A Game of Extremes 25 Exceptional Football Stories

About What Happened on and off the Field

By: Roy Lingster

Narrated by: Warren Sandwell

Length: 3 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

Speed, strength, precision, and a whole ton of adrenaline make American football one of the most exciting games in the world. It’s also a game filled with legendary stories!

When you think of the great NFL players, names like Jerry Rice, Joe Montana, and of course Tom Brady come to mind, for good reasons. But behind each game and each legend, there is more to making an epic game than you might imagine…. From the referees practicing their coin toss to stadium managers fearing the worst during a blackout.

Then there are the players who laid the foundations of the game, the ones whose names have been forgotten...such as the first teams to play in a televised game to a worldwide audience of 1,000!

Back in the day, players would spend their entire career with one team, leading them through the highs and the lows with their unique, incomparable abilities. Mel Hein and Jim Thorpe are just two that come to mind. The rich history of America’s favorite sport has created some mind-blowingly inspiring stories throughout the decades…and it will continue to thrill, fascinate, and uplift us in the decades to come.

In this book of legends, you will discover:

• Why old-school Raiders fans can’t stand Heidi
• The biggest mistake of the NFL’s commissioner’s career and how others have learned from this
• How one yard or 52 seconds can be enough to change the entire outcome of a game
• How two brothers won $1 million in fantasy football thanks to a player who recovered from a torn ACL, MCL, and LCL
• The hungover player who scored the first Super Bowl touchdown for the Green Bay Packers
• The Native American who won gold medals at the Olympics, played 12 seasons of football, and became the first president of the NFL—but only entered the Hall of Fame 10 years after his death
• How coaches and managers thought outside the box to complete their teams during the 1987 strike—even recruiting a 7-Eleven security guard and a convict to play

©2022 Roy Lingster (P)2022 Roy Lingster

fascinating American Football Stories

If you love American Football, you need to listen to these fascinating stories. I love Football. I watch it on Mondays, Sundays and now Amazon prime is broadcasting it on Thursdays. I watch it too. It is just fun. I learned a lot from this audible book, my favorite is the biggest comeback of all time. wow. In 1984, 49ers won 18 games, went 18-0 and won the Super Bowl. :)

1984 Saved American Football

That swift and cunning game back on December 16, 1979 between the Redskins and Cowboys was pure fire. I'm glad that the San Francisco 49ers saved American Football back in 1984 after the game had somehow lost it's "spark." This is the kind of valuable info you will receive regarding football from this audiobook. This is a must have for the true all American football fan. Make sure in addition to this audio, you grab a copy of the paperback version and add it to your home library.

Awesome Audiobook!

This book surprised me because there was a lot in here I didn't know and a lot of details that i really enjoyed hearing for the first time! The narrator was perfect and enjoyable. I thought the experience was 5 star and I will definitely pass this one along to my friends!

Great Audiobook

What a great collection of stories! The content is presented clearly and easy to follow, with awesome narration too. This is a must for any football fan. I found the stories to be fascinating, and my favorite was learning that only 52 seconds can be enough to change the outcome of a whole game! I'm going to get this audiobook as a gift for a friend who is the ultimate American football fan, and no doubt will love the revelations in this great book!

A good book to have

This is a good book to read by everyone for entertainment. Not only did I enjoy the stories but learned alot about football. With little or no knowledge about football this was an opportunity that the author provided me with knowledge . I encourage everyone who is not so verse with football to go through this book. I am now a fan of football I am excited to see what the future holds for me in terms of bring a football fan.

Behind the Football!

This audiobook has everything you need to know about what happens in one of the favorite sports in the world. It has incredible stories, and it's inspiring. This book has something for everyone, from the strikes, injuries, gains, and losses. I also enjoyed the story of Kurt Warner.

interesting and fun

I enjoyed this audio.
A must-have for real football fans.
A lot of great moments I didn't even know happened, but man did I really feel it as I was reading.
I wish there was a youtube highlight channel to go along with it so I could watch some of the great moments.
I recommend this audiobook for all football fans.

Cool Book

Really fun book to listen to - I actually listened with my son and was great. Nice narration - good flow with top stories that are really interesting. Recommended

Excellent stories

I’m not a big football fan, but I am a fan of a good story. And this book is definitely that. I recommend this book for both football lovers and those who are just looking for a good book to listen to. I learned a lot and was entertained in the process.

Football untold stories

I really enjoyed this book! As a Green Bay native, football is in my blood. Nostalgic and remarkable football moment stories are part of regular dinner conversation. But in all that time, I’ve never heard these stories! What a treasure. Thank you for giving me fresh material - just in time for regaling the crowd at family holidays.