You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise: A Doctor's Sideline Secrets About Pro Football's Most Outrageous Team
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| Rating | : | 4.15 (766 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0312136277 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 326 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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For nearly ten years, Huizenga lived in the real NFL trenches, a battlefield atmosphere where getting hurt and partying hard was the name of the game. That first year was the epitome of Raiders football-- the silver-and-black team of renegades steamrolled opponents and defeated the Washington Redskins in the Super Bowl. Jam-packed with close-up anecdotes about football's warriors, this book reveals:* The mind games and methods of mysterious Raiders owner Al Davis* The truth about drug and steroid use in the NFL* The pressure on players to perform even when threatened by serious injury* Harrowing and hilarious true stories about the side of football fans never see* The wild life and tragic death of Lyle Alzado. The dramatic, hilarious, and controver
A shocker, a sort of Ball Four about the grid game. . Raiders in 1983 as the team internist and resigned in 1990, disillusioned at the way pro football, and the Raiders in particular, treated, or failed to treat, players' medical problems. While president of the NFL Physicians' Association, Huizenga campaigned against the use of anabolic steroids, but his proposal to ban them was quietly squelched by the owners in 1992. From Publishers Weekly Huizenga joined the L.A. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. The author has suggestions for making football less lethal but seems pessimistic about their adoption. The title was the t
Amazon Customer said easy to understand style that should keep the reader engaged. Shout out to all the Sports in American Society students looking to read this book!I was assigned this book for a class of mine, and made it through the entire book in one night. Dr. Huizenga writes in a descriptive, easy to understand style that should keep the reader engaged. If you're into football, I think you'll like this. I'm a yoga teacher, and there were parts of t. Excellent Book Tim Morin Excellent book that takes you on a behind the scenes tour of the NFL during it's glory days. Shocking,informative, with a touch of humour. A very thought provoking reading experience. A must read for even a casual sports fan.. For Raider & non-Raider fans alike! Rob Huizenga's account of his time as medical intern for the Los Angeles Raiders provides a provocative behind-the-scenes look at the reality of NFL football that is by turns hysterically funny and deeply disturbing. He conveys both the perverse attraction of being part of a team "camped out at the edge of reality", and also the shocked disbelief at the suspect and highly