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Una selección de los mejores artículos de Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio sobre la enseñanza. «Es el mejor Cervantes que se ha…
dado en España».Juan Goytisolo Decía Ferlosio que las cuestiones por las que se interesaba apenas pasaban de «seis o siete», y añadía que, «con el paso de los años y de las recurrencias», algunas acaban abriendo tuberías de comunicación con las otras, por lo que no era raro que esas «seis o siete» cuestiones se fueran «fundiendo y reduciendo». Sin duda, una de ellas es la cuestión de la enseñanza, es decir, la forma en que cabe transmitir el conocimiento, los modos en que éste es adquirido. De esa centralidad ofrecen un testimonio los textos reunidos en el presente volumen, que comprenden un arco temporal de cuatro décadas, las que van de 1972 a 2012.Las ideas fuertes de Ferlosio en lo relativo a la enseñanza parten de su convicción de que «toda educación es constrictiva», por cuanto entraña «un proceso de apropiación social del niño por el medio». En lugar de eso, lo que corresponde más bien es instruir al niño, es decir, brindarle el acceso a unos conocimientos que, «exentos de toda clase de orientaciones prácticas y juicios de valor [...] no pueden ni deben, de ninguna manera, dejarse dirigir por ninguna finalidad educativa». Pues de lo que se trata, o de lo que debería tratarse, al menos en la escuela, es de transmitir conocimientos, y los conocimientos, en sí mismos son radicalmente impersonales. De ahí que lo más consecuente sea que en el proceso de la enseñanza prime el «principio de impersonalidad», principio que debería regir el lugar público en que los conocimientos se imparten y que debería revestir la relación de los alumnos con sus profesores.De uno a otro de los textos aquí compilados, escritos a veces con muchos años de distancia, es fácil apreciar motivos recurrentes, argumentos y observaciones a los que Ferlosio vuelve para connotarlos cada vez de manera distinta, y que terminan por conformar una urdimbre coherente y compacta, que da cuenta de la forma tan lenta y progresiva en que madura sus ideas, imbricándolas unas con otras. La vigencia que mantienen todas las piezas reunidas es indicativa de la profundidad de sus planteamientos, que siguen incidiendo con toda pertinencia en cuestiones de permanente actualidad. Sobre el autor y su obra se ha dicho:«Si se me pidiese un nombre, uno solo, entre los surgidos en la literatura española de posguerra, con categoría suficiente para afrontar la inmortalidad literaria, yo daría, sin vacilar, el de Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio».Miguel Delibes «Gramático anfetamínico, grafómano patológico, plumífero hipotáctico —demasiadas esdrújulas para un hombre tan poco dado al perifollo—, Ferlosio es, en definitiva, lo que se dice un clásico en vida».Ernesto Baltar, Jotdown«Los pecios de Ferlosio son... ferlosianos. Están escritos como si partiera de cero, del vacío... No sé si alguna vez fueran restos del naufragio, pero ya tienen categoría de género en sí mismos».Gonzalo Hidalgo Bayal «Entre los autores de mi generación o de las anteriores, sólo me interesa Ferlosio, que es el mejor escritor español».Juan Benet«Si la vida intelectual española ha tenido un clérigo auténtico, sin duda ha sido el maestro Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio».Jordi Amat, La Vanguardia
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Con el rigor que caracteriza el trabajo periodístico de Diego Borinsky, acá está el libro que completa el relato iniciado…
con Gallardo Monumental y continuado con Gallardo Recargado acerca del ya legendario ciclo de Marcelo "El Muñeco" Gallardo al frente de River. Infinidad de entrevistas y un exhaustivo archivo reconstruyen los últimos cuatro años de una trilogía épica destinada a convertirse en ineludible material de referencia para el hincha riverplatense. «Ha sido una historia hermosísima». El 13 de octubre de 2022 Marcelo Gallardo anunció finalmente lo que todos los integrantes del mundo River se resistían a escuchar. Y lo hizo dejando grabada una frase que viajó a través de tatuajes, remeras y stickers. Después de ocho años y medio, el Muñeco le puso término al que fue el ciclo más importante en la historia del club, no sólo por los catorce títulos ganados, las cinco eliminaciones consecutivas a Boca y la ya legendaria final de Madrid, sino por un legado que va más allá de los éxitos deportivos. Tercer episodio de una saga iniciada con GALLARDO MONUMENTAL y continuada con GALLARDO RECARGADO, GALLARDO ETERNO recorre los últimos cuatro años de su gestión (2019-2022) y traza un balance completo, con viajes permanentes hacia el pasado que permiten descubrir vivencias inéditas del protagonista central de esta era única e irrepetible. Con capítulos repletos de sorpresas, las historias de los hinchas a los que el Muñeco marcó de un modo impactante, infinidad de testimonios y los conceptos que transformaron sus ruedas de prensa en verdaderas lecciones del fútbol y liderazgo, GALLARDO ETERNO cierra el círculo de una trilogía que no puede faltar en la biblioteca de todo riverplatense que se precie. Una conclusión a la medida de un viaje épico que nadie olvidará.
