Tim Couch: A Passion For The Game [Paperback]

John McGill (Author), Dave Baker (Author)

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Publication Date: December 10, 1999

In a state where basketball is the established religion and kids dream of someday playing the game for the University of Kentucky, Tim Couch had a different dream. It was hidden away, deep in the "hills and hollers" surrounding tiny Hyden, Kentucky (pop. 250), but it blossomed into a reality that would shake the consciousness of the entire Commonwealth. That this dream was in football, and would make Couch one of Kentucky's most prominent and admired sports heroes in history, makes his story all the more compelling. In becoming the national prep player of the year, in reviving UK's football program and leading it to its first New Year's Day bowl game since the 1950s, and in becoming the No. 1 NFL draft pick of 1999, Tim Couch answered his doubters every step of the way. This story is told from the "inside" in his own words, and in the words of those closest to him.

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About the Author

Dave Baker studied mathematics before becoming a teacher of mathematics in schools. He taught on teacher education programmes and then undertook research into teaching and learning mathematics in schools and its links to childrena (TM)s homes. He has focused on issues of social justice in mathematics and has sought to extend current developments in pedagogy towards widening access and to the need to transform dominant practices in schooling. He has published two books, presented at many conferences and published academic papers on mathematics education.

Prof. Street trained in anthropology and has a longstanding commitment to linking ethnographic-style research on the cultural dimension of language and literacy with contemporary practice in education and in development. He has engaged in this in a number of countries - USA, S. Africa, Nepal, India, Iran etc. and has published 12 books and over 80 academic articles in international contexts. He has recently worked with colleagues in mathematics education to consider the implications of these approaches for numeracy research, pedagogy and curriculum.

Dr. Alison Tomlin has worked as a teacher and manager in adult literacy and numeracy community education settings, and as a manager of an inner city adult education programme which sought to be responsive to demand for education from local communities. Following doctoral research in adult numeracy education organised in collaboration with a group of students of adult numeracy, she was a researcher with the home/school numeracy practices team, and is now researching in adult numeracy. She has published articles relating to home/school numeracy practices research and to adultliteracy and numeracy education.

Product Details

• Paperback: 215 pages
• Publisher: Sports Masters (December 10, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158382037X
• ISBN-13: 978-1583820377
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,083,910 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasant surprise - no self hype here!, December 18, 2000

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J B Finley - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tim Couch: A Passion For The Game (Paperback)

A very good read. I'm not quite down with it, but a great book. There's no self-hype here by Couch. The authors do a great job taking a story of "small town boy makes good" into a story all of us can relate to in one way or another. I've been a Tim Couch fan ever since he came to Cleveland, and you'll enjoy reading about how he gets there. A definite must-read.

5.0 out of 5 stars My Tim Couch fan loved her gift!, January 26, 2009

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This review is from: Tim Couch: A Passion For The Game (Paperback)

My daughter is a huge Tim Couch fan and states that this is one of the best books she has read about him in a long time. From the writer's viewpoint, Tim Couch is a small time boy who makes it to the big time. There isn't a lot of nonsense filler in Tim Couch: A Passion for the Game. It is a great look at the life of this Kentucky football hero. My daughter loved every single word and I thought it quite good as well!

Natalie S.