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Legends of Health & Fitness are non-fictionalized storiesthat present the lives of contemporary, health and fitness role modelsfor young adults. These are the stories of real men and women who,despite busy lives, find time each day to ensure their health. Eachbook in the series begins with a chapter that gives a history andbackground of the sport or career and ties the sport to health andfitness.

Legends of Health & Fitness are apropriate for all middleschool and high school students who want to lead a healthy and fitlifestyle.

The book, Fitness Stars of Pro Football profiles DeionSanders, Shannon Sharpe, Darrell Green, and Wayne Chrebet. Years ago,football players were often overweight and out of shape. Today, mostare still big guys, but many are rock-hard fitness fans with verylittle body fat. ... Read more

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In the players section, you get the profiles of every player who appeared in at least one game for the Redskins under Joe Gibbs. The basic information was obtained from Total Football, a giant reference book that’s packed with excellent data. Details in the player profiles came from a variety of sources, including some of the excellent Redskins history books mentioned above.

The Chronology has an account of every game the Redskins played in Gibbs I plus nuggets of the off-field happenings that helped make the era such an interesting time. ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Hayden Fry, Bill Snyder, Jerry Moore, Turner Gill, Steve Kragthorpe, Todd Dodge, Darrell Dickey, Bob Tyler, Lance Hinson, Gary Deloach, Sam Mcelroy, Dennis Parker, Jeff Ireland, Bobby Jack Wright, Corky Nelson, John Lott, Freddie Kitchens, Thurmond Moore, Odus Mitchell, Theron J. Fouts, Jack Sisco. Excerpt:Bill Snyder Bill Snyder (born October 7, 1939, in Saint Joseph, Missouri ) is the head football coach at Kansas State University . He was rehired to the position on November 24, 2008, making Snyder one of the few college football head coaches to have non-consecutive tenure at the same school . Snyder previously served as head coach at the school from 1989 to 2005. The football stadium at Kansas State University is named in honor of him and his family (Bill Snyder Family Stadium ). Early years Bill Snyder grew up without a father and was raised by his mother. He left for college in the fall of 1958 to the University of Missouri . He played football and was the 1st string quarterback on the freshman team under coach Al Onofrio . He left after one semester in Columbia , returning home to St. Joseph. He would go to a community college for one year before accepting a partial scholarship at William Jewell College , where he would graduate in three years. Snyder played defensive back at William Jewell. Coaching career Snyder had his first collegiate coaching experience in 1966, serving as a graduate assistant coach for the USC Trojans . He next worked as a head coach for several years in the California high school ranks. From 1976 to 1978, Snyder worked as an assistant coach at North Texas State , under Hall of Fame coach Hayden Fry . Snyder and Fry moved together to the University of Iowa in 1979, with Snyder serving as Fry's offensive coordinator for the next ten years. Snyder wa... ... Read more