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Inside the Book...
League All-Stars, World Champions, Hall of Famers, and even an NFL MVP
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See which Detroit Tiger went from pitching in a World Series to working in a rural factory two years later and why he remained positive throughout.
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Read about an NFL Hall of Famer who was so passionate about football it took him 18 years to stop having violent dreams, often elbowing and kicking his wife at night.
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Listen as this former pro athlete explains his mistakes in business and how he ultimately found success again.
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This former Red Wing took his competitive edge from the boards on the ice to the finance board room.
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Hear why a spiritual conversion half way through this MLB pitcher’s career prepared him for his post-athletic transition.
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See which Detroit Piston was released the day before he would have received an NBA pension and why he turned that bitterness into success.
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FROM GLORY DAYS - Successful Transitions of Professional Detroit Athletes
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Foreword by
George Blaha - Detroit Piston TV Broadcaster
Detroit Lions
Lem Barney - NFL Hall of Fame
Eddie Murray - Super Bowl Champ
Ron Kramer - Super Bowl Champ (2X)
Tom Nowatzke - Super Bowl Champ
Joe Schmidt - NFL MVP, NFL Champ
Detroit Pistons
Dave Bing - NBA Hall of Fame
Kelly Tripucka - NBA All-Star
Greg Kelser - NCAA Champion
Harvey Marlatt - NCAA All-American
Allan Houston - NBA All-Star
Detroit Red Wings
Ted Lindsay - NHL Hall of Fame
John Ogrodnick - NHL All-Star (5X)
Bill Gadsby - NHL Hall of Fame
Shawn Burr - Stanley Cup Finals
Johnny Wilson - Stanley Cup Champ (4X)
Detroit Tigers
Frank Tanana - MLB All-Star
Dan Petry - World Series Champ
Rick Leach - Two Sport NCAA All-American
Roger Mason - World Series pitcher
Jim Northrup - - World Series Champ
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Detroit is one of the best professional sport cities in America. Finding a metropolitan area that rivals the three hundred combined years of rich sports history and twenty-two collective championships would be difficult. With a multitude of years and a multitude of championships comes numerous athletes who have played in this great sports town.
FROM GLORY DAYS chronicles twenty of these athletes, many whom have Hall of Fame, All-Star, or World Champion status. Five athletes from each of Detroit's four major professional sports teams share their personal stories of struggle and success as they've transitioned from the pinnacle of their pro sports careers back into normal, everyday lives.
You won't find another book like FROM GLORY DAYS that captures this transition, as told directly by the athletes themselves.
Kurt A. David - Author
FROM GLORY DAYS - Successful Transitions of Professional Detroit Athletes
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Foreword (partial)
Even the best of our highly skilled athletes have had to push themselves since they were young in order to find a spot on the stage we call professional sports... Imagine any of us doing what we do best and doing it at the highest level. It would be difficult, wouldn’t it, to worry about what to do next when you’ve achieved what you’ve been working toward all your life?
How do you do anything else after you’ve made it to the Super Bowl of life? These men had to figure it out and they did…some with ease and some not without a struggle. I know you’ll read with great interest these real-life accounts from some of the greatest athletes our city has seen…and some of the most interesting personalities...
These stories all come from the hearts of the athletes who went on to make a life for themselves and their families after the games were over. Kurt A. David, who played pro basketball in Europe, has woven these stories together into an interesting book that reminds us that these stars had to find another playing field after their playing days were over. Enjoy the reading while getting to know these great athletes even better.
- George Blaha
Play-by-Play Broadcaster
Detroit Pistons
Michigan State Spartan Football
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