Fading Echoes: A True Story of Rivalry and Brotherhood from the Football Field to the Fields of Honor

Sielski, Mike

ISBN 10: 0425234533 / ISBN 13: 9780425234532

Published by Berkley Publishing Group, New York, 2010

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A real nice clean unmarked 342 page first edition softcover with "1" low in number line. Has nice black & white photo section. In a state that prides itself on hard-hitting gridiron epics, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, was home to the greatest high school football rivalry: the Central Bucks West, captained by senior fullback/linebacker Bryan Buckley, versus the Central Bucks East, led by senior lineman Colby Umbrell. Bryan and Colby would meet each other as opponents on the game field, but their dreams and devotion to their country led each of them to the conflict in the Middle East-Colby as an Army Ranger, and Bryan as a Marine. Only one would make it back to Doylestown. And nothing about them, their families, or their hometown's connection to football would ever be the same Size: 9h x 6w.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Fading Echoes: A True Story of Rivalry and Brotherhood from the Football Field to the Fields of Honor
• Publisher: Berkley Publishing Group, New York
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0425234533
• ISBN 13: 9780425234532
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Book Type: Book

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Synopsis

Now in paperback-a true story of hometown heroes.

In a state that prides itself on hard-hitting gridiron epics, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, was home to the greatest high school football rivalry: the Central Bucks West, captained by senior fullback/linebacker Bryan Buckley, versus the Central Bucks East, led by senior lineman Colby Umbrell.

Bryan and Colby would meet each other as opponents on the game field, but their dreams and devotion to their country led each of them to the conflict in the Middle East-Colby as an Army Ranger, and Bryan as a Marine.

Only one would make it back to Doylestown. And nothing about them, their families, or their hometown's connection to football would ever be the same

About the Author

Mike Sielski is a sports journalist and author. Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, and raised just outside Philadelphia, Mike holds degrees from La Salle University of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He has been a sports columnist at the Philadelphia Inquirer since 2013 and was named the top sports columnist in America by the Sports Editors of the Associated Press. He is the author of Fading Echoes: A True Story of Rivalry and Brotherhood from the Football Field to the Fields of Honor and the coauthor of How to Be Like Jackie Robinson: Life Lessons from Baseball's Greatest Hero.