Fourth Down and Life to Go - Softcover

Franklin, Tony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 097142800X ISBN 13: 9780971428003

Publisher: Bad Coaches Inc, 2001

Synopsis

A gripping, provocative, behind the scenes account of major college football filled with colorful stories and life changing lessons. This book reveals inside stories of the demise of a major college coaching football staff and details what really caused the scandal, corruption, and NCAA investigation at the University of Kentucky. Valuable life changing lessons are presented at the beginning and end of each chapter in this story which is a must read for any business leader, fan, student, or coach. Tony Franklin, the former Offensive Coordinator for the University of Kentucky, provides the reader with an upclose and personal view of the good, the bad, and the ugly experiences of major college athletics.

About this title

About the Author:

Tony Franklin was a high school teacher and coach for 16 years in the state of Kentucky before becoming an assistant coach for the University of Kentucky from 1997 through 2000.Franklin currently is an author and publisher, as well as a public speaker and seminar presentor. Franklin was nominated for the Ashland Oil Teacher of the Year, Top 10 Recruiter in the South, as well as other honors during his career in education.

Review:

"A disturbing inside account of a renegade football progam. Franklin sets out to settle accounts- and succeeds." -- "Richard Ernsberger, Newsweek, editor and writer; author of Bragging Rights

"Tony Franklin offers a rare insight into the inner workings of a major college football program....." -- Larry Vaught, sports editor for "Advocate Messenger"; columnist, The Cats' Pause

...."what makes him credible is that he did speak up, putting his future on the line." -- CBS Sportsline-Senior Writer Dennis Dodd,February15,2001

About this edition

• Publisher: Bad Coaches Inc
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 097142800X
• ISBN 13: 9780971428003
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 248