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Bill Belichick is perhaps the most fascinating figure in the NFL-the infamously dour face of one of the winningest franchises in sports. As head coach of the New England Patriots, he's led the team to five Super Bowl championship trophies. In this revelatory and robust biography, readers will come to understand and see Belichick's full life in football, from watching college games as a kid with his father, a Naval Academy scout, to orchestrating two...
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Bill Belichick's 31 years in the NFL have been marked by amazing success--most recently, his Super Bowl wins with the New England Patriots have made him surpass Vince Lombardi. In this book, journalist Halberstam explores the nuances of both the game and the man behind it. Halberstam writes. "There was, I thought, a certain signature to a Belichick game... I was fascinated ... by the fact that he seemed so un-coachlike, or perhaps the prototype for...
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Drive for Five presents the behind-the-scenes look at the legendary 2016 New England Patriots season from the rocky start to the Super Bowl finish by award-winning sportswriter Christopher Price.
Foreword by Patriots safety Devin McCourty
Afterword by Patriots wide receiver Matthew Slater
There are certain moments that simply transcend sports. They become larger than life and bigger than anyone ever thought possible, leaping off the field,...
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IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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Looks at the New England Patriots football team, examining their history, stadium, fans, and uniforms, as well as providing information on several of the team's most important players from the past and the stars of their current lineup.
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IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
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"An introduction to the New England Patriots professional football team. Includes information about the team's history, stadium, star players, and uniforms. Features include: a true/false quiz, photos, vintage trading cards reproductions, maps, and records. Table of Contents, glossary, additional resources and index"--
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"A simple but fact-packed overview of the New England Patriots football team, covering their origins, their home stadium, their mascot, famous players and coaches, and well-known plays throughout the team's history."-- Publisher's website
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When Bill Belichick arrived in New England, the Patriots were a laughingstock, an organization with a losing record and a roster of overpaid, underperforming players. So how did a head coach with a questionable record transform this team, garner three Lombardi trophies in four years, and -- with the Pats' 2005 Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles -- cement the team's place as an NFL dynasty?
With unprecedented access granted by Belichick and...
15) Bill Belichick
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"How is it possible that the century's most successful NFL coach conducts himself as though social media is merely a target for ridicule? While the strategies employed by this gridiron genius seemingly evolve in an eye-blink, Bill Belichick is willfully out of step with our culture. In an age of self-promotion and media manipulation, the five-time Super Bowl champion shows open disdain for reporters' microphones. Personal glory doesn't just take a...
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As the hugely successful, long-time quarterback of the New England Patriots, Tom Brady is one of the greatest football players in history. Though he won the Super Bowl in only his first season as a starter, his success was unexpected given that he had not been selected until the second-to-last round of the National Football League draft. In this biography, readers will learn all about Brady's life on and off the field. His determination to rise above...
20) Tom Brady
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"Tom Brady is one of the best football players in history. So how did this incredible quarterback rise to the top? Look inside to learn all about Tom's life, from his childhood to Super Bowl stardom!" -- From back cover
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