Polamalu: The Inspirational Story of Pittsburgh Steelers Safety Troy Polamalu

by Jim Wexell, Pamela Diana (Illustrator), Alan Paul (Editor)

Veteran Pittsburgh sports writer Jim Wexell with the first and only biographical dive into the life and playing career of Douglas High/University of Southern California/Pittsburgh Steelers Hall of Famer Troy Polamalu.

Genres: Sports, Biography, Football

489 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 6, 2021

Reviews

[Alan Houk · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is not only an excellent history of Polamalu’s career, it is also a very good history of the the Pittsburgh Steelers during time that Troy played there. All young athletes would benefit from reading this book. It teaches how to behave on the field and off and the importance of hard work and dedication to your sport. Troy Polamalu was one of the greatest players to ever have played for the Steelers and he was even a better man and an example to his teammates. We may not see a human being like him again in professional sports.

[Doug Cobb · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book about my all time favorite player. They interviewed so many different people who were teammates or coaches of his and they all had nothing but great things to say about who he was as a person, let alone a football player. In my totally unbiased opinion he is the greatest of all time. The last few chapters about the Steelers losing the superbowl in 2011 (I still remember how upset I was that day) and how that was his last great year before he started to get injuries and they lost all the stars from that great defense and went into a rebuild were pretty sad. Also how he was unceremoniously pushed into retirement before he wanted to be. Even the great ones dont get to go out on their own terms I guess.

[Tami Baker · Rating 4 out of 5]

I may be biased, but I loved the book. It was obvious to me that the author put a ton of effort into the stats, reviews, conversations and history. Great job! I know that Troy is a bit reclusive, but he has been so inspiring as a player, and it would be wonderful to share at least some of his inner thoughts and his own inspirations. All good....I appreciate him as a person even more than before.