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Closing the gap : Lombardi, the Packers dynasty, and the pursuit of excellence /

Title: Closing the gap : Lombardi, the Packers dynasty, and the pursuit of excellence / Willie Davis with Jim Martyka and Andrea Erickson Davis; [foreword by Bart Starr].
Author: Davis, Willie, 1934-
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : Triumph Books, c2012.

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Description

xxii, 394 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

"The autobiography of Pro Football Hall of Fame member and Green Bay Packers legend Willie Davis"--

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Contents

The pursuit starts early -- My mother can your whip your mother -- Lessons from the board of education -- Coach Eddie Robinson and the black national championship -- Learning the hardway in Clevland -- Headed to Siberia of the North -- My mentor, my colleagues, and life in Green Bay -- Luck is when preparation meets oportunity -- The most important vow on my life -- Redemption -- How to play the perfect game -- The rise of titletown U.S.A. -- Back to college-and beer -- Our last year in the S -- Bowl -- Winning isn't everything; It's the only thing -- The million dollar fumble-and change -- Carrying the NFL in Super Bowl I -- The pressure of staying on the path.
The Ice Bowl, Super Bowl II, and a legacy -- Its been more than a game; It's been a way of life -- The end of an era -- Talkin'football -- Business is a lot like football : From worst to first -- Never to late to discover a new passion -- Mom, It's a long way from Texarkana -- Welcome to the board room -- Letting go and moving forward -- Commissioner Davis? -- There will always be a game to play -- Final lessons.

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2012026787

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Princeton University Library