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Golden Boy by Paul Hornung (2004, Hardcover)
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The product is a brand new hardcover book titled "Golden Boy" by author Paul Hornung. Published by Simon & Schuster in 2004, the book falls under the genres of biography & autobiography as well as sports & recreation. With 304 pages, the book focuses on the life of the Golden Boy, a famous football player, making it a valuable addition to any sports enthusiast's collection. The book includes illustrations and is presented in English language, making it accessible to a wide range of readers interested in sports and football specifically.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherSimon & Schuster
ISBN-100743266196
ISBN-139780743266192
eBay Product ID (ePID)30782677
Product Key Features
Book TitleGolden Boy
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicGeneral, Football, Sports
Publication Year2004
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorPaul Hornung
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-056520
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal796.332092 B
Table Of ContentContents Foreword Preface 1. My Life on Scholarship 2. They Called Me "Cuddles" 3. Stiff-Arming the Bear 4. The Golden Boy Is Born 5. "Mom, I Won the Heisman!" 6. The Siberia of Sports 7. The Golden Boy Goes Hollywood 8. Meet the Guys 9. The Leader of the Pack 10. Football as It Was Meant to Be 11. The Breakthrough Year 12. How JFK Saved the Day 13. Golden Boy Inc. 14. Money Won Is Twice as Sweet as Money Earned 15. If You Want to Dance, You've Got to Pay the Fiddler 16. Calling Dr. Lombardi 17. When the Saints Come Marching In 18. Chicago, My Kind of Town 19. It Was His Way or the Highway 20. Good-bye, Vince; Hello, Howard 21. Halls of Shame and Fame 22. Where Have You Gone, Lindsey Nelson? 23. My Unbuckle Specials 24. Once a Notre Dame Man, Always a Notre Dame Man 25. To Err Is Human 26. The End Zone Appendix Index
SynopsisPaul Hornung was football's "Golden Boy" -- handsome, talented, and fabulously successful. He had a great career at Notre Dame, where he won the Heisman Trophy (the only player ever to win it on a team with a losing record). He was the #1 draft pick in the NFL and went to the Green Bay Packers, a terrible team soon transformed by a new head coach, Vince Lombardi. Hornung's Packer teams would become a dynasty, and ten of his teammates (as well as Lombardi) would eventually join him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hornung led the NFL in scoring from 1959 to 1961, setting a single-season scoring record in 1960 that still stands. He was Player of the Year in 1960 and 1961. Hornung always loved the good life. He had girlfriends all across the country, and he was a regular at Toots Shor's and at clubs in Chicago and Los Angeles. A frustrated Lombardi once asked him whether he wanted to be a player or a playboy, and his teammates joked about his Hollywood ambitions. On game days Hornung was always ready to play, but the night after a game -- and sometimes even the night before -- was a different story. For Hornung, the good life came at a price: his gambling cost him a year's suspension from the NFL in 1963. He accepted his punishment, refusing to implicate anyone else, but in this autobiography he reveals just how widespread gambling was in the NFL. However, on the playing field Hornung and his Packer teammates made football history. Bart Starr, Max McGee, Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, Jerry Kramer, Jim Ringo, Ron Kramer, Forrest Gregg, Fuzzy Thurston, Willie Davis, Herb Adderley, Willie Wood -- they're all here, and Hornung has great stories to tell about them and about some of their biggest games together. Golden Boy is a must-read for football fans, a colorful, candid slice of pigskin history from one of the game's immortal legends., Paul Hornung was football's "Golden Boy" -- handsome, talented, and fabulously successful. He had a great career at Notre Dame, where he won the Heisman Trophy (the only player ever to win it on a team with a losing record). He was the #1 draft pick in the NFL and went to the Green Bay Packers, a terrible team soon transformed by a new head coach, Vince Lombardi. Hornung's Packer teams would become a dynasty, and ten of his teammates (as well as Lombardi) would eventually join him in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Hornung led the NFL in scoring from 1959 to 1961, setting a single-season scoring record in 1960 that still stands. He was Player of the Year in 1960 and 1961.Hornung always loved the good life. He had girlfriends all across the country, and he was a regular at Toots Shor's and at clubs in Chicago and Los Angeles. A frustrated Lombardi once asked him whether he wanted to be a player or a playboy, and his teammates joked about his Hollywood ambitions. On game days Hornung was always ready to play, but the night after a game -- and sometimes even the night before -- was a different story.For Hornung, the good life came at a price: his gambling cost him a year's suspension from the NFL in 1963. He accepted his punishment, refusing to implicate anyone else, but in this autobiography he reveals just how widespread gambling was in the NFL.However, on the playing field Hornung and his Packer teammates made football history. Bart Starr, Max McGee, Jim Taylor, Ray Nitschke, Jerry Kramer, Jim Ringo, Ron Kramer, Forrest Gregg, Fuzzy Thurston, Willie Davis, Herb Adderley, Willie Wood -- they're all here, and Hornung has great stories to tell about them and about some of their biggest games together.Golden Boyis a must-read for football fans, a colorful, candid slice of pigskin history from one of the game's immortal legends.
LC Classification NumberGV939.H6A32 2004
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- Dec 01, 2020
Because of Notre Dame
Content compelling - a variable. Hornung's career was relatively short. I purchased it for the Notre Dame connection.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Oct 26, 2016
Notre Dame & GB Packer Star
Very good book if you are into football and are interested in the great Paul Hornung and the Packers. Paul pretty much tells it like it is.. Still my all time favorite player.!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 19, 2020
Golden Boy (Paul Hornung)
Good book, nice price, all good.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Dec 02, 2020
good reading and some nive pictures
interesting story and autobiographyVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 30, 2023
Enjoyable
Interesting read about the Green Bay glory daysVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jan 05, 2021
Golden boy
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- Aug 12, 2024
Would almost buy another one
Everything I expected!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Aug 04, 2021
football
goodVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
