An essential and improbable football story that crosses continents, cultures, and sports Christian Okoye never dreamed of playing football. He passed hours playing soccer each day in Enugu, Nigeria, until he outgrew the sport--physically. His focus shifted to track and field, honing an elite talent for discus throw that brought him to Azuza Pacific University in California. Only when those Olympic dreams were inexplicably dashed did he pick up a football for the first time at age 23. By 1987, Okoye was one of the NFL's most beguiling draft prospects, a 260-pound running back who was the picture of raw, unstoppable athleticism. The Kansas City Chiefs selected him in the second round, and the "Nigerian Nightmare" was born. In this timely autobiography, Okoye unfolds his life story from the heart, detailing a childhood upended by civil war, his unconventional path to football, and his glory years with the Chiefs. He also candidly discusses the darker facets of his American dream: an existence filled with chronic pain and and memory loss which forces Okoye to grapple honestly with the biggest question: If he had to do it all over again, would he play football?

The Nigerian Nightmare: My Journey Out of Africa to the Kansas City Chiefs and Beyond

Biographies & Memoirs

Hanlon, Greg

Okoye, Christian

Community & Culture

Triumph Books

Watch My Smoke: The Eric Dickerson Story

His style was iconic, and vintage '80s: aviator goggles, Jheri curls, neck roll, boxy pads. Eric Dickerson is the greatest player in Los Angeles Rams history and the NFL's single season record holder for most rushing yards. In 2019, Dickerson was named to the National Football League's 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. With an elegant upright running style that produced some of football's most-watched highlights, it was said he was so smooth you couldn't hear his pads clack as he glided past you. But during his Hall of Fame career, his greatness was often overshadowed by his contentious disputes with Rams management about his contract. In the pre-free agency era, tensions over his exploitative contract often overshadowed his accomplishments. What's his problem? went the familiar refrain from the media. Can't he just shut up and run? It's time to reexamine how Eric Dickerson was portrayed. For the first time, he's telling his story. And he's not holding anything back. Watch My Smoke includes sixteen photographs&nbsp;

Dickerson, Eric

Haymarket Books

His style was iconic, and vintage '80s: aviator goggles, Jheri curls, neck roll, boxy pads.&nbsp;For the first time, Dickerson is telling his story. And he's not holding anything back. Eric Dickerson is the greatest player in Los Angeles Rams history and the NFL's single season record holder for most rushing yards. In 2019, Dickerson was named to the National Football League's 100th Anniversary All-Time Team. With an elegant upright running style that produced some of football's most-watched highlights, it was said he was so smooth you couldn't hear his pads clack as he glided past you. But during his Hall of Fame career, his greatness was often overshadowed by his contentious disputes with Rams management about his contract.&nbsp;In the pre-free agency era, tensions over his exploitative contract often overshadowed his accomplishments.&nbsp;What's his problem?&nbsp;went the familiar refrain from the media.&nbsp;Can't he just shut up and run? It's time to reexamine how Eric Dickerson was portrayed.&nbsp; Watch My Smoke&nbsp;includes sixteen photographs&nbsp;

This book provides cutting-edge paddlers with a guide to 29 of the most extreme runs in New England, while allowing armchair creekers a glimpse of the steepest stuff from the safety of their living rooms. Steep Creek of New England is sure to become a classic among New England steep creekers. The intentionally brief descriptions, along with technical data on each river, makes this guide ideal for class V boaters looking for their next challenge.

Steep Creeks of New England

Business & Money

Hanlon, Sue

Management & Leadership

New England Cartographics

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