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Heart of a Mule: The Dick Schafrath Stories

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Heart of a Mule: The Dick Schafrath Stories is the autobiography covering seventy years of a truly remarkable man's life. Dick Schafrath tells of his childhood on an Ohio farm with no plumbing, plowing behind a pair of mules; winning national football championships; serving four terms in the Ohio senate; being the first person to ever canoe across Lake Erie; returning to Ohio State to finish his undergraduate degree after fifty years had passed; and much more. Told in a friendly, conversational tone, these varied stories are sure to delight and inspire, as they convey a rich life marked by rising to challenges. Highly recommended.

Growing up on a farm in the 40s, playing for the championship Cleveland Browns in the 50s & 60s, as well as insights into what drives Dick Schafrath to excel is what makes this book enjoyable reading

HEART OF A MULE IS A VERY NICE READ BY FORMER CLEVELAND BROWN DICK SCHAFRATH. HE CERTAINLY WAS ONE OF THE BEST OFFENSIVE LINEMAN OF HIS TIME. HE TELLS US OF HIS TOUGH AND HARD WORKING LIFE ON THE FARM HE GREW UP ON. HIS LIST OF DAILY CHORES WEARS ME OUT JUST THINKING ABOUT IT. HE CERTAINLY KNOWS WHAT IT IS LIKE TO BE POOR. THEN IT WAS ON TO COLLAGE AT OHIO STATE WHERE HE PLAYED FOR LEGEND WOODY HAYES. HE WAS DRAFTED BY THE BROWNS AND PLAYED FOR ANOTHER LEGEND IN PAUL BROWN. AFTER FOOTBALL HE HAD HIS OWN BUSINESS AND LATER WENT INTO POLITICS. DICK SHOULD BE IN THE HALL OF FAME, HE WAS THAT GOOD. HIS FOOTBALL STORIES ARE THE BOOK'S HIGHLIGHT. HE HAS A NUMBER OF FUNNY AND INTERESTING STORIES LIKE ROWING ACROSS LAKE ERIE. HE HAS DONE SO MUCH IN LIFE AND TRULY HAS ENJOYED IT. HIS LIFE HAS HAD SOME SETBACKS SUCH AS TWO DIVORCES AND HIS HEALTH DUE TO HEART PROBLEMS. I REALLY LIKED THIS BOOK AS IT BROUGHT BACK MANY GREAT BROWNS MOMENTS. IF YOU ARE A BROWNS FAN FROM THE 1960'S YOU CAN ESPECIALLY APPRECIATE THIS NOSTALGIC TRIP. ACTUALLY MOST ANYONE CAN ENJOY THIS WELL WRITTEN BOOK.