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Promises to keep : my inspired run from Syracuse to Denver to the hall

Title
Promises to keep : my inspired run from Syracuse to Denver to the hall / Floyd Little with Tom Mackie.
Author
Little, Floyd, 1942-
Publication
Chicago, Ill. : Triumph Books, ©2012.

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Additional Authors
Mackie, Tom, 1963-
Description
xxii, 250 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Born in poverty and told he wasn't college material, Floyd's uncommon will to succeed proved every naysayer wrong, from high school, military school, college, and the pros until he was finally recognized with induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
Subject
  • Little, Floyd, 1942-
  • Denver Broncos (Football team) > History
  • Denver Broncos (Football team)
  • Football players > United States > Biography
  • Football players
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Autobiographies.
  • Biographies.
  • History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Foreword / Tom Coughlin -- Preface / Gary Smith -- Introduction / Marc Little -- The beginning -- Prep school -- Syracuse University -- Welcome to the Broncos! -- The Lou Saban years -- John Ralston and the rah-rah Broncos -- Cast of characters -- A new winning altitude -- The AFC West and other hazardous teams -- More memorable games and plays -- Mile High sendoff -- Positively old school -- Super Bowls and the final, final game at Mile High -- Broncos fans, the world's greatest -- Finally, Canton! -- Coming back home to Syracuse.
ISBN
  • 9781600787539
  • 1600787533
LCCN
2012020779
OCLC
  • ocn783156520
  • 783156520
  • SCSB-1678728
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library