You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise : A Doctor's Sideline Secrets about Pro Football's Most Outrageous Team

Huizenga, Rob, M. D. (inscribed)

ISBN 10: 0312113536 / ISBN 13: 9780312113537

Published by St. Martin's Press, New York, 1994

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New York: St. Martin's Press, 1994. INSCRIBED by the AUTHOR on the title page: "To godfather Charlie, New Jersey's biggest Raiders fan -- hey -- I still love the Raiders too. (It'd be nice if a few things changed tho.) [initialed] R.H." Fine condition in a Near Fine dust jacket (price clipped). A bright, shiny, clean, square, tight copy. The jacket is only slightly rubbed. No chips. No tears. No creases. No remainder mark. No underlining. No highlighting. No margin notes. Illustrated with 16 pages of photos. Bound in the original black boards and lettered in shiny silver (of course). First printing with complete number row (10 987654321) on the copyright page. From the Dust Jacket: "Written by the former team doctor of the Los Angeles Raiders, this is a book that every football fan will want to read -- a story with the outrageous humor of Ken Stabler's SNAKE, the storytelling of Peter Gent's NORTH DALLAS FORTY, and the conscience of a physician who cares deeply for his patients. This book reveals: *The mind games and methods of mysterious Raiders owner Al Davis; *The truth about drug and steroid use in the NFL; *The off-field escapades that fueled the Raiders' legend; *The desperate case of Lyle Alzado, football's self-made Frankenstein; *The incredible preparation and complexity behind the scenes of every game.". CRIBED / INITIALED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Near Fine DJ (price clipped). 8vo. x, 326pp. Seller Inventory # 005087

Bibliographic Details

Title: You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise : A Doctor's...

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, New York

Publication Date: 1994

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine condition

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine DJ (price clipped)

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: First Printing of the First Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

This classic football cautionary tale examines the upside down world of a novice NFL doctor in parallel with the lives of the NFL players he is treating and befriending. This book is the original source material for the classic Oliver Stone football movie "Any Given Sunday" (1999) for which Huizenga's name was taken off the credits at the last moment for the most cynical/absurd reason ever!

The dramatic, hilarious, and controversial insider's look at what really happens on the sidelines and in the locker rooms of the NFL.

Hired by the Los Angeles Raiders as the team internist, Rob Huizenga worked on the sidelines and in the locker room of every game. That first year was the epitome of Raiders football-- the silver-and-black team of renegades steamrolled opponents and defeated the Washington Redskins in the Super Bowl. For nearly ten years, Huizenga lived in the real NFL trenches, a battlefield atmosphere where getting hurt and partying hard was the name of the game. Jam-packed with close-up anecdotes about football's warriors, this book reveals:

* The mind games and methods of mysterious Raiders owner Al Davis
* The truth about drug and steroid use in the NFL
* The pressure on players to perform even when threatened by serious injury
* Harrowing and hilarious true stories about the side of football fans never see
* The wild life and tragic death of Lyle Alzado

From the Back Cover:

Rob Huizenga was hired by the Los Angeles Raiders in 1983 as the team internist working on the sidelines and in the locker room at every game. Huizenga's job took him far outside the usual doctor's rounds. From evaluating the health of top draft picks, to reviving players felled on the gridiron, to calming enraged 290-pound linemen nicknamed Killer and The Grim Reaper, Huizenga had a unique perspective on the game. Privy to hilarious anecdotes about the lives of players on and off the field, Huizenga also saw a darker side: a sport where athletes play despite serious injuries, fearful of losing their positions, and where medicine can be compromised by the demand to "Just win, baby".