Montana
The Biography of Football's Joe Cool
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October 15, 2015
Although Joe Montana (b. 1956) is often considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks in professional football history, if not the greatest, this volume is the first serious biography of the quiet legend. Montana wrote an autobiography early in his career, Audibles: My Life in Football, but clearly has preferred to let his play on the field speak for him. That continues in this work, in which sports historian Dunnavant (America's Quarterback) relies on the written record for quotes from Montana but supplements that with extensive interviews of teammates and coaches from high school through the pros to provide a striking glimpse of the man off the field. Dunnavant emphasizes Montana's surprising struggles to get on the field at every level as he continually had to convince doubters that he was big enough and committed enough to lead the offense. VERDICT Well written and researched, this title will be of interest to a wide range of sports fans.
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October 15, 2015
Quarterback Joe Montana led the San Francisco 49ers to four Super Bowl championships in nine years, but his fame came not just from what he did but also from the flair with which he did it. No matter how important the game, Montana had the air of a man who knew it would all turn out just fine. Author of America's Quarterback (2011), about another great NFL quarterback, Bart Starr, Dunnavant builds his portrait through research and dozens of personal interviews with those who have known Montana. Fans will remember Montana's triumphs in the NFL, but this thoroughly engaging volume also tells the less-familiar story of Montana's early career and his battles with his high-school and college coaches, both of whom were slow to recognize Montana's talent. That changed in San Francisco, where Montana and coach Bill Walsh were the perfect match. That special relationship is portrayed skillfully in this carefully researched and fluidly written biography. Sure to be of interest in any sports collection.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)
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