Top Dawg: Mark Richt and the Revival of Georgia Football [Hardcover]

Rob Suggs (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 9, 2008

Top Dawg is the inside story of how Georgia Football returned to dominate the SEC with new life and new fire.

Mediocrity followed the Georgia Bulldogs for two decades after the departure of Heisman Trophy winner Herschel Walker. Meanwhile, a bright young leader was learning his craft just over the Florida line. Top Dawg is a story of tradition and of a tactician and how when the two converged the result was the emergence of the Georgia football program as one of the nation's top programs. After a powerful 2007 season, capped by a Sugar Bowl victory, Georgia is slated to start the 2008 season ranked in the top five. Top Dawg is the story of Georgia's return to glory with input from the players, coaches, and insiders. Filled with highlights, important games, the behind-the-scenes stories, Top Dawg will be a must read for every Georgia fan.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (September 9, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401604331
• ISBN-13: 978-1401604332
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,077,115 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Versatile and relentlessly creative, Rob Suggs has collaborated with Dr. Bruce Wilkinson, Dr. David Jeremiah, Dr. Bill Bright, Lee Strobel, former NFL Head Coach Les Steckel, and other well-known figures. He specializes in finding the speaker's distinctive voice in prose, as well as communicating his or her message in words that touch the soul. He has collaborated on several New York Times bestsellers; on the Evangelical Christian Press Association's Inspirational Book of the Year; and on works that have seen nearly two million copies in print.

An award-winning cartoonist, an exciting speaker, and a sought-after consultant, Rob is a one-stop-shop for creative services. Whether it's a children's version of a Lee Strobel's apologetic work, the the Bible in comic form, an NFL head coach's inside scoop, a how-to manual for parenting, spiritual truth from America's top teachers--or even a laugh-out-loud collection of Rob's experiencess growing up--Rob has something for everyone.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book For UGA & Non-UGA Fans, December 31, 2008

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DCBark (New Orleans) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Top Dawg: Mark Richt and the Revival of Georgia Football (Hardcover)

The Book is written for everyone to read. It is interesting, colorful, and thoughtful. I have already read through the book 3 times and will continue to read it until next year begins!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Writer Writing About a Great Man!, September 4, 2008

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Charles Pou (Athens, GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Top Dawg: Mark Richt and the Revival of Georgia Football (Hardcover)

The ideal combination - a wonderful storyteller in Rob Suggs telling a wonderful story - the rejuvenation of Georgia's football program under Mark Richt. As a football fan I was naturally drawn to this book, but it is more than just a football story - it is the story of one man's odyssey from his (occasionally misspent) youth to his - sorry to use an old cliche - rendezvous with destiny in Athens, GA. No one but Suggs could tell the story so well!

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Top Dawgs tells the full story!, September 16, 2008

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maxsportz "maxsportz" (GA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Top Dawg: Mark Richt and the Revival of Georgia Football (Hardcover)

I just got up from reading "Top Dawgs" by Rob Suggs. I was given a copy to review so here it goes. By the way ,Craig from Commerce won the additional copy. This book brought back the memories from the past few years of Georgia football under Mark Richt. I had forgotten how bad of shape the program was in before Richt got to Athens. They even had in state recruits clownig them on their way to Tennesse. I did not realize how popular Ray Goff was in the beginning of his tenure as Head Coach. All I remember was people calling for his head at the end! I really learning about Richt's early career and how he came to be a Head Coach rather than an NFL QB. I call it like I see it & I see this as a really good book that will be enjoyed by any Dawg fan. Also any college football fan will appreciate the book.