Joe Ehrmann, a former NFL football star and volunteer coach for the Gilman high school football team, teaches his players the keys to successful defense: penetrate, pursue, punish, love. Love? A former captain of the Baltimore Colts and now an ordained minister, Ehrmann is serious about the game of football but even more serious about the purpose of life. Season of Life is his inspirational story as told by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Jeffrey Marx, who was a ballboy for the Colts when he first met Ehrmann.
Ehrmann now devotes his life to teaching young men a whole new meaning of masculinity. He teaches the boys at Gilman the precepts of his Building Men for Other program: Being a man means emphasizing relationships and having a cause bigger than yourself. It means accepting responsibility and leading courageously. It means that empathy, integrity, and living a life of service to others are more important than points on a scoreboard.
Season of Life is a book about what it means to be a man of substance and impact. It is a moving story that will resonate with athletes, coaches, parents—anyone struggling to make the right choices in life.
Jeffrey Marx has used the most violent of American games to show how men and boys should dare not be afraid to look for love. I was tremendously touched by Season of Life. Frank Deford Sports Illustrated
In a warm, passionate story, Jeffrey Marx finds a boyhood hero who ends up leading him on a fascinating personal journey. This is a book that every father and son will enjoy. Christine Brennan USA Today
Season of Life should be required reading for every high school student in America and every parent as well. Carl Lewis Olympic champion
This is not a book you are just going to read and then forget about. You're probably going to read it again sometime. And you'll definitely want to tell family and friends about it. By sharing Season of Life with others, you will be helping to make this a better world. Ronnie Lott NFL Hall of Famer
This is a life-changing book. You'd have to be a slug on a rock not to be impacted by the messages in this book. Steve Moulton ESPN Radio
Jeffrey Marx won the 1986 Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting. This is his fourth book. He has also written for numerous publications, including Sports Illustrated, Newsweek, Time and The Washington Post. He lives in Washington, D.C.
Hardcover: 192 pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0743269748
ISBN-13: 9780743269742
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