Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story [Paperback]

Jerry Sandusky (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2001

Touched is the story of Jerry Sandusky’s life in his own words. From his childhood to his professional career, this book goes behind the scenes to explore the successes and challenges that Jerry Sandusky has faced in life, both on and off the football field. After graduating from Penn State in 1966, Sandusky went on to coach collegiate football for 34 years. Thirty-two of those years were with Penn State, as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach under Joe Paterno, until his retirement in 1999. The book also explores Sandusky’s involvement in children’s charities, including the founding of his charity, "Second Mile."

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About the Author

Jerry Sandusky retired as defensive coordinator of the Penn State University football team following the 1999 season. He spent 32 years at Penn State, all as an assistant to legendary head coach Joe Paterno, including the last 23 as defensive coordinator. Sandusky is the founder of The Second Mile, a charitable foundations that has touched the lives of more than 100,000 children. He is the author of a previous book, Developing Linebackers the Penn State Way. He and his wife Dottie are the parents of six children.

Kip Richeal is a 1987 graduate of Penn State University and a former student equipment manager with the Nittany Lion football team. Richeal is the author of two previous books: Pittsburgh Pirates: Still Walking Tall and Welcome to the Big Ten: Penn State’s Inaugural Season. He resides in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania

Product Details

• Paperback: 225 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC (January 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582613575
• ISBN-13: 978-1582613574
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 1.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (178 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #662,563 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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584 of 630 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars No more touching November 10, 2011

By sawdawg101

Format:Paperback

"Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story" will fit nicely in your bookshelf along such classics as "Knifed: The O.J. Simpson Story," "Fondler: Confessions of a Pedophile," and "Avoiding Blue Dresses: Sexual Harassment for the Aspiring Politician."

1,105 of 1,207 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Completely misleading title November 5, 2011

By dakota loomis

Format:Paperback

100% false advertising by Mr. Sandusky. Not a single page in this book "touches" on how to appropriately gain the trust of young, at-risk boys, and then use that trust to perpetrate horrifying sexual assaults on the very children who turned to you for guidance and support. Almost as disappointing as the first time I watched "Touched by an Angel." Don't even get me started on that bullcrap. I still can't watch anything with Della Reese in it.

349 of 387 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Pulls way too many punches November 10, 2011

By 5DollaPizzaPie

Format:Paperback

Look, confession here: I own a copy of this book. It's an okay read if you're into learning about the 3-4 defense and how to beat the Miami Hurricanes and stuff like that, but it lacks the most important detail of all: the child rapes. Why isn't there anything in here about the child rapes? I mean, he has a chapter on how great his dad was; surely the child rapes are just as important as Pappa Art Sandusky's tutelage, perhaps more so if one considers that Sandusky opened a foundation for the express purpose of child raping. So until Jerry revises this book to include more about the child rapes (perhaps he can write an epilogue on toilet paper when he's in the pokey), I'm going to have to withhold that second star.

324 of 375 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars This is a fantastic read! November 9, 2011

By Jake Fogelnest

Format:Paperback

"Touched: The Jerry Sandusky Story" is a fantastic read and I cannot wait to see the upcoming motion picture adaptation by Roman Polanski. A+ FIVE STARS!!!!

352 of 410 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars To his credit... he's an expert! November 7, 2011

By G. Fawkes

Format:Paperback

When it comes to touching, there's nobody I know of that can better call upon 40 years experience of bad touch than one Jerry Sandusky.

Stay hard Jerry.

You sick piece of excrement.

382 of 450 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Seriously? What a slap in the face to all of his victims! A book titled "Touched" written by a pedophile. November 5, 2011

By M. Munson

Format:Paperback

Mr. Sandusky is both a genius and a narcissist, which makes him the perfect predator. At no time was his narcissim more apparent than when he titled his book "Touched". I guarantee this coward will "off" himself, before he ever spends a day with the general prison population. I, for one, would like to see him spend the rest of his life locked up with the general prison population; then, perhaps he can write the sequel entitled "Touched II: Predator Becomes Prey".

33 of 36 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Prophetic June 23, 2012

By Heather Feather

Format:Paperback

Prophetic. An instant classic of unfathomnable depths. Tightly packed with behind the scenes moments of intimate collision. A shear monument to literature detailing the powerful, forceful thrusting forward it takes to grab that true goal. This book details all the lost fondles, caressing maneuvers and come from behind cleverness that it takes to reach around the jaws of defeat and come into the annals of greatness.

45 of 51 people found the following review helpful

1.0 out of 5 stars Jerry touched the lives and genitals of many November 14, 2011

By Rich

Format:Paperback

In this book, Jerry talks about how he "touched" many vulnerable children through his wonderful foundation. Jerry always made sure the kids were showered, sometimes several times a day. He was even nice enough to advise them how the water was much warmer by him. Jerry went to extreme measures in order to ensure that all genitals were clean before exiting the shower. Jerry would take kids to ball games and offer them a place to stay. In return, Jerry only asked for small favors. Penn St. officials in particular hold Jerry in the highest regard, as he was a fixture on campus. Penn St. alum knew how important a jerry shower ritual was and respectfully never said a word about Jerry's showers. He was indeed a well respected man on campus, as was Joe "Lips Sealed" Paterno. If you have ever been touched by Jerry, your life will never be the same. Sometimes, we just all need a good back crack and a pounding in the shower. Jerry was always available to offer up these services. Currently, Jerry resides in the State Pen, where he still performs the same shower rituals that made him famous. Jerry recently changed his name to "Geri" and can be seen sporting kool aid lipstick and a sock stuffed bra. To show their respect, Geri's roomates perform back crack and poundings in the shower. Many were touched by Jerry and those who were will never forget Jerry Sandusky.