Andy Russell, two-time Super Bowl Champion and seven-time Pro Bowler with the great Pittsburgh Steelers' teams of the '70s, writes about his career and his teammates on these great teams. Russell writes, " The stories about my teammates are not a recounting of their many records, awards, and other sporting achievements, but instead recollections of some of my personal interactions with them." Lynn Swann, Mel Blount, Terry Bradshaw, Joe Greene, Chuck Noll, Jack Ham, Rocky Bleier, Jack Lambert, Franco Harris and more are included.
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" The stories are well-written and entertaining." --The Valley Mirror November 18, 1998
About the Author
Russell was a trapper, broncobuster, and trail guide. He has received three honorary degrees.
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The Christmas Present of the Year for sports lovers.,
By A Customer
This review is from: Andy Russell: A Steeler Odyssey (Hardcover)
This is the story of a former NFL All Pro linebacker going on a journey of self discovery after retiring from the game. Along the way he reminisces about his famous teammates: Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw, Jack Ham, Rocky Bleier and others. He and his Steeler pal, Ray Mansfield, take Lynn Swann and Mel Blount around the world, giving speeches from Hong Kong to London, and sports clinics for young people from Singapore to Jeddah while still finding time to develop his international investment business. Two stories tell of dodging bullets on a USO tour of Vietnam and Thailand with ex-congressman Jack Kemp, Bobby Bell, John David Crow and Bill Brown. Along the way the adventurer team of Russell/ Mansfield test themselves on a wilderness canoe race in Canada, on mountain tops in Nepal and barely make it out of the Grand Canyon. The writer, a sensitive sort, who struggles to find himself after leaving the game gives the reader a first hand look of what it was like to be on the field with the world champion Pittsburgh Steelers. This book is an easy read--one that will keep the reader rivited to every story.
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Devoted Steeler Fan,
By Judy Weidenhof (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Andy Russell: A Steeler Odyssey (Hardcover)
Being a Steeler Fan, I have read both Terry Bradshaw's and Rocky Bleir's books, and while I found them interesting, I didn't get quite the feel for the individual as well as the game from their books as I did from Andy Russell's. I am not just a fan of the sport of football, but a fan of the players. As a fan of the individuals, I like to know as much about them as possible. Everything from their childhood and family life, through high school and college, because all of that has an effect on their football career and what they bring to the game. Andy's stories about his life after football give us a perspective on the good effects that the commraderie and competitiveness of football can have on the rest of your life. I particularly enjoyed the chapter which tells of his visits to combat areas in Vietnam. The American soldiers in the various hospitals had the same reaction to American football players. I totally understand that reaction - meeting A Pittsburgh Steeler so far away from home helped the soldier forget the harshness of war for just a few moments and go back to all that is good in the world - good old American Football!
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Devoted Steeler Fan,
By Judy Weidenhof (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Andy Russell: A Steeler Odyssey (Hardcover)
Being a Steeler Fan, I have read both Terry Bradshaw's and Rocky Bleir's books, and while I found them interesting, I didn't get quite the feel for the individual as well as the game from their books as I did from Andy Russell's. I am not just a fan of the sport of football, but a fan of the players. As a fan of the individuals, I like to know as much about them as possible. Everything from their childhood and family life, through high school and college, because all of that has an effect on their football career and what they bring to the game. Andy's stories about his life after football give us a perspective on the good effects that the commraderie and competitiveness of football can have on the rest of your life. I particularly enjoyed the chapter which tells of his visits to combat areas in Vietnam. The American soldiers in the various hospitals had the same reaction to American football players. I totally understand that reaction - meeting A Pittsburgh Steeler so far away from home helped the soldier forget the harshness of war for just a few moments and go back to all that is good in the world - good old American Football!
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I was born in Detroit, on October 29th, 1941 to Esther Blackinton and William Mair Russell, who had immigrated from Glasgow, Scotland in 1922 when he was eleven years old with his mother, father and younger sister. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
middle backer, first super bowl, coverage technique, pro bowl Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ray Mansfield, Viet Cong, Joe Greene, Chuck Noll, John David, Bill Brown, Jack Ham, Hall of Fame, Bobby Bell, Coach Noll, Lynn Swann, Mel Blount, Saudia Arabia, Steeler Odyssey, Jack Lambert, Major Brown, Steeler Profile, Terry Bradshaw, Grand Canyon, Hong Kong, Franco Harris, Frenchy Fuqua, Jack Kemp, Rocky Bleier, Sam Zacharias New!
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I was born in Detroit, on October 29th, 1941 to Esther Blackinton and William Mair Russell, who had immigrated from Glasgow, Scotland in 1922 when he was eleven years old with his mother, father and younger sister. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
middle backer, first super bowl, coverage technique, pro bowl Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Ray Mansfield, Viet Cong, Joe Greene, Chuck Noll, John David, Bill Brown, Jack Ham, Hall of Fame, Bobby Bell, Coach Noll, Lynn Swann, Mel Blount, Saudia Arabia, Steeler Odyssey, Jack Lambert, Major Brown, Steeler Profile, Terry Bradshaw, Grand Canyon, Hong Kong, Franco Harris, Frenchy Fuqua, Jack Kemp, Rocky Bleier, Sam Zacharias New!
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Front Cover | Front Flap | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Flap | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Penn State Football Encyclopedia by Louis Prato in Back Matter
- A Grand Experiment: The Constitution at 200 : Essays from the Douglass Adair Symposia by John Allphin Moore in Back Matter
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- Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper by Stephen J. Dubner in Back Matter
- Tales from Behind the Steel Curtain by Jim Wexell on page 93
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