Mad Ducks and Bears - Softcover

Plimpton, George

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592281168 ISBN 13: 9781592281169

Publisher: Globe Pequot Press, 2003

Synopsis

Plimpton joins former teammates Alex Karras and John Gordy to reminisce on their careers.

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Review:

"Plimpton has done it again." "Sports Illustrated""

"Plimpton has done it again." Sports Illustrated"

"[An] irreverent and roguish account of the lives of the two linemen.... Pure gold." Chicago Tribune"

"A delight--more entertaining, if possible, than I remembered... the reader leaves George Plimpton's wide world of sports with deep reluctance.... His prose is as elegant and seemingly effortless as Ted Williams's swing or an Arnold Palmer iron shot.... His teammates recede--like the old baseball players vanishing into the cornfield in Field of Dreams, taking their magical world with them but living on in fond memory." Edward Kosner, Wall Street Journal"

"Sports memoirs, like humor collections, rarely outlive their authors, but Plimpton's books have aged gracefully and even matured. Today they have the additional (and unintended) appeal of vivid history, bearing witness to a mythical era." Nathaniel Rich, New York Review of Books"

From the Back Cover:

In Mad Ducks and Bears, George Plimpton's engaging companion piece to Paper Lion and one of his personal favorites, Plimpton brings his focus to two of the most remarkably entertaining and roguish linemen of his Paper Lion experience-- Alex Karras ("Mad Ducks") and John Gordy ("Bears"), both of whom went on to achieve brilliant post-football success. A more reflective, less madcap book than Plimpton's other work, Mad Ducks and Bears is no less truthful and searching.
In this fond exploration of the values and follies of football, he rejoins his two Lions teammates to talk about their careers in this sometimes brutal but always captivating game. As Paper Lion is the quintessential look at a football team behind the scenes, Mad Ducks and Bears is one of the most astute explorations into the fascinating lives, thoughts, and motivations of the players at home, in the locker room, and on the field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1592281168
• ISBN 13: 9781592281169
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 251