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Sports biography, Sports and games
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'The good news for those who loved THE ACCIDENTAL FOOTBALLER: this new book is even better. There were times as…
I read Pat Nevin's account of his years running - or, trying to run - Motherwell, I had to remind myself to breathe. It's a thrilling read - funny, nerve-wracking, precise and very, very human' - Roddy DoyleSo, you fell into football by accident. You've played for Chelsea, Everton and your country at an international level. But what happens when you discover you're in so deep that football has taken over your whole life?In his brilliant new memoir, Pat Nevin takes us on a journey to the less glamorous side of football. From Tranmere to Kilmarnock, he plays some of the best football he's ever played. Then, in an unprecedented twist of fate, finds himself both player and Chief Executive of Scottish First Division club Motherwell.What follows is an entertaining and revealing tale of the side of football that you rarely see as Pat tries to keep the lid on simmering tensions between owner and the manager; travels in Lear jets one moment, but has to sell off half the team, the next. So much is madness, like being the manager's boss, and his player at the same time; or discovering that the ground's goalposts are higher on one side than on the other!And with impossible challenges at every corner, such as learning that their son is autistic, and the club hurtling towards administration, Pat strives to walk the impossible line between player, parent and boss.FOOTBALL AND HOW TO SURVIVE IT is a real one-off, uncovering the sport in all its complex, confusing and calamitous glory. Once you've read it, you may never look at the game in the same way again.
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Humour, Arts and entertainment, Sports and games
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Is there anyone with a track record like Sarina Weigman? Undefeated at any finals she is the epitome of success,…
so shouldn't you... be more Sarina?Here are 80 scenarios in which Sarina would operate with flawless efficiency, such as:Sarina would never wear a half-and-half scarf.Sarina could design a VAR system that everyone was happy with.Sarina could make cyclists and taxi drivers get along.Sarina always believed it would take women to bring it home.Perfect for the footy fan in your life, and publishing just ahead of the 2023 Women's World Cup, Be More Sarina is the fun way to celebrate England's most successful football manager.
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Sports biography, Sports and games
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'The good news for those who loved THE ACCIDENTAL FOOTBALLER: this new book is even better. There were times as…
I read Pat Nevin's account of his years running - or, trying to run - Motherwell, I had to remind myself to breathe. It's a thrilling read - funny, nerve-wracking, precise and very, very human' - Roddy DoyleSo, you fell into football by accident. You've played for Chelsea, Everton and your country at an international level. But what happens when you discover you're in so deep that football has taken over your whole life?In his brilliant new memoir, Pat Nevin takes us on a journey to the less glamorous side of football. From Tranmere to Kilmarnock, he plays some of the best football he's ever played. Then, in an unprecedented twist of fate, finds himself both player and Chief Executive of Scottish First Division club Motherwell.What follows is an entertaining and revealing tale of the side of football that you rarely see as Pat tries to keep the lid on simmering tensions between owner and the manager; travels in Lear jets one moment, but has to sell off half the team, the next. So much is madness, like being the manager's boss, and his player at the same time; or discovering that the ground's goalposts are higher on one side than on the other!And with impossible challenges at every corner, such as learning that their son is autistic, and the club hurtling towards administration, Pat strives to walk the impossible line between player, parent and boss.FOOTBALL AND HOW TO SURVIVE IT is a real one-off, uncovering the sport in all its complex, confusing and calamitous glory. Once you've read it, you may never look at the game in the same way again.
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Is there anyone with a track record like Sarina Weigman? Undefeated at any finals she is the epitome of success,…
so shouldn't you... be more Sarina?Here are 80 scenarios in which Sarina would operate with flawless efficiency, such as:Sarina would never wear a half-and-half scarf.Sarina could design a VAR system that everyone was happy with.Sarina could make cyclists and taxi drivers get along.Sarina always believed it would take women to bring it home.Perfect for the footy fan in your life, and publishing just ahead of the 2023 Women's World Cup, Be More Sarina is the fun way to celebrate England's most successful football manager.
