Heart and steel /
Cowher, Bill,
Heart and steel / Bill Cowher with Michael Holley. - First Atria Books hardcover edition. - xiv, 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Billy from Crafton -- Connecting in Raleigh -- Dream chaser -- "Someday I'm gonna hire you" -- Learning to think like a coach -- Revelations while rising -- Head coaching hits and misses -- In pursuit of greatness -- One drive away form a title -- How to adapt and still win -- Coaching through conflict -- Rebound and reimagine -- Another chance to get there -- Champions, at last -- The final season -- At-home dad, TV coach -- Heartbreak and resilience -- A family in transition -- The wedding -- Operation gold jacket.
An emotional memoir from Hall of Fame, Super Bowl winning former head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers and current CBS analyst, Bill Cowher. Born and raised just fifteen minutes from old Three Rivers Stadium, it was in Crafton where the foundation of Cowher's work ethic, passion for teaching, and love of football and the Pittsburgh Steelers were built. Here Cowher takes readers on his journey from childhood to the undersized North Carolina State linebacker, to fighting for a spot with the Browns and Eagles, before injuries ended his playing career. He shares never-before-told anecdotes and candid thoughts on the biggest games, players, and moments that defined his fifteen-year Steelers tenure. -- adapted from jacket
9781982175795 1982175796
2021933992
Cowher, Bill.
Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team)--History.
Football coaches--United States--Biography.
Biographies.
Heart and steel / Bill Cowher with Michael Holley. - First Atria Books hardcover edition. - xiv, 272 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Billy from Crafton -- Connecting in Raleigh -- Dream chaser -- "Someday I'm gonna hire you" -- Learning to think like a coach -- Revelations while rising -- Head coaching hits and misses -- In pursuit of greatness -- One drive away form a title -- How to adapt and still win -- Coaching through conflict -- Rebound and reimagine -- Another chance to get there -- Champions, at last -- The final season -- At-home dad, TV coach -- Heartbreak and resilience -- A family in transition -- The wedding -- Operation gold jacket.
An emotional memoir from Hall of Fame, Super Bowl winning former head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers and current CBS analyst, Bill Cowher. Born and raised just fifteen minutes from old Three Rivers Stadium, it was in Crafton where the foundation of Cowher's work ethic, passion for teaching, and love of football and the Pittsburgh Steelers were built. Here Cowher takes readers on his journey from childhood to the undersized North Carolina State linebacker, to fighting for a spot with the Browns and Eagles, before injuries ended his playing career. He shares never-before-told anecdotes and candid thoughts on the biggest games, players, and moments that defined his fifteen-year Steelers tenure. -- adapted from jacket
9781982175795 1982175796
2021933992
Cowher, Bill.
Pittsburgh Steelers (Football team)--History.
Football coaches--United States--Biography.
Biographies.