This is a wicked good read.
I review Steve Buckley’s Wicked Good Year.
A great read about the incredible Boston sports year of 2007.
The Red Sox and the Celtics took home championships. The Patriots were 3 minutes from a perfect season and the Bruins were the Bruins.
Sit back and enjoy my video review.
This book is wicked good and wicked pissah too!
BST&N's Book Of The Month
This is a video book review of Jared Carrabis’ book , “One Fan’s Story, If This Hat Could Talk.”
Learn about the life and love for the Sox from the words of the Massachusetts Governor of Red Sox Nation.
If you love the Sox and the power of social media then this book is for you. It was a fantastic read about a fantastic journey!
What can I say about this book? For one, I could not put it down.
This is a must read for any sports fan.
A book has to grab my attention right away or it finds its way to the Land of Lost Toys AND Books.
“When The Game Was Ours” did not find its way to that place. This book brought me back to memories of my youth.
As a child of the 80’s, my fondest sports memories were of Celtics-Lakers on Sunday afternoons.
Bird. McHale. The Chief. Magic. Worthy. Kareem.
These are all names that are interwoven into the fabric of my sports soul.
To say I was excited to read this book is an understatement!
The journey starts with the tandem of Bird and Johnson telling the stories of their childhoods in French Lick and East Lansing. You learn about their high school playing days and how they were courted by the big time college basketball programs.
The Die-Hard Sports Fan’s Guide to Boston is the only comprehensive guide to the incredible sports history and current sports in Boston. Christopher Klein has set the city’s legendary sports history against the practical information devoted Boston fans want.
Boston Sports Then and Now is featuring this excellent new Boston sports guide throughout November.
We will feature a book review, interview with author Christopher Klein and guest posts by Klein that provide sneak peaks into some of the stories covered in the book.
You can also enter the Boston Sports Then and Now Boston Trivia Contest to win a copy of The Die Hard Sports Fan’s Guide To Boston. Click here to see how much you know about Boston Sports History.
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Steve Grogan
We honor Steve Grogan as the Boston Sports Then and Now Athlete of the Month. The former Patriots quarterback left it all on the field during his 16 year career. Grogan was playing the “Patriots Way” before Bill Belichick introduced it in 2000. He led by example and his teammates were always behind him.
Steve Grogan was drafted by Patriots coach Chuck Fairbanks in the fifth round of the 1975 draft out of Kansas State. He was one of the school’s all time passing and total offense leaders. Grogan not only beat you with his arm but he was exceptionally quick for a man standing at 6’4”.
The Patriots already had their franchise quarterback in place when he was drafted. Former Heisman Trophy winner, Jim Plunkett had been the Patriots starter for his first four years in the league. However, Coach Fairbanks was not afraid to make a move if a player was under-performing. It didn’t matter who he was.
Midway through the 1975 season, Grogan was given the reigns of the Patriots offense. He started the last seven games with only one victory to his credit. As a rookie, Grogan posted respectable numbers with 1976 yards with 11 touchdowns and 18 interceptions.
He also added 110 yards on the ground with three rushing scores.
This would just be a sneak preview for things to come from the lanky quarterback out of K-State.
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