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Out of the pocket : football, fatherhood, and College GameDay Saturdays / Kirk Herbstreit ; with Gene Wojciechowski.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Atria Books, 2021Copyright date: ©2021Edition: First Atria Books hardcover editionDescription: xiii, 380 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781982171018
  • 1982171014
Subject(s): Genre/Form:
Contents:
My Dad, the Superhero -- The Pact -- Elk Pride... and the Art of the Puke -- The Best Damn Fan in the Land -- Nobody's All-American -- End of the Misfit -- Worth the Wait -- Now What? -- The Decision -- The Sweat-Stained Miracle -- The Rookie -- A Father's Day to Remember -- Transition -- My Second Dad -- The Diagnosis -- Moving On -- "He's Gone" -- Bill Murray, Katy Perry, and Dark, Cold Buses -- The Herbstreit Method -- Perspective -- A Proud Father.
Summary: The face and voice of college football, in this riveting and revealing memoir, takes readers behind the scenes, describing how a combination of hard work, perseverance and a little luck landed him on the set of ESPN's iconic College GameDay.Summary: "A powerfully intimate, plainspoken memoir about fathers and sons, fortitude, and football from the face and voice of college football, Kirk Herbstreit. Kirk Herbstreit is a reflection of the sport he loves; a reflection of his football-crazed home state of Ohio, where he was a high school star and Ohio State captain; and a reflection of another Ohio State football captain thirty-two years earlier: his dad, Jim, who battled Alzheimer's disease until his death in 2016. If there's a string that runs the length of Herbstreit's life it is indeed family, fatherhood, and, of course, football. Jim passed the love of the game on to Kirk, who passed it along to his own sons. Now, for the first time, Kirk will pass along his story to other fathers and sons; to parents, players, and fans everywhere. Herbstreit will share his life -- the dark moments, the trying moments, the triumphant moments, and the moments that define who you are and what you can become." -- From publisher's description.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography HERBSTRE K. H538 Available 33111010560924
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

This powerfully intimate, plain-spoken memoir about fathers and sons, fortitude, and football from the face and voice of college football--Kirk Herbstreit--is not just " a window into the game, but also a peek into what makes him special: his heart" (David Shaw, head coach, Stanford University).

Kirk Herbstreit is a reflection of the sport he loves, a reflection of his football-crazed home state of Ohio, where he was a high school star and Ohio State captain, and a reflection of another Ohio State football captain thirty-two years earlier: his dad Jim, who battled Alzheimer's disease until his death in 2016.

In Out of the Pocket , Herbstreit does what his father did for him: takes you inside the locker rooms, to the practice fields, to the meeting rooms, to the stadiums. Herbstreit describes how a combination of hard work, perseverance, and a little luck landed him on the set of ESPN's iconic College GameDay show, surrounded by tens of thousands of fans who treat their Saturdays like a football Mardi Gras.

He takes you into the television production meetings, on to the GameDay set, and into the broadcast booth. You'll live his life during a football season, see the things he sees, experience every chaotic twist and turn as the year unfolds. Not to mention the relationships he's established and the insights he's learned from the likes of coaches and players such as Nick Saban, Tim Tebow, Dabo Swinney, and Peyton Manning, as well as his colleagues, including Chris Fowler, Rece Davis, and his "second dad," the beloved Coach Lee Corso.

Yes, Kirk Herbstreit is the undeniable face and voice of college football--but he's also a survivor. He's the quiet kid who withstood the collapse of his parents' marriage. The boy who endured too many overbearing stepdads and stepmoms. The painfully shy student who always chose the last desk in the last row of the classroom. The young man who persevered through a frustrating Ohio State playing career. The new college graduate who turned down a lucrative sales job after college to pursue a "no way you'll make it" dream career in broadcasting.

Inspiring and powerful, Out of the Pocket "proves the importance of perseverance and family" (Peyton Manning).

The face and voice of college football, in this riveting and revealing memoir, takes readers behind the scenes, describing how a combination of hard work, perseverance and a little luck landed him on the set of ESPN's iconic College GameDay.

"A powerfully intimate, plainspoken memoir about fathers and sons, fortitude, and football from the face and voice of college football, Kirk Herbstreit. Kirk Herbstreit is a reflection of the sport he loves; a reflection of his football-crazed home state of Ohio, where he was a high school star and Ohio State captain; and a reflection of another Ohio State football captain thirty-two years earlier: his dad, Jim, who battled Alzheimer's disease until his death in 2016. If there's a string that runs the length of Herbstreit's life it is indeed family, fatherhood, and, of course, football. Jim passed the love of the game on to Kirk, who passed it along to his own sons. Now, for the first time, Kirk will pass along his story to other fathers and sons; to parents, players, and fans everywhere. Herbstreit will share his life -- the dark moments, the trying moments, the triumphant moments, and the moments that define who you are and what you can become." -- From publisher's description.

My Dad, the Superhero -- The Pact -- Elk Pride... and the Art of the Puke -- The Best Damn Fan in the Land -- Nobody's All-American -- End of the Misfit -- Worth the Wait -- Now What? -- The Decision -- The Sweat-Stained Miracle -- The Rookie -- A Father's Day to Remember -- Transition -- My Second Dad -- The Diagnosis -- Moving On -- "He's Gone" -- Bill Murray, Katy Perry, and Dark, Cold Buses -- The Herbstreit Method -- Perspective -- A Proud Father.

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