By Ryan McGee, By Jerry E. McGee, By Sam McGee, Foreword by Rece Davis
Trade Paper Price 16.95
Trade Paper, Cloth, PDF, EPUB, Mobipocket
ISBN 9781629379326
Published Sep 2021
<div><p><strong>“Ryan McGee has been one of my closest friends for nearly half our lives, and my admiration for his storytelling ability is infinite. Sidelines and Bloodlines is his deft storytelling at its best. Fathers and sons and sports—and the impenetrable bonds forged and memories created when they intersect.” </strong>—Marty Smith, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author and ESPN reporter </p><p><strong>Football is a game of lines—on and off the gridiron </strong><br /><br />In Sidelines and Bloodlines, Ryan McGee—co-host of the popular Marty & McGee show on ESPN Radio and SEC Network—teams up with his father and brother to share lessons learned between the white lines, featuring a cast of characters that runs from no-name small college athletes and coaches to one-name legends such as Holtz, Paterno, Tebow, and Bo. </p><p>The McGees provide a rare and often hilarious glimpse inside the lives of college officials, detailing how a love for the game convinces accomplished professionals from all walks of life to voluntarily endure ceaseless insults and highly public criticism. <br /> <br />The book contains memorable stories of brawling high school referees and making awkward small talk with George Lucas and Darth Vader at the Rose Bowl to the heart-tugging story of young sons in the stands on a Saturday as a stream profanity-laden insults directed at their father drowns out the marching band. </p><p><strong>Sidelines and Bloodlines delivers laughs, tears, and a deeper understanding of a life in stripes. </strong></p></div>
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