Then & Now
Mar 31, 2009 05:00PM ● By Super Admin
THEN:
The Crunch by Pat Toomay
Written by former Dallas Cowboy and Oakland Raider Pat Toomay, The Crunch is a candid, amusing and occasionally terrifying account of life as an NFL player in the bruiser-era 70s. Set long before the huge salaries, marketing machines and protectionist rules, it took a special player to survive under the stern gaze of Tom Landry. If you saw North Dallas Forty, then The Crunch is the real-life equivalent.
NOW:
Once A Runner by John L Parker, Jr.
Originally published on a limited print run in 1976, this cult classic is finally being republished for wide release. Credited as one of the few fictional works that truly gets inside the mind of a professional runner, this underground masterpiece tells of a young aspiring runner who learns to live by the motto “Go after the fire, not the smoke.”
For more of Shelf Life including CD and DVD reviews, be sure to pick up this month's copy of FoothillStyle. Check out the Distribution tab on this Web site for some of our newsstand locations. Or, to order a copy of this issue, please email [email protected], or call 916-988-9888.
The Crunch by Pat Toomay
Written by former Dallas Cowboy and Oakland Raider Pat Toomay, The Crunch is a candid, amusing and occasionally terrifying account of life as an NFL player in the bruiser-era 70s. Set long before the huge salaries, marketing machines and protectionist rules, it took a special player to survive under the stern gaze of Tom Landry. If you saw North Dallas Forty, then The Crunch is the real-life equivalent.
NOW:
Once A Runner by John L Parker, Jr.
Originally published on a limited print run in 1976, this cult classic is finally being republished for wide release. Credited as one of the few fictional works that truly gets inside the mind of a professional runner, this underground masterpiece tells of a young aspiring runner who learns to live by the motto “Go after the fire, not the smoke.”
For more of Shelf Life including CD and DVD reviews, be sure to pick up this month's copy of FoothillStyle. Check out the Distribution tab on this Web site for some of our newsstand locations. Or, to order a copy of this issue, please email [email protected], or call 916-988-9888.