Backup Quarterback

by William Heuman

When Dave goes from college to the pro-football team his uncle plays on, he has to face up to on-the-field competition with his uncle and off-the-field involvement with gamblers.

198 pages, Hardcover

Published January 1, 1968

About the author

William Heuman was born in Brooklyn and attended Newtown High School in Queens. After graduation he became an office clerk and began to write on the side. Some eight years and one million words later, he made his first sale—a short juvenile effort for which he received $3.50. Thereafter followed hundreds of magazine stories, hard-cover novels and juveniles.
Writing on a schedule, nine to noon and three to five, punctually, exactly, five or six days a week, Mr. Heuman typed or dictated, never writing in longhand. Always vitally interested in sports, he collected antique weapons as a hobby.