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Sports biography, Sports and games
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Bob Harig's Tiger & Phil provides an in-depth chronicle of the decades-long rivalry that drove the success of golf's two…
biggest stars, Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson.For more than two decades, there have been two golfers who have captivated, bemused, inspired, frustrated, fascinated, and entertained us, and in doing so have demanded our attention – Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Even with all the ink that has been spilled on Tiger, no one has ever written about his relationship with Phil and how their careers have been inextricably intertwined. Furthermore, very little has been written about Phil Mickelson, who is more than just an adversary. He is a fascinating Hall of Fame golfer in his own right. These two biggest names (and draws) in golf have, for better and for worse, been the ultimate rivals. But it is so much more complicated than that. Each player has pushed the other to be better. They have teased each other and fought. They have battled to the bitter end on the course making for some of the greatest moments in the game for the last 20 years. They have each gone through injury and health problems, legal problems, falling in and out of favor with the press. And over the course of their time together in the game they have gradually become not just rivals but friends.In the tradition of major bestsellers such as Arnie & Jack, When the Game Was Ours, The Rivals, and Brady vs. Manning, Tiger & Phil will change the way we look at these players and the game itself.
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A growing body of evidence shows that physical activity can be a cost-effective and safe intervention for the prevention and…
treatment of a wide range of mental health problems. As researchers and clinicians around the world look for evidence-supported alternatives and complements to established forms of therapy (medication and psychotherapy), interest in physical activity mounts. The Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity and Mental Health offers the most comprehensive review of the research evidence on the effects of physical activity on multiple facets of mental health. Written by a team of world-leading international experts, the book covers ten thematic areas:physical activity and the ‘feel good’ effectanxiety disordersdepression and mood disordersself-perceptions and self-evaluationscognitive function across the lifespanpsychosocial stresspainenergy and fatigueaddictionsquality of life in special populations.This volume presents a balanced assessment of the research evidence, highlights important directions for future work, and draws clear links between theory, research, and clinical practice. As the most complete and authoritative resource on the topic of physical activity and mental health, this is essential reading for researchers, students and practitioners in a wide range of fields, including clinical and health psychology, psychiatry, neuroscience, behavioural and preventive medicine, gerontology, nursing, public health and primary care.
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The Definitive Book on Spey Flies Within fly tying, and within steelhead and salmon angling, Spey flies occupy a substantial…
niche. These flies are exceptionally popular in America, not only on the &“steelhead coast,&” but nationwide among fly tying enthusiasts, and they enjoy a substantial popularity worldwide; their popularity has gained renewed enthusiasm with the latest generation of young tiers and anglers (the private Facebook page &“The Spey Tyer&” has 3,600 members). The author is the world&’s leading authority on the history and tying of Spey flies simply because they caught his fancy in the 1980s and over the years he has conducted more research on the topic by far than anyone else. His vision for this new incarnation of his original Spey Flies (Amato Publications, 2002) includes a tremendous upgrade from the original—an entirely new book, in fact—because he has uncovered so many historical facts, intrigues, people, and flies that have never been compiled in a single volume, or even presented in any form to the interested audience. The original Spey Flies was graphically rich; the new book is far more so.
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Sports biography, Sports and games
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski: an intimate, "moving" (Booklist) account of the most remarkable rivalry and…
friendship in modern golf. "Posnanski demonstrates the ups and down of life and sport to create a work that will resonate with avid golfers and sports fans alike." --Publishers Weekly "Joe Posnanski is a hall of fame writer and this is a must for anyone who cares about either one of these guys or just golf." --Gary Williams of Golf ChannelThe first time they met, at an exhibition match in 1967, Tom Watson was a seventeen-year-old high school student and Jack Nicklaus, at twenty-seven, was already the greatest golfer in the world. Though they shared some similarities--they were both Midwestern boys who had learned how to play golf at their fathers' country clubs--they differed in many ways. Nicklaus played a game of consummate control and precision. Watson hit the ball all over the place. Nicklaus lacked charm and theatrics, and he was thoroughly despised by most golf fans because he had displaced Arnold Palmer as king of the golf world. Watson was one of those Arnold Palmer fans. Yet over the next twenty years their seemingly divergent paths collided as they battled against each other again and again for a place at the top of the sport and drove each other to ever-soaring heights of accomplishment. Spanning from that first match through the "Duel in the Sun" at Turnberry in 1977 to Watson's miraculous near-victory at Turnberry as he approached sixty, and informed by interviews with both players over many years, The Secret of Golf is Joe Posnanski's intimate account of the most remarkable rivalry and (eventual) friendship in modern golf.
