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Chapters: Harvey Kelly, Jim Atkinson, Alan Pearsall, Eric Zschech, Gordon Abbott, Harry Long, Arthur Jones. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 21. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt:Playing statistics to end of 1914 season . Harvey 'Duff' Kelly (born 24 March 1883) was an Australian rules footballer who played with South Melbourne and Carlton in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Western Australian Harvey Kelly played most of his games at centre half forward and was noted for his long, accurate drop and place kicks. He started out at South Melbourne in 1902 but after just one season returned home and joined East Fremantle. A member of East's 1904 premiership team, he crossed to rivals South Fremantle in 1905. His brothers Ernie and Otto, who both had VFL careers, played beside him at South Fremantle. Kelly went to Carlton in 1907 and participated in their premiership side that year. The following season Carlton won all of the 14 games that Kelly played in and added another premiership to their tally, with the forward kicking a goal in the Grand Final. Also in 1908 he represented Victoria at the Melbourne Carnival. He kicked a career best 28 goals in 1909 and made his third successive Grand Final, only to lose to his old club South Melbourne. In both 1910 and 1911, Kelly played his football in Tasmania for the Lefroy Football Club. He impressed enough to be represent Tasmania at the 1911 Adelaide Carnival. Although Carlton refused to clear him initially, he was signed up by South Melbourne as coach for the 1913 season. Under Kelly the club finished the home and away season in second position but struggled in the finals and failed to make the premiership decider. His last game in the VFL was the 1914 Grand Final, which South Melbourne lost to Carlton. ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=19452036 ... Read more

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The BuffaloBill passer chronicles his climb from obscurity to celebrity, describing his college career and his professional records, and explaining how he helped the last-place Bills get to the Super Bowl. National ad/promo. ... Read more

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Great book
It shows that not all people forget where they come from and thats rarenow days. It was refreshing to read about how he grew up with little andshared his success with his family after he made it big. Loved it ... Read more

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The Buffalo Bills are a charter member of the American Football League. They have been playing professional football in New York for almost 50 years, a period filled with untold moments of happiness and heartache, humor and horror.

"Then Levy Said to Kelly..." collects many of the best stories and anecdotes in the history of the Buffalo Bills. From the earliest days of Elbert "Golden Wheels" Dubenion and Wray Carlton to the team's two AFC championship victories later in the 1960s to the four consecutive Super Bowl appearances (all losses) in the 1990s, this book unearths scores of stirring, hilarious, and poignant stories about the best and worst Buffalo Bills personalities and moments over the last half-century.

Go inside the huddle, inside the locker room, and inside the postgame celebrations and get the real history of this standout team! Read about O.J. Simpson's 2,003-yard season; about those Bills who were sidelined due to injury and illness; and about the real personalities of greats like Jack Kemp, Chuck Knox, Marv Levy, Don Beebe, Jim Kelly, and many others. Many of these stories have never been published before, and because they are culled from the author's first-person interviews, they are all presented here in an unvarnished, straight-from-the-horse's-mouth fashion that will appeal both to hardcore fans and new fans alike.

The Buffalo Bills are a relatively young team, but the franchise's history is as rich and storied as that of much older teams. "Then Levy Said to Kelly..." does a remarkable job of collecting the best stories that have emerged from this always fascinating franchise. ... Read more

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Then Levy said to Kelly
I am a huge Buffalo Bill fan and loved the history and fun of this book and organization.

Don't Be Fooled
As a Bills fan, I was eager to get this book. As Jim Kelly is my favorite player and Marv Levy my favorite coach, I couldn't wait to get into it. While there are some great stories in it, from the 1960's on up, there is not a single story about Jim Kelly, or Marv Levy, much less anything that Marv said to Jim. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. The title and picture is VERY misleading, to say the least. They are hardly mentioned!! Still, if you want stories from the early Bills years, and even some good ones about Reed, BeBee, Lofton, Metz, etc. from the Super Bowl teams, then enjoy it as that. Just don't expect anything about Levy and Kelly. So disappointing.

larger than sports
With sports as a metaphor on life, this book has insights on life love and happiness. Access and insights are critical for a writer and Gehman has both. Thanks for the memories. A great piece of history. Cathy Griffin

Great work!
What a fantastic and well researched book! Congratulations to the author, Jim Gehman, who clearly has unprecedented access and respect of the entire Bills organization.

