man's life as a football coach and more. This title shows how a person like Marv Levy, dedicated to his life's work, can begin his career as the obscure assistant coach of a high school junior varsity team and then one day, decades later, lead his men out onto the field in football's greatest spectacle - the Super Bowl.
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The memoirs off the legendary Hall of Fame football coach - newly updated to include Levy's recent turn as the Bills' General Manager.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781613210215
Publisert
2012-02-02
Utgiver
Vendor
Sports Publishing LLC
Vekt
558 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Dybde
30 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet

Forfatter
Foreword by

Om bidragsyterne

Marv Levy is a Hall of Famer and former professional American and Canadian Football coach. Born in Chicago in 1926, he went on to serve in the U.S. Army Air Corps for three years before enrolling in Coe College. He began coaching football at the college level for seven years before he moved onto the professional football Leagues. Levy was a member of the coaching staff for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Los Angeles Rams and Washington Redskins before he became the head coach of the Montreal Alouettes. He led the Alouettes to two Grey Cup championships. Afterwards he joined the Buffalo Bills as head coach in 1987. Under Levy, the Buffalo Bills entered a dynastic age where they attended four consecutive Super Bowl appearances. He won Coach of the Year in 1988 and 1995. He was admitted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2001 and lives in Chicago, Illinois. Jim Kelly was the quarterback who helped take the Buffalo Bills to four consecutive Super Bowl appearances under Marv Levy. In addition to holding numerous records in the NFL, he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002. Kelly retired from the Bills in 1997 and currently serves as President and Co-Founder of Hunter's Hope Foundation. He lives in East Aurora, New York.