Ruffians

A Novel

By Green, Tim

Publishers Summary:
In pro football, history forgets who finishes second.Humphrey Lyles, owner of the dismal Birmingham Ruffians, would pay millions for an athlete who would take his team to the Super Bowl-- a competitor like all-American tackle Clay Blackwell. But for that kind of money, he owns a player's hide, so he'd better get with the Program.Head coach Vance White's brutal regimen encourages a viciousness on the field that shocks even the most hardened NFL veterans. But when the mysterious ingredient fueling the Ruffians' aggressive fury leads to tragedy on his own team, Clay rebels. Now trapped between his conscience and his desire to join his teammates on their steamroller ride to the top, he faces the most agonizing choice of his life.

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978-1-87868-578-0
Publisher
Turner Pub


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Reviewed on September 15, 1993

Clay Blackwell is the first-round draft pick of the Birmingham Ruffians, an NFL expansion team owned by an unprincipled businessman. Blackwell soon finds himself under pressure to go along with the head coach's program, which includes violent practice sessions, psychological manipulation...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

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