Buffalo Bills Fans Rejoice
Young or old if you are a Buffalo Bills Fan this book will facinate you from the first page.Re-live the glory years of the 60s and the OJ years of the 70s, the hopeful 80s and the four trips to the Super Bowl in the 90s right up until today.Wonderful research and a tickle to your memory of some of the great old Bills players. ... Read more

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Examines the life and football career of the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills, Jim Kelly. ... Read more

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Covers the personal life and football career of the star quarterback for the Buffalo Bills. ... 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: Jim Kelly, Ricky Sanders, Toni Fritsch, Durwood Roquemore, Ross Browner, Frank Corral, Clarence Verdin, Bruce Threadgill, Gerald Mcneil, Kiki Deayala, Larry Bethea, Andy Hawkins, Willie Harper, Richard Johnson. Excerpt:item Position(s) Linebacker : Jersey #(s) 59 item Born: March 31, 1958 (1958-03-31) Bay City , Texas item Career information item Year(s) : 1980 1988 item NFL Draft : 1980 / Round: 10 / Pick: 267 item College : Texas A ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Notable Sports Figures, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 1355 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Takes a close look at the people in sports who have captured attention because of success on the playing field, or controversy off the playing field. This work features biographies on more than 600 people from around the world and throughout history who have had an impact not only on their sport, but also on the society and culture of their times. It also includes not only the record-breakers that dominated and changed their sport, but also the controversial figures that made headlines even apart from athletic events. ... Read more

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Background information on 12 of the 1988 football superstars, including birthdate, birthplace, height, weight, high school and college attended, etc. ... Read more

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They called themselves “The Foolish Club,” the eight original franchise owners in the fledgling American Football League, and the biggest fool of them all, one could argue, was Ralph Wilson. While other owners set up shop in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, Boston, Dallas and Houston, Wilson - a Detroit businessman who owned a small share of the NFL Lions and whose true ambition was to own his own professional football team - chose Buffalo as his home base and heard the snickers from coast to coast. Who’s laughing now? More than 45 years later this mid-sized industrial city on the cold shores of Lake Erie plays host to one of the NFL’s most vibrant franchises.

Since their inception in 1960 the Bills have been Buffalo's showcase team and through the decades they have taken their loyal fans on the ride of a lifetime in building a storied history replete with so much excitement and fulfillment, yet so much heartbreak and frustration. From the humble beginnings of the AFL, to the back-to-back AFL championships in 1964 and 1965, to the merger with the NFL which vaulted Buffalo into the big time, to the record-breaking success of O.J. Simpson, to the playoff excitement of the early 1980s, to the unprecedented feat of appearing in four straight Super Bowls in the 1990s, and all the down times in between, the Bills have commanded Buffalo’s undivided attention.

In Sal Maiorana’s Game of My Life, former and current players and coaches will re-kindle memories of the greatest games and performances in franchise history, events that have shaped Buffalo fandom and defined the parameters of bar room rants for generations to come.

What game stands above all the others? Perhaps the 1964 AFL Championship Game at War Memorial Stadium, a 20-7 Buffalo victory over the supremely talented San Diego Chargers that was highlighted by Mike Stratton's tackle heard 'round the world. There was the 1973 season finale when Simpson became the first running back in NFL history to surpass 2,000 yards rushing. How about the glorious season-opener in 1980 when the Bills ended their NFL-record 20-game losing streak to hated rival Miami. Is there any doubt that the most dominating performance was the 1990 AFC Championship Game when the no-huddling Bills embarrassed the proud Raiders, 51-3, to earn their first Super Bowl berth. And will anyone ever forget where they were the January 1993 afternoon when the Bills pulled off the greatest comeback in NFL history, rallying from down 35-3 to defeat the Houston Oilers 41-38 in a wild-card playoff game?

Game of My Life is a celebration of Bills football, and these pages will accentuate the glory of their victories, reveal the heartbreak of their defeats, spotlight the men who have proudly worn the Buffalo on their helmets, and stir the emotions and passions of a fan base that has supported this franchise through good times and bad.

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A season with the infamous fans of the football team everyone loves to hate.

