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In Golden Days, acclaimed sports journalist Jack McCallum uses these two teams - the Jerry West/Wilt Chamberlain/Elgin Baylor Lakers and the Stephen Curry/Kevin Durant/Draymond Green Warriors - to trace the dynamic history of the National Basketball Association, which for much of the last half century has marched memorably through the state of California. Tying together the two strands of McCallum's story is Hall of Famer West, the ferociously competitive Laker guard who later became one of the key architects of the Warriors.
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Furious George
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Pathetic little black book.
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Dream Team
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Love Alabama football? Read this!!
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WoWoWoWoW
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No my idea of a memoir
- By Michael Friedman on 12-19-14
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The Missing Ring
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Very few institutions in American sports can match the enduring excellence of the University of Alabama football program. Across a wide swath of the last century, the tradition-rich Crimson Tide has claimed twelve national championships, captured 25 conference titles, finished 34 times among the country's top ten, and played in 53 bowl games.
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Fantastic
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The Legends Club
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An absolute must for college basketball fans
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Basketball
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Underwhelming
- By Adam Kosberg on 12-02-18
By: Jackie MacMullan, and others
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- MovieGuy
- 04-02-17
Very Good Biography of a Great QB
I grew up in the 70's and 80's as a Raider fan, and my favorite player was, you guessed it, Kenny "Snake" Stabler. So of course I was thrilled to read/listen to this biography.
It's a well researched and written biography. It starts with some basic info and a few anecdotes about his childhood, then goes into some details about his college career, and then the bulk of the book details his Pro Football career. Lots of stories and insights, lots of facts and statistics. It also talks about his, somewhat tragic, life after football, all the way up to his death.
I have also read the auto-biography by Ken Stabler, and while I'm glad I've read both, if I had to pick one, it would be this one. Stabler has a bunch of fun stories and such to tell, and there's something neat about hearing things from his mouth so to speak, but this book is newer so talks about more of his after football stuff, and there is also more insightful analysis of the man and what makes (or made) him tick.
Highly recommended to any Raider fan.
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- Tolleman Gorham
- 06-20-24
Snake - more than we knew…
What a man, what a team, what a time. I grew up loving the Raiders and Ken Stabler is the first Raider quarterback I remember. Very much enjoyed learning more about him, and being reminded of many things I have known a long time.
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- MX M
- 01-05-18
a legendary man, a legendary book
Mike captures the human side of Stabler, while still showing how the myth of Snake was born.
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- Donald
- 02-04-18
Anyone who is a football fan will love this book
This book isn't just for people who are fans of Kenny Stabler it is an amazing book ANY fan of the sport will very much enjoy it
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- David Warnock
- 07-18-19
Great story about a childhood legend!!!
loved every part of this book! what an amazing life he lived & legacy left
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- Mark
- 07-17-19
Very average!
While an entertaining subject, especially for those who are old enough to remember 1970’s football, this book is very average. Not particularly well written. Certainly must be better books on Stabler!
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- Jeremy Barnett
- 06-12-24
Stabler Walks on Water According to Mike Freeman
It reads like a 13 year old wrote about his hero. The book should have been called "I Love Ken Stabler." It's too subjective. It isn't 'in-depth.' I should have bought Stabler's autobiography. Maybe it's better. Full disclosure I only made it 5 hours before giving up.
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