Jim Bruton

A Tradition of Purple (eBook, ePUB)

An Inside Look at the Minnesota Vikings

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Since the creation of the Minnesota Vikings in 1960, this football team has been more than just another franchise. To the fans who love them, and the haters who can't help but admire them, the Minnesota Vikings are an unstoppable force in the NFL.

In this heartwarming and inspirational book, Jim Bruton takes a look beyond the game and examines what the Minnesota Vikings have meant to fans and communities across the country. Covering the Vikings from every angle, A Tradition of Purple is an up-close look at the players, coaches, charities, Hall of Famers, and people behind the scenes who have come to define what it means to be Purple over the last fifty years. Readers will get an inside look at such famous Vikings as Norm Van Brocklin, Bud Grant, Fran Tarkenton, Carl Eller, Alan Page, Jim Marshall, Chris Doleman, Adrian Peterson, and more. This is not a book only about football, this is also a book about life, community, and the team that inspires a legacy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon + Schuster LLC
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Altersempfehlung: ab 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Oktober 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781613215807
• Artikelnr.: 54870465

Autorenporträt

James H. Bruton spent 35 years in the field of corrections. He retired as the warden of the Minnesota Correctional Facility-Oak Park Heights, the state's maximum-security prison. He was a member of the Minnesota Golden Gophers football team in 1965 and 1966. He signed professional football contracts with the Minnesota Vikings in 1967 and 1971 and the Dallas Cowboys in 1968. Bruton has been a Viking season-ticket holder for 40 years. He resides in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Past titles include The Big House: Life Inside a Supermax Security Prison (Voyageur Press, 2004).