Big Blue Wrecking Crew
Smashmouth Football, a Little Bit of Crazy, and the '86 Super Bowl Champion New York Giants
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2016.
Format: Book
Edition: First Edition.
Description: vi, 314 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
"A marauding linebacker who changed the game of football, a tough-as-nails quarterback, and a fiery head coach helped the 1986 New York Giants leave an indelible mark on the NFL. Big Blue Wrecking Crew is the no-holds-barred story of the team that created Giant Football, the pound-you-into-submission, quarterback-crushing defense, coupled with a powerful ball control offense that resulted in a 1986 Superbowl Championship--the first in team history. In a gripping narrative of the season that changed the course of a franchise, author Jerry Barca takes readers on a wild journey filled with improbable characters. Linebacker Lawrence Taylor partied with the same level of recklessness and violence he put forth when he donned his jersey. Bill Parcells motivated his team in an unrelenting Jersey Guy way, and quiet defensive genius Bill Belichick would go on to greatness. Based on years of research and hundreds of interviews, Barca chronicles the Giants' rise out of rock bottom to their status as a premiere NFL franchise. From behind-the-scenes personnel discussions of general manager George Young to the meeting rooms with Parcells and defensive coordinator Bill Belichick, Big Blue Wrecking Crew is filled with the riveting exploits of unforgettable players. It is an unfiltered look at how enormous egos came together to win a championship, playing hard and partying equally as hard along the way"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Part One The End to Pure Mayhem -- 1 The Fumble -- 2 The Bookmaker's Team In A Painful Period -- 3 Pure Mayhem -- 4 Fumble Fallout And The Family Feud -- 5 The Compromise Choice -- Part Two LT, Simms, Parcells -- 6 Finding Whitey -- 7 A Broncos Season Ticket Holder -- 8 "Got My Lather Going" -- 9 Euphoria -- 10 Fire Parcells, Play For Trump -- Part Three Identity -- 11 Gangster -- 12 The Birth Of "Parcells Guys" -- 13 Gatorade And An Exorcism -- 14 "Hey, Parcells, You Got To Find A Way To Bea Those Guys" -- Part Four Giant Football -- 15 Rehab -- 16 The Locker Room Pay Phone -- 17 Kickers In The Basement -- 18 Rolling -- 19 Fourth And 17 -- 20 Button-Pusher -- 21 Separation -- 22 Taking The Wind -- 23 "Not Going To Have A Day On Me" -- 24 "What It Was All For" -- 25 Generations.
ISBN:
9781250071538 (hardback)
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SPORTS Football Bar | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references and index.