The Road to Glory (Paperback)

by Josh Heupel (Author), Bob Schaller (Contributor) "The snow was blowing badly, a whipping wind swirling fresh powder along the South Dakota-North Dakota border, not uncommon in the winter months and early..." (more)
Key Phrases: Oklahoma Sooners, Kansas State, Chris Weinke (more...)

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Product Description
Josh Heupel’s road to a national championship with Oklahoma was filled with obstacles, from the near-death experience of his mother to a serious injury that could very easily have ended Josh’s career.

In "The Road to Glory: The path of faith that led to Oklahoma and a national championship." Josh Heupel writes about the lessons he’s learned and how young people can take that information and apply it to their own lives. He also writes about the proper way for parents to be involved in their children’s sports careers, and how faith has led to Josh’s development as a person.

The book also honors the National Championship season at Oklahoma in 2000, with game boxes and personalized stories from Josh about each game. In addition to having COMPLETE regular season game boxscores and game notes, there is also complete play-by-play action from the Big 12 Championship and Orange Bowl National Championship Games, making this book a keepsake for Sooner fans for decades.

Through hard work and commitment, Josh was able to see the journey through to the finish at Oklahoma, as he now looks forward to his next challenge: The NFL. This 192-page book has a 16-page photo section. The Foreword is by Oklahoma’s Football Coach, Bob Stoops, and the Introduction is by Sooner Coaching Legend Barry Switzer.

About the Author
Josh Heupel was the starting quarterback for the national championship Sooners. Co-Author Bob Schaller has more than 20 books in print, including the widely popular children’s series, X-Country Adventures from Baker Book House, which includes the titles South Dakota Treaty Search, Adventure in Wyoming, Crime in a Colorado Cave and Message in Montana, Treasure in Texas and Mystery in Massachusetts. His other work includes For God and Country: Foundations of Faith with Air Force Academy Football Coach Fisher DeBerry and The Adventures of Jack and Diane, Volume I a Christian children’s sports series. Bob Schaller can be reached at [e-mail].

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Cross Training Publishing (March 26, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929478259
• ISBN-13: 978-1929478255
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #942,000 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The story of an extraordinary young man, May 1, 2001

By	Tom Hinkle (Tulsa, OK USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Josh Heupel is a cut above your average athlete, not in terms of physical ability, but in hard work, dedication, and faith. He was the biggest key (along with Coach Bob Stoops and his staff) to the resurrection of the Oklahoma Sooner football program to national glory. As a diehard Sooner fan, I found this a very enjoyable read. As a Christian, I found it inspirational. Although Josh is listed as the author, it's clear that most of this book was written by his collaborator, who interviewed friends and family to get the full picture of this remarkable young man. There are a few chapters penned by Heupel, including a message he gave at church the Sunday morning following the Big 12 Championship game. The last section details each game of the Sooners championship run, which admittedly will probably only be of interest to Sooner fans (me!) I would like to have seen Josh talk more about the day-to-day experiences, the interaction with teammates and coaches, that type of thing. Maybe it will be up to someone else to write that book. I recommend this book for young people, Oklahoma Sooner fans, and Miami Dolphin fans (the Dolphins drafted him in the sixth round, and if they read this, they'll have no doubt that Heupel will be a great player for them in the NFL). Josh Heupel will be a success in whatever he does, and this book shows you why.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Heupel is first class all the way, April 18, 2001

By A Customer

This book will be treasured by Sooner Fans forever. We are very lucky to have had such a great guy lead our team to the NC. Josh is such a wonderful guy and a great leader. Seeing the pictures in the book brought back great memories. This book is a MUST HAVE for any Sooner fan.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Stirring Read, April 18, 2001

By	Mike Rogers-KLGH (Oklahoma City, OK United States) - See all my reviews

Josh Heupel shares his most inner thoughts as he retraces the long road from South Dakota to the hallowed ground of Owen Field at OU. You'll discover a very humble man who wasn't always close to God, but in time turned his life around and achieved the pinnacle of college football. No Sooner fan should miss this book filled with great trivia as well. Thanks for the excitement you gave us Josh and may the road continue to be straight and narrow for you...