The Blood and Guts Audiobook Summary
The definitive guide to the real men of the gridiron: NFL tight ends.
There is no profession in sports like the NFL tight end. None. You must mash 320-pound defensive ends in the run game. You must twist your torso at impossible angles to make acrobatic catches downfield in the pass game. You must have a certain element of crazy to you, too. The tight end is a blend of brain and brawn and bruises…so many bruises. BLOOD AND GUTS tracks the fascinating rise of this position one tight end at a time, from Mike Ditka and John Mackey in the ’60s to Rob Gronkowski today. As much as football has changed over the years, there has always been one glorious constant: the tight end.
None of this is by accident, either. There’s a reason all of these players were magnetically drawn to the position.
In BLOOD AND GUTS, Tyler Dunne interviews the greatest tight ends ever, whose stories reveal why they were uniquely qualified to serve as the blood and the guts of football–the players keeping this sport alive and well. There’s a reason Mike Ditka epitomized true toughness in pro football through the 1960s. Ben Coates, the son of a World War II vet, put an entire childhood spent building roofs to use by smashing defenders in the open field. Tony Gonzalez matured from a kid terrified of bullies to an absolute beast terrifying defensive backs. His entire life, Jeremy Shockey has been hellbent on sticking it to anyone who doubts him. And from afar, a young “Gronk” idolized Shockey and took his approach to a whole new level.
Here, great American tight ends share countless harrowing, never-before-told stories. One moment, a tight end (Gonzalez) nearly socks a coach in the eye. The next, a tight end (Shockey) is breaking the orbital bone of someone in a bar fight.
There’s no one in sports like them. BLOOD AND GUTS brings them to life.
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The Blood and Guts Audiobook Narrator
Alan Carlson is the narrator of The Blood and Guts audiobook that was written by Tyler Dunne
About the Author(s) of The Blood and Guts
Tyler Dunne is the author of The Blood and Guts
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The Blood and Guts Full Details
Narrator | Alan Carlson |
Length | 12 hours 57 minutes |
Author | Tyler Dunne |
Category | |
Publisher | Hachette Audio |
Release date | October 18, 2022 |
ISBN | 9781668610695 |
Subjects
The publisher of the The Blood and Guts is Hachette Audio. includes the following subjects: The BISAC Subject Code is Coaching, Football, Sports & Recreation
Additional info
The publisher of the The Blood and Guts is Hachette Audio. The imprint is Twelve. It is supplied by Hachette Audio. The ISBN-13 is 9781668610695.
Global Availability
This book is only available in the United States.
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