Football wife : coming of age with the NFL as Mrs. Karl Kassulke

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Title:

Football wife : coming of age with the NFL as Mrs. Karl Kassulke

Author:

Adams, Jan Thatcher

ISBN:

9781936487042

Publication Information:

Brentwood, Tenn. : Franklin Green Pub., 2011.

Physical Description:

269 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Personal Subject:

Adams, Jan Thatcher.

Kassulke, Karl.

Corporate Subject:

National Football League.

Subject Term:

Football players' spouses -- United States -- Biography.

Wives -- Effect of husband's employment on -- Minnesota.

Football players -- Family relationships -- Minnesota.

Medical students -- Minnesota -- Biography.

Celebrities -- Minnesota -- Biography.

Fame -- Social aspects.

Divorced women -- Minnesota -- Biography.

Football players -- Alcohol use -- United States.

Summary:

Jan Thatcher Adams, now a physician and cancer patient, chronicles the ups and downs of her celebrity life as wife of Minnesota Vikings football player Karl Kassulke. A wife, a mother, and a medical school student at the time, she writes of the balancing act she went through as she managed life with and without her alcoholic husband in the 1960s and seventies.

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The compelling, funny, and poignant story of the unlikely marriage of a pro football player and an aspiring doctor. Jan Thatcher, a wide-eyed Iowa freshman coed, met Karl Kassulke in 1962 at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, where he was a football hero about to enter the world of NFL football. Told from Jan's perspective, Football Wife is set in a time when America was rapidly changing from conservative to free wheeling, from closet alcoholism to an awakening to the consequences of alcohol abuse. All the while, the sexual, racial, and women's revolutions were raging. A true story told with memories of love and compassion, its cautionary message offers hope to anyone struggling with destructive issues in their relationships.

Author Notes

Jan Thatcher Kassulke Adams retired after 35 years of medical practice. In the 90's she clowned in Russia and other places with Dr. Patch Adams, bringing laughter and joy to hospitals, orphanages, nursing homes, and refugee camps. In 1999, she formed the nonprofit foundation Maria's Children International (www.mariaschildren.com) which gives art support and funding to over 600 Russian orphans and to similar projects in Mexico. Today she lives in Shakopee, Minnesota and Port Angeles, Washington.

Acknowledgments	p. 7
Foreword	p. 9
Prologue	p. 11
1 Going Home, Sweet Home	p. 21
2 Preparing for Big Changes	p. 35
3 The Long, Strange Summer	p. 47
4 Rookie Wife	p. 57
5 Summer Adventures	p. 67
6 Alone Again, Naturally	p. 77
7 Dark Clouds Forming	p. 85
8 Heading Toward Motherhood	p. 93
9 Football Mom	p. 105
10 Storm Clouds	p. 115
11 A Summer to Remember	p. 123
12 The Growing Storm	p. 133
13 Ups, Downs, and More Ups	p. 143
14 Surprise!	p. 155
15 New Beginnings	p. 165
16 The More Things Change ...	p. 175
17 Life in the Good Ol' Boys Club	p. 185
18 Med School Mom	p. 195
19 Chinese Fire Drill?!	p. 211
20 Unexpected Opportunities	p. 219
21 Summer in Cardiff	p. 229
22 The Marriage Road Ends and So Does Medical School	p. 239
23 Internship and the Accident	p. 251
24 The Weird Years and All the Rest	p. 261
Glossary	p. 270

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