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Footsteps
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Hamilton Maule
28 booksHamilton "Tex" Maule was a well-known author, editor, and sportswriter. He was editor for Sports Illustrated and Sport Magazine, and was featured in the 1981 Super Bowl official program. He covered professional football, boxing, horseracing, and baseball for Sports Illustrated from 1956 until 1975.
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January 19, 2011
My mother gave me this as a Christmas present way back when I was early in my high school career. She obviously had not read this book. She knew that I liked sports--including football. That must be why she purchased this for me as a Christmas present.
Unhappily, this was a book about a broken down former football player (who had problems, hence the title "Footsteps"). The coach was a jerk. He used his football players as if they were there to fulfill his own aspirations. One key player had suffered injuries--but the coach tried to get him into a crucial game. A symptom of the "win at any cost" philosophy.
In addition, the coach led a seemingly very nice young woman astray, conning her for his own pleasure.
Altogether, a novel that distressed me many years ago-and distresses me still. . . .
Unhappily, this was a book about a broken down former football player (who had problems, hence the title "Footsteps"). The coach was a jerk. He used his football players as if they were there to fulfill his own aspirations. One key player had suffered injuries--but the coach tried to get him into a crucial game. A symptom of the "win at any cost" philosophy.
In addition, the coach led a seemingly very nice young woman astray, conning her for his own pleasure.
Altogether, a novel that distressed me many years ago-and distresses me still. . . .
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