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Dieses Sachbuch liefert alles Wesentliche für die Erstversorgung von Verletzungen an Muskeln, Sehnen und Bändern in Sport, Freizeit, Training und…
Physiotherapie. Die in der Ersten Hilfe allseits bekannte PECH-Regel empfiehlt die Schonung, Kühlung, Komprimierung und Hochlagerung von verletztem Gewebe. Die FIT-Regel (Funktion - Information - Therapie) hingegen unterstützt und nutzt die physiologischen Heilungsprozesse des Körpers, statt sie zu unterdrücken. Die Autoren stellen die beiden Ansätze gegenüber und erklären, weshalb wir den physiologischen Reaktionen unseres Körpers vertrauen dürfen und wie die FIT-Regel uns schneller wieder fit macht. Sie beantworten dabei Fragen, wie z. B.: Was ist Orthodynamik und welchen Einfluss hat sie auf den Heilungsprozess? Warum wirkt Wärme heilungsfördernd? Mit welchen Maßnahmen kann die Zellgesundheit unterstützt werden?Aus dem Inhalt:Zellen und ZellgesundheitVerletzungsanfällige Körperteile und PräventionHeilungsprozesse und OrthodynamikErstversorgung von (Sport-)VerletzungenVerstehen Sie physiologische Vorgänge nach Verletzungen, unterstützen Sie gezielt den Heilungsprozess und läuten auch Sie das Ende der Eiszeit ein!
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Dieses Sachbuch liefert alles Wesentliche für die Erstversorgung von Verletzungen an Muskeln, Sehnen und Bändern in Sport, Freizeit, Training und…
Physiotherapie. Die in der Ersten Hilfe allseits bekannte PECH-Regel empfiehlt die Schonung, Kühlung, Komprimierung und Hochlagerung von verletztem Gewebe. Die FIT-Regel (Funktion - Information - Therapie) hingegen unterstützt und nutzt die physiologischen Heilungsprozesse des Körpers, statt sie zu unterdrücken. Die Autoren stellen die beiden Ansätze gegenüber und erklären, weshalb wir den physiologischen Reaktionen unseres Körpers vertrauen dürfen und wie die FIT-Regel uns schneller wieder fit macht. Sie beantworten dabei Fragen, wie z. B.: Was ist Orthodynamik und welchen Einfluss hat sie auf den Heilungsprozess? Warum wirkt Wärme heilungsfördernd? Mit welchen Maßnahmen kann die Zellgesundheit unterstützt werden?Aus dem Inhalt:Zellen und ZellgesundheitVerletzungsanfällige Körperteile und PräventionHeilungsprozesse und OrthodynamikErstversorgung von (Sport-)VerletzungenVerstehen Sie physiologische Vorgänge nach Verletzungen, unterstützen Sie gezielt den Heilungsprozess und läuten auch Sie das Ende der Eiszeit ein!
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Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with My Revision Notes. Our clear and concise approach to…
revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence. My Revision Notes for NCFE Level 1/2 in Health and Fitness will help students: - Consolidate knowledge with clear, concise and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners are looking for - Extend understanding with our regular 'Now Test Yourself', tasks and answers - Improve technique through our increased exam support, including exam-style practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid - Identify key connections between topics and subjects with our 'Making Links' focus and further ideas for follow-up and revision activities - Plan and manage a successful revision programme with our topic-by-topic planner, new skills checklist and exam breakdown features, user-friendly definitions and glossary
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Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with My Revision Notes. Our clear and concise approach to…
revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence. My Revision Notes for NCFE Level 1/2 in Health and Fitness will help students: - Consolidate knowledge with clear, concise and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners are looking for - Extend understanding with our regular 'Now Test Yourself', tasks and answers - Improve technique through our increased exam support, including exam-style practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid - Identify key connections between topics and subjects with our 'Making Links' focus and further ideas for follow-up and revision activities - Plan and manage a successful revision programme with our topic-by-topic planner, new skills checklist and exam breakdown features, user-friendly definitions and glossary
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Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with My Revision Notes. Our clear and concise approach to…
revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence. My Revision Notes for NCFE Level 1/2 in Health and Fitness will help students: - Consolidate knowledge with clear, concise and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners are looking for - Extend understanding with our regular 'Now Test Yourself', tasks and answers - Improve technique through our increased exam support, including exam-style practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid - Identify key connections between topics and subjects with our 'Making Links' focus and further ideas for follow-up and revision activities - Plan and manage a successful revision programme with our topic-by-topic planner, new skills checklist and exam breakdown features, user-friendly definitions and glossary
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Set students on track to achieve the best grade possible with My Revision Notes. Our clear and concise approach to…
revision will help students learn, practise and apply their skills and understanding. Coverage of key content is combined with practical study tips and effective revision strategies to create a guide that can be relied on to build both knowledge and confidence. My Revision Notes for NCFE Level 1/2 in Health and Fitness will help students: - Consolidate knowledge with clear, concise and relevant content coverage, based on what examiners are looking for - Extend understanding with our regular 'Now Test Yourself', tasks and answers - Improve technique through our increased exam support, including exam-style practice questions, expert tips and examples of typical mistakes to avoid - Identify key connections between topics and subjects with our 'Making Links' focus and further ideas for follow-up and revision activities - Plan and manage a successful revision programme with our topic-by-topic planner, new skills checklist and exam breakdown features, user-friendly definitions and glossary
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Sports and games
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In Running, former NCAA Division I track athlete Lindsey A. Freeman presents the feminist and queer handbook of running that…
she always wanted but could never find. For Freeman, running is full of joy, desire, and indulgence in the pleasure and weirdness of having a body. It allows for a space of freedom—to move and be moved. Through tender storytelling of a lifetime wearing running shoes, Freeman considers injury and recovery, what it means to run as a visibly queer person, and how the release found in running comes from a desire to touch something that cannot be accessed when still. Running invites us to run through life, legging it out the best we can with heart and style.
