Walking Together Forever: The Broad Street Bullies, Then and Now [Hardcover]

Jim Jackson (Author), Ed Snider (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 2005

Fred Shero, the head coach of the teams forever remembered as the "Broad Street Bullies," chose the hours before Game 4 of the 1974 Stanley Cup Finals to inscribe this on the locker room blackboard: "Win together now and we walk together forever." Well, of course, that team went on to win not one, but two Stanley Cups. Shero could not have been more prophetic.

Thirty years later, members of those Cup teams are still revered in the city of Philadelphia and throughout the hockey world, for that matter. In Walking Together Forever: The Broad Street Bullies Then and Now author Jim Jackson wants to bring people back to those glorious days of the 1974 and 1975 Stanley Cup championships through the telling of so many of the incredible anecdotes that emanated from the many memorable characters that created the glory. Walking Together Forever: The Broad Street Bullies Then and Now will follow the major principals of the Cup wins, taking readers through the remainder of those heroesÂ’ hockey careers, into retirement, and up to the present. Many of the stories of their personal trials, travails, and successes since hoisting Lord StanleyÂ’s Cup are as compelling as those from the championship years themselves. In the eyes of hockey fans, members of those teams have indeed "walked together forever."

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About the Author

Jim Jackson is entering his 11th season as the Philadelphia FlyersÂ’ play-by-play broadcaster. He has spent the last nine seasons on television after handling the radio call during his first two years with the team. A four-time Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award winner for sports play-by-play, Jackson joined the Flyers organization in 1993 after six years as the radio voice of the American Hockey LeagueÂ’s Utica Devils. In all, he has been involved in hockey play-by-play for almost 20 years at various levels. He has also provided the call for minor league baseball, college football, basketball, and lacrosse during his career. Jackson graduated from Syracuse University in 1985 with a degree in broadcast journalism. A native of upstate New York, he currently resides in Gloucester Township, New Jersey.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 259 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC (January 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582613893
• ISBN-13: 978-1582613895
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,590,628 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great reading, whether you loved 'em or hated 'em!, January 28, 2008

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John A. Alfano (Elon, NC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Walking Together Forever: The Broad Street Bullies, Then and Now (Hardcover)

During the 70s I was a rabid New York Ranger fan and hated the Broad Street bullies with a passion. My biggest thrill was seeing Dave Schultz get his clock cleaned (which unfortunately didn't happen too often). Consequently I approached this book with a little trepidation since I was expecting a Stan Fischler type of read promoting the Flyers as a flawless group of men who put everything together for a few years and then rode off into the glorious sunset. This book is anything but that. The players and their coach are exposed with all their warts. Divorce, death in the family, alcoholism, depression and getting screwed by the organization are shown to be every bit part and parcel of the NHL player as they are the man on the street. I came away with a new found respect for these players who for years represented for me everything that is evil in the National Hockey League. (The exception being Bobby Clarke who proves what a jerk he is by freely admitting that he intentionally broke the ankle of a star Russian player just to get him off the ice).

Highly recommended for hockey fans who fondly remember this era of slam-bang hockey without face shields and few helmets.

5.0 out of 5 stars Flyers History, "Walking Together Forever", January 23, 2012

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This review is from: Walking Together Forever: The Broad Street Bullies, Then and Now (Hardcover)

Being from Delaware County (Springfield) and having grown up with the repeated disappointments of our hometown teams throughout my youth, it was such a capivating experience to live through and always remember the Stanley Cup years of the mid seventy's. I played hockey because I loved the Flyers and I celebrated with everyone else hoisting my ceramic Flyers mug and toasted the historical event that helped to transform Philly sports. The book bought back many wonderful memories and it was as if I was standing there watching it all unfold again. I loved it and it bought many smiles and great memories back home again. Truly Fred Shero was right on (saying of the day in the 70's) when he said, "Win today and we walk together forever". What a team, what a coach and what a terrific memory.