| Badasses: The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders Contributor(s): Richmond, Peter (Author) |
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ISBN: 0061834319 ISBN-13: 9780061834318 Publisher: Harper Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Football - Sports & Recreation | History - Sports & Recreation | Coaching - Football |
| Dewey: 796.332 |
| Physical Information: 0.98" H x 5.3" W x 7.97" (0.67 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Locality - Oakland, California - Cultural Region - Northern California - Geographic Orientation - California - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Cultural Region - West Coast |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A book that explores the enduring legends of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders, Badasses is the definitive biography of arguably the last team to play old-fashioned tough-guy football. Peter Richmond, co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Glory Game, offers a fascinating look at the 1970s Oakland Raiders, led by colorful greats from another era: Ken Stabler, Willie Brown, Gene Upshaw, Jim Otto, Art Shell, head coach John Madden, and owner Al Davis. In the bestselling vein of Boys Will Be Boys, Badasses chronicles the bar-room exploits, practice-field pranks, and Super Bowl glories of the team's many misfits, cast-offs, psychos, and geniuses of the game. |
Contributor Bio(s): Richmond, Peter: - Peter Richmond is the author of four other books, including The Glory Game (with Frank Gifford). His writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Rolling Stone, the New York Times Magazine, and GQ. He lives with his wife in Dutchess County, New York. |