TY - BOOK AU - Jenkins,Jerry B. TI - Hometown legend SN - 0446529028 AV - PS 3560 .E485 H66 2001 PY - 2001/// CY - New York PB - Warner Books KW - Football coaches KW - Fiction KW - High school students KW - Parent and child KW - Football players KW - School sports KW - Alabama KW - Domestic fiction KW - Football stories KW - Bildungsromans N2 - Athens City, Alabama, is a town that lost its heart the day the high school football team lost the state championship & suffered a tragedy. Since that night, the town that once enjoyed superstar status has fallen on hard times. Now, years later, the former coach returns to head up one final season aided by a local who tells the story with a fresh voice. Together, they fight Goliath & learn that love & reconciliation are more important than winning ever could be. It is heartwarming storytelling that Jenkins fans have come to love ER -