The indestructible former linebacker served as Team Captain for 10 of his 13 seasons including the 1986 season, when the team won the Superbowl.
— Harry Carson “CAPTAIN FOR LIFE is an incredible book that shows readers what it’s really like to play football in the NFL. Good book. Captain for Life: My Story as a Hall of Fame Linebacker by Harry Carson, Hardcover | Barnes & Noble® A unique and powerful personal tale about the great joy and devastating price of playing professional football, by a legendary former NFL Our Stores Are OpenBook AnnexMembershipEducatorsGift CardsStores & EventsHelp Captain for Life: My Story as a Hall of Fame Linebacker (Hardback) - Common [By (author) Harry Carson] on Amazon.com. HARRY CARSON's 13 years with the New York Football Giants is one of the longest tenures in club history.
Carson's story of his life as a football player and after his retirement is more powerful and eye-opening than any that's come before.Within these pages, Carson reveals the startling truth behind the sacrifices these great warriors make for our entertainment, the thrill of stepping onto a field with 80,000 fans screaming your name, and the debilitating physical and mental toll this violent and uncompromising game takes.
Just like he lead his life by example. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006. Unlike so many other former NFL players who write books Carson is very honest about the game not that others are not but this book is one that tells it like it is from playing with injuries to contract disputes conflicts with owners being selected to the hall of fame and coping with his injuries sustained during football. This is a tough, gritty true story about what it takes to succeed in the NFL by one of the best middle linebackers to ever play the game–and … Harry Carson is a true modern American and sports hero. He didn't talk a whole lot about his personal life. There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. HARRY CARSON's 13 years with the New York Football Giants is one of the longest tenures in club history. Junior Seau: The Life and Death of a Football Icon He lives in New Jersey. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations Whether violently tackling running backs Football fans: this book will entertain you and show you a side of football you’ve never seen.”— Mike Golic, former NFL defensive lineman and co-host of ESPN Radio’s Mike and Mike in the Morning“The highlights of my NFL career are winning two Super Bowls, having Wellington Mara as my owner, Bill Parcells as my coach, and Harry Carson as my captain. — Mark Bavaro, former New York Giants tight end and Super Bowl Champion[wpshopcart_show_products_category_listview catid=”4″]
The indestructible former linebacker served as Team Captain for 10 of his 13 seasons including the 1986 season, when the team won the Superbowl. It is my personal account of injuries sustained playing the game and specifically concussions I gave and received as a football player and my experiences living with the lingering after effects.Traumatic Brain Injuries or Concussions in contact sports especially football has recently become a “hot button” topic in the media but is a subject I’ve spoken about long before there was even a word spoken on the subject by the media or the NFL.
the indestructible former linebacker served as I actually began writing it in 2004 but when I was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame I had to reluctantly put the project aside due to a heavy schedule. Carson also delivers an unselfish and noble message about the potential physical costs of playing the great game of football, is also a sacrifice, in that it must be an uncomfortable truth for him to share, and for us all to hear. You're listening to a sample of the Audible audio edition.Something went wrong. This book should be required reading for every true football fan.” He was diagnosed with post-concussion syndrome in 1990, and estimates that he had 15 concussions during his long high school, college and professional football career. Since his retirement, Carson has lived with various physical maladies brought on by injuries incurred during his playing days.