Fifth Quarter The Scrimmage of a Football Coach's Daughter

Name: Fifth Quarter The Scrimmage of a Football Coach's Daughter
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ISBN: 9780812992328

ISBN-10: 0812992326

ISBN-13: 9780812992328

Edition: N/A

Authors: Jennifer Allen

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George Allen was a top-ranked NFL coach throughout the sixties and seventies, coaching in turn the Chicago Bears, the Los Angeles Rams, and the Washington Redskins. Raised in a home dominated by her three football-obsessed older brothers and her father's relentless schedule, Jennifer Allen came of age in a cauldron of testosterone and win-at-all-costs mentality. Buffeted by the coach's tumultuous firings and hirings, the Allen family was periodically propelled to new teams in new cities. And while her French-Tunisian mother attempted to teach Jennifer proper feminine etiquette, the author dreamed of being the first female quarterback in the NFL. But as she grew up, she yearned mostly to…

Book details

List price: $19.00
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Publication date: 9/19/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English

Jennifer Allen is a freelance journalist and the author of the story collection Better Get Your Angel On. She has contributed pieces to numerous magazines including Rolling Stone, Mirabella, and The New Republic. Allen lives in Los Angeles with her husband, the author Mark Richard, and their son, Roman.