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Their Life's Work
- The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers
- Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
- Length: 16 hrs and 58 mins
- Categories: Sports & Outdoors, Football
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Publisher's Summary
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s won an unprecedented and unmatched four Super Bowls in six years. A dozen of those Steelers players, coaches, and executives have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, and three decades later their names echo in popular memory: "Mean" Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Mike Webster, Jack Lambert, Lynn Swann, and John Stallworth. In ways exhilarating and heartbreaking, they define not only the brotherhood of sports but those elements of the game that engage tens of millions of Americans: its artistry and its brutality.
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- 07-18-18
Great Book
I wasn’t a Steelers fan back then, but I’ve grown to revere their dominance of the 1970s. What a tremendous organization, built on toughness, intelligence, and love.
There’s something peculiar about these “narrators” though. They mispronounce so many names that it’s becoming quite obvious that these books aren’t being read by actual people.
Finally, this book recounts a commonly known story about the Steelers hiding John Stallworth’s college film. It strikes me as odd that this little violation of the rules has been laughed off and dismissed as mere mischief over the years. But if say New England were accused of any such wrongdoing today, there’d be fines, suspensions, and most likely a congressional hearing about it.
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- James P Kehayes
- 09-26-17
good listen
i enjoyed this book. real good story and told well. it was nice to hear how these guys got along and at times not
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- Knotme
- 03-28-19
Narration sounded computerized.
Being a pittsburgher by birth, I was excited to listen to this book. the story is great, but the narration is terrible. I don't know if it was run through a voice synthesizer, but it certainly sounds computerized. Cadence and Rhythm was all off. I tried to listen for a few hours, but I eventually returned the book. Looks like I'll have to finish the story the old fashioned way...by picking up the book and reading it.
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- Huffman
- 12-09-18
go Steelers
I enjoyed the book. Great learning about Steelers History. I recommend it to everyone here
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- Paul
- 11-22-17
Must Listen for any Pittsburgher or Steelers Fan
Tremendous behind the scenes tales and insight! Super, just like the Team! This is a must listen.
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- Logan
- 11-01-17
Sleeper Hit
Okay, I glanced at the other reviews. I would argue you don't have to be a girl to enjoy the book. Joshua Bennington varies his narration speed. He is slow and soft where needed. By His character voices allow the soft humor to come through so you can paint a picture in your mind of say the surprising first kiss and the surprised smile that likely follows. So maybe girls will like the story better but I have no wear and tear on me for having listened to this story.
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- Wally
- 07-21-18
A must read/listen for any football fan
If you are a Pittsburgh Steelers fan like I am, this is a no brainer to listen to. But I highly comment this book to any football fan!