I'll Always Get Up [Hardcover]

Larry BROWN (Author), William GILDEA (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster; 1st edition (September 28, 1973)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0671216147
• ISBN-13: 978-0671216146
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,506,899 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Straightforward, old-fashioned football autobiography, July 3, 2002

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MisterGeeBee (Winston-Salem, NC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I'll Always Get Up (Hardcover)

I first read this book when I was in college back in the early eighties. I have always enjoyed reading about the lives, thoughts and experiences of sports figures, whether in fiction or non-fiction. Former Washington Redskins running back Larry Brown tells a cross-section of his life story that covers many of the highlights of a fine athletic career (amateur and professional). The book is just a straightforward life story, told in a conversational style. Brown details the obstacles he had to overcome in order to make it in sports and in life. If you're not a sports fan or a former athlete, you may not be able to appreciate it too much. Keep in mind that it was written in the early 70's, and tried to appeal to a general audience. I loved it.

I'm a Dallas Cowboys fan, and I was at the time I first encountered this book. I was able to shake off my perpetual disgust for "that team" from D.C. long enough to fully appreciate what I was reading. Took a supreme effort of will at my young age, but it was worth it.