George R. Mills
Autor/a de A View from the Bench: The Story of an Ordinary Player on a Big-Time Football Team (Sport and Society)
Sobre l'autor
George R. Mills was defensive tackle at the University of Nebraska and is now a sales broker at a real estate firm in Omaha. He coached high school football for several years
Obres de George R. Mills
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Estadístiques
- Obres
- 2
- Membres
- 12
- Popularitat
- #813,248
- Valoració
- 2.0
- Ressenyes
- 1
- ISBN
- 3
Mills himself is not a stand-out as a player or a writer. He doesn't have excellence in either - his game lacked the spark that he needed to make it in the skill positions and he wasn't big enough to play the strength positions - his writing does not leap out, it's affecting and his own viewpoint is definitely interesting but it isn't the kind of work that will stay in the mind forever. Perhaps this is because it is the story of an average blue collar guy from his own perspective. It's somewhat endearing and interesting to the fan, and to those looking for more about the college lifestyle and the Americana that accompanies it.… (més)