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 (177 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #214,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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581 of 627 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.

348 of 386 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.