Captain Crash and the Dallas Cowboys (eBook)

From Sideline to Goal Line with Cliff Harris

Cliff Harris (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
208 Seiten
Sports Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-61321-728-3 (ISBN)

Infos

How does it feel to see your name among the Cowboys greats in Texas Stadiums Ring of Honor? What was it like to be recruited by professional scouts? What happened to the guy who hooked Randy White in the back with a wayward fishhook? How did legendary coach Tom Landry motivate his players? How did a waterbed and transcendental meditation help Cliff Harris gain an edge over his opponents?Replete with memories from his college days at Ouachita Baptist and then as a member of the Dallas Cowboys during the Americas Team era, Cliff answers those questions and more in the updated edition of Captain Crash and the Dallas Cowboys. Read about his teammates, his coach, his enemies, training secrets, Super Bowlsof which Cliff played in five, winning twoPro Bowls, motorcycles, and motorboats.In this book, first published in 2006 and now including a new introduction, Cliff takes us on the wild ride that was his life as a Cowboy free safety and how he got there in the first place. The book also includes great insider stories written by famous fellow players Walt Garrison, Roger Staubach, Lee Roy Jordan, and Charlie Waters. Perfect for the shelf of any Dallas Cowboys fan!Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Autor

Cliff Harris graduated from Ouachita Baptist University and played for the Cowboys 1970–79. He was selected for the Pro Bowl six times, was named All-Pro four times, and played in five Super Bowls. Cliff was voted to the Dallas Cowboys All-Decade Team and the Silver Season All-Time Team, and Sports Illustrated named him the free safety on their All-Century Team. The Pro Football Hall of Fame Selection Committee named Cliff to the All-Pro Team of the 1970s. Cliff was inducted into the Cowboys Ring of Honor in 2004.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.9.2014
• Vorwort: Gene Stallings
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Schlagworte: 1960 • 1962 • abner • afl team • American Football • america's team • Bengals • books on coaches • books on college footballs • books on football worlds books on nf • books on game actions • books on home games • books on national footballs • books on professional teams • books on texas oils • Bowl • Candid • Championship • chiefs • Cleveland Browns • clint murchison • Coaches • Coaching • college football kansas city • Colts • Cowboys • Dallas • Eisenberg • expansion franchise • expansion team • football biographies • football field • Football League • football teams • football town • football world • game action • Garrison • george halas • Green Bay Packers • haynes • home games • Joe Namath • Junior • lamar hunt • league franchise • leagues • Meredith • Merger • national football • nfl football • nfl franchise • nfl history • nfl teams • oilers • Pearson • Preston • Professional Football • professional teams • pro football • Redskin • Schramm • Sports History • Stadium • Staubach • stram • super bowls • teammates • ten gallon • ten-gallon • texans • texas football • Texas Oil • tom landry • Trophy • true cowboy • Upstart • Vault • walt
• ISBN-10: 1-61321-728-5 / 1613217285
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61321-728-3 / 9781613217283