TY - BOOK AU - Edmundson,Mark TI - Why football matters: my education in the game SN - 9781594205750 AV - GV 939.E35 A3 2014 PY - 2014/// CY - New York PB - The Penguin Press KW - Edmundson, Mark, KW - Football players KW - United States KW - Biography KW - Fathers and sons N1 - Sons and fathers --; Earning a uniform: Character --; Going head on: Courage --; The Somerville game: Losing --; The blind-backer: Character times two --; A punch and a prayer: Faith --; Spirit in the sky: Patriotism --; That black kid: Manliness --; Tearing up the town: Loyalty N2 - Reflects upon the author's experiences as a high school football player to showcase larger truths about the ways football shapes the lives of American men. --Publisher's description ER -