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Game of My Life Indianapolis Colts: Memorable Stories of Colts Football
In 1984, after more than thirty years as the Baltimore Colts, the franchise moved to their present home in Indianapolis, where they began their tenure as one of the most successful NFL teams.
In Game of My Life Indianapolis Colts , devoted fans can join their beloved team in the action on the field and behind the scenes in the locker room, as they relive many of the greatest moments in Indianapolis Colts history. Readers will relish tales of Colts’ glory through first-hand interviews with beloved players including Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, Adam Vinatieri, Edgerrin James, and Marshall Faulk.
Within these pages, Colts expert Mike Chappell will take readers through the early years in Indiana, the major 2007 Super Bowl win under Manning, and their continued success with quarterback Andrew Luck. Over thirty years of Colt experience is represented here, making it a must have for every true fan.
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.
Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
In Game of My Life Indianapolis Colts , devoted fans can join their beloved team in the action on the field and behind the scenes in the locker room, as they relive many of the greatest moments in Indianapolis Colts history. Readers will relish tales of Colts’ glory through first-hand interviews with beloved players including Peyton Manning, Andrew Luck, Adam Vinatieri, Edgerrin James, and Marshall Faulk.
Within these pages, Colts expert Mike Chappell will take readers through the early years in Indiana, the major 2007 Super Bowl win under Manning, and their continued success with quarterback Andrew Luck. Over thirty years of Colt experience is represented here, making it a must have for every true fan.
Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.
Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
212 pages, Hardcover
Published September 6, 2016
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October 14, 2022
Like most (if not all) of the books in the Game of My Life Series, author Mike Chappell knew what he was doing when he put this book together. He knew that this book's popularity or its selling potential hinged on putting some of the most well-known Indianapolis Colts players in the front chapters of the book, then also throw another big name into the mix just past the halfway point of the book (Marshall Faulk), and then finally, put the lesser-known Colts players near the end of the book (Jim Sorgi, Ben Utt, and etc.). But every single player in this book had interesting stories to tell, no matter how big or how small their name is in Colts history.
The Colts have an interesting history, and it was told through the memories of 24 former Colts players and a coach (Chuck Pagano) in this book.
Man, it would have been a trip to get a Game of My Life chapter from Ron Meyer who was the head coach of the Colts from 1986 to 1991. He died in 2017 and he may have been either unavailable when this book was being put together (2014-2015) or the author of this book just didn't reach out to him. That 1986 to 1991 period in Colts history was something else: the Eric Dickerson years, only one playoff game, the QB Jeff George years, watching Albert Bentley develop as a complete running back, the LB Cornelius Bennett trade, Meyer didn't even get to finish the 1991 season because he was fired after Game 5, and more.
One of the best things about this book was the aftermath sections of every chapter, which were pretty much analyses of what each of the subjects in this book did career-wise after the games of their lives. My favorite aftermath was the one in the Eric Dickerson chapter. The author didn't mince words when he wrote Dickerson's aftermath and the gifted running back didn't mince words there either, which included him saying that his stay in Indianapolis "was just part of my career." Wow. But can you blame him for saying that? He played in one playoff game while he was in Indy from 1987 to 1991 and the Colts weren't really that good when he played for them. He gained a ton of yards and scored a lot of touchdowns in those five seasons, but what Super Bowl rings or even AFC Championship trophies does he have to show for it? Zero.
Another gem from this book was the epilogue where Peyton Manning shared some of his best memories from his career. And he was descriptive too.
In closing, this book was fun for me to read because I know every Colts player or coach that was interviewed for this book. I would recommend this book to not only Colts fans, but to NFL fans who care about NFL history because those are the main targets of this book.
The Colts have an interesting history, and it was told through the memories of 24 former Colts players and a coach (Chuck Pagano) in this book.
Man, it would have been a trip to get a Game of My Life chapter from Ron Meyer who was the head coach of the Colts from 1986 to 1991. He died in 2017 and he may have been either unavailable when this book was being put together (2014-2015) or the author of this book just didn't reach out to him. That 1986 to 1991 period in Colts history was something else: the Eric Dickerson years, only one playoff game, the QB Jeff George years, watching Albert Bentley develop as a complete running back, the LB Cornelius Bennett trade, Meyer didn't even get to finish the 1991 season because he was fired after Game 5, and more.
One of the best things about this book was the aftermath sections of every chapter, which were pretty much analyses of what each of the subjects in this book did career-wise after the games of their lives. My favorite aftermath was the one in the Eric Dickerson chapter. The author didn't mince words when he wrote Dickerson's aftermath and the gifted running back didn't mince words there either, which included him saying that his stay in Indianapolis "was just part of my career." Wow. But can you blame him for saying that? He played in one playoff game while he was in Indy from 1987 to 1991 and the Colts weren't really that good when he played for them. He gained a ton of yards and scored a lot of touchdowns in those five seasons, but what Super Bowl rings or even AFC Championship trophies does he have to show for it? Zero.
Another gem from this book was the epilogue where Peyton Manning shared some of his best memories from his career. And he was descriptive too.
In closing, this book was fun for me to read because I know every Colts player or coach that was interviewed for this book. I would recommend this book to not only Colts fans, but to NFL fans who care about NFL history because those are the main targets of this book.
October 18, 2021
Easy, quick read. Fun stories to remember about some great games.
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