Boz: Confessions of a Modern Anti-Hero (Mass Market Paperback)

by Brian Bosworth (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly
Bosworth has created the public persona of a brash, brassy, abrasive young athlete, proud of his appeal to kids and disdainful of everyone over 30. Throughout much of this book, assisted by Sports Illustrated editor Reilly, he maintains that pose and even adds to it, although occasionally he offers insights into what we are to accept as the real Boz, a more subdued sort of fellow. But the football player who created firestorms of publicity at Oklahoma University, signed an $11 million pro contract, said whatever entered his mind and now complains about being a public figure cannot be taken all that seriously. Photos not seen by PW. 100,000 first printing; first serial to Rolling Stone magazine; Literary Guild alternate.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Jove Books (September 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1557732485
• ISBN-13: 978-1557732484
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 3.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,206,893 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the truth hurts, and Bos is the one hurting you with it, January 29, 2003

By	O. Rios (Texas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: The Boz (Hardcover)

The Boz is awsome.
his book, is awsome.

Confessions of a Modern Anti-Hero read like that of an Oliver Stone movie. you don't really want to know the truth cause your afraid at what might happen, but like Stone, Bosworth speaks his mind.

the story of the Boz goes from his high school days to his glory days at OU. Boz tells everything about his college playing days at OU, including his relationship with Barry Switzer.

Brian mentions the steriod incedent and how he felt the NCAA used him as an example. Brian speaks of how the NCAA "prostetutes" it's players because the players bring in money for the school and the program, but the player gets no money for himself. classic example of the pimping business.

Brian also speaks of his rookie season with the seahawks, he tells of his hatred for the golden boy of Denver, John Elway, and his hatred of Pete Rozzell.

Brian's hatred of Rozzell stems from the use of the #44 jersey. Brian wore that number since he was little, and now, the NFL told him that he couldn't use it in the NFL, even though other players had done it. from then on, it was the beginning of a "beautiful" relationship between the two.

and Brian doesn't have boundries in the book. he talks of drug use among other players, alcohol, women, football, the NCAA, John Elway, Switzer, etc.

and the one thing that people never understood was, that Brian was actually a good guy, despite his arogant, Terminator like look.

he had a 3.0 GPA, finished a year early if i'm not mistaken, never used drugs, and wasn't exactly a player. the drugs/steriods issue is covered nicely in the book. he was a man who had respect for himself, and took care of himself.

sadly, his career was cut short, but the image of the Boz lives forever. the clean cut kid from Oklahoma who would turn out to be an All-American LB for the OU and became a modern anti-hero speaks his mind in Brian Bosworth: Confessions of a Modern Anti-hero.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hero to every 80's gridiron player, February 6, 2000

By	Rodney Burks (Beaumont, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Boz (Paperback)

I was a college football player in the 80's when The Boz was reaping havok in the media and on the field. This book is a great look into the world of college football. I recommend it to any young person planning to participate in college sports. the story is a little hard to believe. this story is probably 98% true. The Boz was as great on the field as he said he was! He was not quite as bad off the field as he makes it sound, although he was wild, cocky, and confident. All the things that it takes for a person to play at the level that he did, and oh how he played. Brian was a good student and person. The Boz was THE BEST COLLEGE LINEBACKER TO EVER PLAY THE GAME. Then or since.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Truth about Major College Football, June 11, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Boz (Hardcover)

If you are looking for some wishy-washy, "aw shucks, both teams are really good, and ain't it a shame somebody has to lose", overhyped motivational babble, then this isn't your book. If you want to peer inside the mind of (a) an incredible college football star and athlete, (b) a business school graduate with a 3.6 GPA, and (c) a master manipulator of the fans, the media, and the NFL, this is your book. Boz cuts no corners describing the BS hypocrisy of the "character building" aspects of major college football and the parasites feeding off of the money machine (David Swank and his sleazy counterparts in the OU athletic department). Barry Switzer, one of the few coaches to ever win college and pro football national titles, comes across as a flawed egomaniac hell-bent on winning at any cost. This book is a must buy for anyone interested in major college sports.