"[B]eyond doubt the sleaziest and rudest and most sinister mob of thugs and whackos ever assembled in such numbers under a single "roof," so to speak, anywhere in the English-speaking world."—Hunter S. Thompson on Raiders fans

The silver-and-black-clad Oakland Raiders fans are the most notorious in American professional sports, with a mythic reputation for cursing, drinking, brawling, and generally wreaking mayhem. The devotion of the team's multiracial, largely blue-collar supporters runs deep, creating a profound sense of community. As Jim Miller and Kelly Mayhew reveal in this hair-raising and entertaining new book, the self-described Raider Nation, smitten with its outlaw mystique, provides a gritty alternative to California's sunshine-and-granola image.

Over the course of the harrowing 2003 season, Miller and Mayhew explored the reality behind the myth and interviewed legions of rabid Raiders fans—from suburban families to bikers—while attending games in the "Black Hole" (the rowdiest section in Oakland's stadium), frequenting sports bars, and crashing tailgate parties. Featuring the extraordinary photography of Joseph A. Blum, Better to Reign in Hell is both a rollicking tale of obsessive fandom and a fascinating study of the intersection of class, race, gender, and community in professional sports. ... Read more

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Super Book!!!
If you're a Raider fan, you're sure to enjoy this very well-written book (even an objective Raider-hater, with a passion for football history/culture should be able to enjoy it).Jim Miller relates his following of the 2003 Raiders' season in an entertaining fashion and intersperses the book with interesting interviews of numerous Raider fans.The book serves to remind me of what a diverse bunch us Raiders fans are and additionally how committed and loyal we are to our team.Just a few of many reasons why I'm proud to bleed the Silver and Black!Thanks Jim.

Great gift for your favorite Raider fan!
I purchased this book as a Christmas gift for my father, a die-hard Raider fan.He really enjoyed the stories and pictures in the book--it brought some levity to a disaster of a season.As one currently studying English literature, I enjoyed the references to Milton and also the philosophical discussions of the Raider fans.

From Outside the Fan Empire
Although I did attend a Raider-Chargers game 7 years ago,
I'm not a football fan. In fact I think the best time to go the hardware store is during the Super Bowl. That said, I love good books and great writing. Miller and Mayhew deliver that. From first page to last, this is a great read and cultural commentary.

Spencer in San Diego

Better Read Better Reign
Whether you loathe or love the Raiders, you'll enjoy and learn from Miller and Mayhew's insightful book about the Raiders fan empire.Although the writers are decidedly and unabashedly Raiders fans themselves, they paint an incredibly well-rounded picture of Raiders fans.They interviewed hundreds of people from all walks of life and all socioeconomic strata, in all kinds of places -- training camps, pubs, sports bars, tailgate parties, the games themselves in Oakland, Los Angeles, and San Diego -- to garner the diverse opinions of the Raiders.We learn that the fan base is amazingly ubiquitous, with fans from the U.S. to Poland, Costa Rica, and South Africa.I especially admire the way the writers juxtapose diametrically opposing views of the Raiders.For instance, in the "Raiders Rage" chapter, Michele Clark, director of a nonprofit organization in Oakland, describes how she hates the Raiders and what they represent to the youth she tries to help.However, on the next page we read how one of her coworkers, Mark Henderson, a family man, loves the Raiders.Ultimtely, though, this book is not about sports; it's about people.Miller and Mayhew's deep concern for the working-class people comes out in the chapter that describes the city of Oakland and its changing demographics over the decades.There is a wonderful chapter about the women fans:"Real Women Wear Black."There are many interesting tidbits.(Did you know that the rugged eye-patched man in the Raiders logo was modeled after Western actor Randolph Scott?)Miller's "ten ways to avoid being pummeled by an angry Raiders fan" in the "Just Lose, Baby" chapter is hilarious.The most important thing that I gained from the book, even though I am not much of a sports fan, is a tremendous respect for fans of any team that form an "imagined community" that somehow brings meaning -- and even love -- into sometimes otherwise bleak lives.I have added this book to my short sports bookshelf, which includes Will's "Men at Work," Halberstam's "The Breaks of the Game," and Cosell's "I Never Played the Game."Just read, baby!

Fan or not, read this book!
For a fascinating look at Raiders fans, Oakland, imagined community, women in black, read this book.It's all here: history, sociology, heartbreak, and hedonism.An immediately engaging book, full of hope, humor, community, and gritty sports stories.I couldn't put it down. ... Read more