The Long Snapper - The True Story of a Second Chance, a Super Bowl, a Lesson for Life

On December 15, 2003, Brian Kinchen was a 38 year old husband, father, seventh-grade Bible teacher and former professional football player. Then the New England Patriots called, looking for someone to fill the role of ''long snapper.'' Seven weeks after leaving the classroom, Brian snapped the ball on the historic game-winning field goal with only seconds left in the Super Bowl. Jeffrey Marx, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of Season of Life, chronicles Kinchen''s remarkable odyssey in The Long Snapper. Kinchen was older than his teammates, and had not played professional football for three years. But he overcame his obstacles, and along the way learned that the true measure of a man has nothing to do with status. Jeffrey Marx is the New York Times bestselling author of Season of Life and recipient of the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. This is his fifth book. He has written for many publications, including Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, Time, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, and The Baltimore Sun. Marx lives in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. ''Don''t we all long for one last chance? Don''t we all dream to do it over again? Anybody who has ever had those pangs will love Jeffrey Marx''s beautiful and uplifting story about a guy who had opportunity dropped into his lap. Do yourself a favor and read The Long Snapper.'' - Frank Deford, Sports Illustrated

Product details

• Authors: Jeffrey Marx
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 18.08.2009
• EAN: 9780061691393
• ISBN: 978-0-06-169139-3
• No. of pages: 224
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 210 mm x 23 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; American Football, Biography: general, Memoirs, Bibles, History of Religion, history of sport, Biography: sport, Personal religious testimony and popular inspirational works, Biography: religious and spiritual, Gender studies: women and girls, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Women, RELIGION: Inspirational, RELIGION: History, SPORTS & RECREATION: History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Sports, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Religious, SPORTS & RECREATION: Football, RELIGION: CHRISTIAN THOUGHT, RELIGION: Spirituality, PHILOSOPHY: Religious, RELIGION: Faith, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Memoirs, BIBLES: New American Bible / Text, Religion / Christian Thought