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In Running, former NCAA Division I track athlete Lindsey A. Freeman presents the feminist and queer handbook of running that…
she always wanted but could never find. For Freeman, running is full of joy, desire, and indulgence in the pleasure and weirdness of having a body. It allows for a space of freedom—to move and be moved. Through tender storytelling of a lifetime wearing running shoes, Freeman considers injury and recovery, what it means to run as a visibly queer person, and how the release found in running comes from a desire to touch something that cannot be accessed when still. Running invites us to run through life, legging it out the best we can with heart and style.
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United States history, Politics and government, Sports and games
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We remember the 1966 birth of the New Orleans Saints as a shady quid pro quo between the NFL commissioner…
and a Louisiana congressman. Moving the Chains is the untold story of the athlete protest that necessitated this backroom deal, as New Orleans scrambled to respond to a very public repudiation of the racist policies that governed the city. In the decade that preceded the 1965 athlete walkout, a reactionary backlash had swept through Louisiana, bringing with it a host of new segregation laws and enough social strong-arming to quash any complaints, even from suffering sports promoters. Nationwide protests had assailed the Tulane Green Wave, the Sugar Bowl, and the AFL’s preseason stop-offs, and only legal loopholes and a lot of luck kept football alive in the city. Still, live it did, and in January 1965, locals believed they were just a week away from landing their own pro franchise. All they had to do was pack Tulane Stadium for the city’s biggest audition yet, the AFL All-Star game. Ultimately, all fifty-eight Black and white teammates walked out of the game to protest the town’s lingering segregation practices and public abuse of Black players. Following that, love of the gridiron prompted and excused something out of sync with the city’s branding: change. In less than two years, the Big Easy made enough progress to pass a blitz inspection by Black and white NFL officials and receive the long-desired expansion team.The story of the athletes whose bravery led to change quickly fell by the wayside. Locals framed desegregation efforts as proof that the town had been progressive and tolerant all along. Furthermore, when a handshake between Pete Rozelle and Hale Boggs gave America its first Super Bowl and New Orleans its own club, the city proudly clung to that version of events, never admitting the cleanup even took place. As a result, Moving the Chains is the first book to reveal the ramifications of the All-Stars’ civil resistance and to detail the Saints’ true first win.
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Literature biography, General non-fiction, Sports and games
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Billy Cannon’s name, his image, and his remarkable athletic career serve as emblems for Louisiana State University, the Southeastern Conference,…
and college football. LSU’s only Heisman Trophy winner, Cannon led the Tigers to a national championship in 1958, igniting a love of the game in Louisiana and establishing a tradition of greatness at LSU.But like many stories of lionized athletes who rise to the status of legend, there was a fall—and in the case of Billy Cannon, also redemption. For the first time, Charles N. deGravelles reveals in full the thrilling highs and unexpected lows of Cannon’s life, in Billy Cannon: A Long, Long Run.Through conversations with Cannon, deGravelles follows the athlete-turned-reformer from his boyhood in a working-class Baton Rouge neighborhood to his sudden rush of fame as the leading high school running back in the country. Personal and previously unpublished stories about Cannon’s glory days at LSU and his stellar but controversial career in the pros, as well as details of his indictment for counterfeiting and his post-release work as staff dentist at Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, unfold in a riveting biography characterized by uncanny success, deep internal struggles, and a champion’s spirit that pushed through it all.