{"product_id":"once-a-giant-a-story-of-victory-tragedy-and-life-after-football-9781541702394","title":"Once a Giant: A Story of Victory, Tragedy, and Life After Football","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eThe 1986 New York Giants are legendary, and their friendships have proved more important than their gridiron glory. In Once a Giant, bestselling football writer Gary Myers tells the story of the team and what became of them, including Mark Bavaro's battle with injuries, the breakup and reconciliation of Parcells and Belichick, and Lawrence Taylor's struggles with sobriety. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 304 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 12 October 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: PublicAffairs,U.S.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 1986 New York Giants are legendary. A championship team coached by Bill Parcells and his wunderkind assistant Bill Belichick, featuring future Hall of Famers and All-Pros like Phil Simms, Lawrence Taylor, Mark Bavaro, and Harry Carson. They were dominant on the field and formed a unique and lasting bond off of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore than thirty years later, it's the friendships that have proved more important--a matter of life and death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eOnce a Giant\u003c\/i\u003e, bestselling football writer Gary Myers tells the story of that team and what became of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGridiron glory eventually faded; chronic pain, addiction, and in some cases crimes have followed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany football players face these harsh realities, but the Giants have confronted and survived them together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith unprecedented access, Myers dives into such issues as Mark Bavaro's battle with injuries, the breakup and reconciliation of Parcells and Belichick, and Lawrence Taylor's struggles with sobriety.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe creates a never-before-seen portrait of the team's run to the title, and their even more challenging fight to live after it ended.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 520g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 238 x 158 x 36 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9781541702394\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gary Myers","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":44917905555706,"sku":"9781541702394","price":18.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1703258930878_book.jpg?v=1703310613","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/once-a-giant-a-story-of-victory-tragedy-and-life-after-football-9781541702394","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}