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I Did It My Way
I Did It My Way

I Did It My Way

A Remarkable Journey to the Hall of Fame
By Bud Grant, By Jim Bruton, Foreword by Sid Hartman, Introduction by Fran Tarkenton

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288 Pages, 6 x 9

Formats: Cloth, EPUB, Mobipocket, PDF

Cloth, $27.95 (US $27.95) (CA $30.95)

ISBN 9781600787867

Rights: WOR

Triumph Books (Sep 2013)

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Overview

The legacy of the Minnesota Vikings patriarch in his own words
Minnesota sports legend Bud Grant tells the story of his remarkable life as a player and coach in this rich firsthand account. From surviving polio in childhood to a shining college sports career and playing both basketball and football professionally, and from coaching a championship-winning Canadian team to leading the Minnesota Vikings to four Super Bowls, Grant shares his personal perspective for the first time in this autobiography with entertaining detail and refreshing openness. The book recounts his experiences with star players and gives the inside story on Grant’s controversial retirement in 1983 and his return to the sideline in 1985. Minnesota sports lovers will also enjoy Grant’s reflection on his own idiosyncrasies, including his famous love of cold-weather football and banning of sideline heaters, and his postretirement life spent devoted to environmental protection and being an outdoorsman.

Author Biography

Bud Grant is a retired Minnesota Vikings coach who led the team for 18 seasons and to four Super Bowls and 11 division titles. One of the most successful coaches in the history of the Canadian Football League, Grant coached the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to four Grey Cup championships in 10 seasons. He is also a former player in both the National Basketball Association and the National Football League. He lives in Bloomington, Minnesota. Jim Bruton is the author of The Big House: Life Inside a Supermax Security Prison, Gopher Glory: The Pride of the Maroon and Gold, A Tradition of Purple: An Inside Look at the Minnesota Vikings, Vikings 50, and We Love Our Twins and the coauthor of Every Day Is Game Day and A Passion to Win. He is a former football player for the Minnesota Vikings and the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers. He lives in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Sid Hartman is one of the most recognizable sports figures in the history of the Twin Cities. His first column appeared in the Minneapolis Daily Times in 1945 and he has been a sports announcer at WCCO Radio since 1955. He lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Fran Tarkenton is a former NFL quarterback who played for the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants. He is a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame and is recognized as one of the greatest players of all time. He lives in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Jim Bruton, co-author of I Did It My Way, interviews live on "The Big E Sports Show" on Yahoo! Sports Radio.
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I Did It My Way was featured in the Pioneer Press.
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I Did It My Way was featured in the Star Tribune.
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Jim Bruton, co-author of I Did It My Way, interviews live on "Jon Engen and Friends" on KLCI.
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Jim Bruton, co-author of I Did It My Way, interviews live on "Total Education Network" on BlogTalkRadio.
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I Did It My Way was mentioned in the Pioneer Press.
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Jim Bruton, co-author of I Did It My Way, interviews live on "Dr. Alvin Augustus Jones" on WNEW.
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Jim Bruton, co-author of I Did It My Way, interviews live on "Low Budget Morning Show."
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Jim Bruton, co-author of I Did It My Way, interviews live on "Wayne Eddy Affair" on KYMN (Fairbault, MN).
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Jim Bruton, co-author of I Did It My Way, interviews live on "Jeff in the Morning" on KSDR (Watertown, SD).
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Book Signings

Past Events

Dec
21
Jim Bruton - I Did It My Way, A Passion to Win, & Vikings 50 ›
Maplewood, MN
12:00pm
Jim Bruton will be signing copies of his three books: I Did It My Way, A Passion to Win, and Vikings 50.
Dec
14
Bud Grant and Jim Bruton - I Did It My Way ›
Bloomington, MN
1:00pm
Sep
20
Bud Grant and Jim Bruton - I Did It My Way ›
Minneapolis, MN
12:00pm

Press Releases


I Did It My Way: A Remarkable Journey to the Hall of Fame
By Bud Grant and Jim Bruton

 

Harry Peter "Bud" Grant, Jr. coached the Minnesota Vikings for 18 successful seasons and became one of the winningest professional football coaches of all time. His interest in sports started as a youngster, playing three sports in college and having short stints with NBA and NFL teams until he found his way to coaching. The rest is history.

 

Bud Grant tells his story for the first time in his autobiography, I Did It My Way: A Remarkable Journey to the Hall of Fame (Triumph Books, September 2013). With help from co-author Jim Bruton, a foreword by Grant's longtime friend Sid Hartman, beloved Minnesota sports writer and former Viking great and Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton, Grant reveals what it was like to be a coach at a time when football players weren't multi-millionaires, each head coach had one assistant coach and drafting was a subjective art based on years of experience, not a numbers game. Grant shares behind-the-scenes stories, including:

 

• Taking the Vikings to four Super Bowls and 11 division titles with his trademark stoic, calm on-field demeanor.
• Coming out of retirement after the disastrous Steckel era to coach for another year, and declining a previously unpublicized offer to return again as head coach of the Vikings at age 78 during the 2004 season.
• Being one of the first NFL players to become a free agent-and leaving the NFL for the CFL.
• Signing on at age 29 to coach his former teammates, the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, without any prior coaching experience, and turning the team into four-time Grey Cup champions.
• Suggested rule changes that would revolutionize the NFL, including revamping field goal and extra point kicking, kickoff and punt adjustments, and adding excitement to end-of-game sequences.

 

Grant imparts timeless wisdom in I Did It My Way, clearly proving that he was ahead of his time despite being "old-school." His instincts about selecting talented players and ability to build a tailored style of game play focused on their strengths can be considered nothing short of genius. Perfect for football lovers and Vikings fans, I Did It My Way is the story of a true coaching pioneer and is a must-have for the 2013 season.

 

About the Authors:
Bud Grant is a retired Minnesota Vikings coach who led the team for 18 seasons and to four Super Bowls and 11 division titles. One of the most successful coaches in the history of the Canadian Football League, Grant coached the Winnipeg Blue Bombers to four Grey Cup championships in 10 seasons. He was elected to the Pro football Hall of Fame in 1994 and the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in 1983.

Jim Bruton is the author of A Tradition of Purple: An Inside Look at the Minnesota Vikings, Vikings 50 and several other sports autobiographies and books.

 

CONTACT: Josh Williams ∙ Triumph Books ∙ 312.568.5404 ∙ j.williams@triumphbooks.com

 

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