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When the Game Stands Tall, Special Movie Edition

The Story of the De La Salle Spartans and Football's Longest Winning Streak
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This behind-the-scenes look at the greatest winning streak in sports history is timed to coincide with the release of a major motion picture. Fans of the movie, football buffs, and anyone inspired by personal accounts of sportsmanship, community, and the human spirit will be interested in this book. Neil Hayes takes readers behind the scenes during the greatest winning streak in sports history, exploring the dramatic tragedies and triumphs that framed De La Salle High School's football team. The author's deft portrait of enigmatic coaching legend Bob Ladouceur vividly illustrates the philosophy that "Lad" teaches his teams in hopes that the discipline, commitment, and dedication to doing one's best will translate into life skills for players as they graduate into the world beyond high school. A coming-of-age saga as well as an exciting sports story, this book is the basis for a major motion picture of the same title. This latest revised edition takes readers onto the film set for an introduction to the movie-making process, and includes an afterword updating storylines of many of the memorable characters and documenting coach Bob Ladouceur's final year as head coach.

Author Biography:

NEIL HAYES was a sportswriter at the Contra Costa Times in Walnut Creek, California, and the Chicago Sun-Times during a 26-year newspaper career. He wrote the script for the ESPN documentary 151- The Greatest Streak, which was inspired by this book. He was also part of the creative team and an on-set consultant during the filming of the major motion picture based on this book.
Release date Australia
July 29th, 2014
Author
Contributors
  • Foreword by Tony La Russa
  • Photographs by Bob Larson
  • Preface by John Madden
Pages
416
Edition
Media tie-in
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Illustrations
64 B&W PHOTOS 12 COLOR PHOTOS
Publisher
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Country of Publication
United States
Imprint
North Atlantic Books,U.S.
Dimensions
152x228x23
ISBN-13
9781583948057
Product ID
22017109

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