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How three football legends -- Bill Walsh, Joe Gibbs, and Bill Parcells -- won eight Super Bowls during the 1980s and changed football forever.
Bill Walsh, Joe Gibbs and Bill Parcells dominated what may go down as the greatest decade in pro football history, leading their teams to a combined eight championships and developing some of the most gifted players of all time in the process. Walsh, Gibbs and Parcells developed such NFL stars as Joe Montana, Lawrence Taylor, Jerry Rice, Art Monk and Darrell Green. They resurrected the careers of players like John Riggins, Joe Theismann, Doug Williams, Everson Walls and Hacksaw Reynolds. They did so with a combination of guts and genius, built championship teams in their own likeness, and revolutionized pro football like few others. Their influence is still evident in today's game, with coaches who either worked directly for them or are part of their coaching trees now winning Super Bowls and using strategy the three men devised and perfected. In interviews with more than 150 players, coaches, family members and friends, GUTS AND GENIUS digs into the careers of three men who overcame their own insecurities and doubts to build Hall of Fame legacies that transformed their generation and continue to impact today's NFL.
Author Notes
Born and raised in White Plains, New York, Bob Glauber has been Newsday's national football columnist since 1992. He was Newsday's football writer covering the Jets and Giants, as well as the NFL, from 1989-91. He was selected as the New York State sportswriter of the year in 2015 and 2011 by the National Sports Media Association and is the president of the Pro Football Writers of America.
Reviews (2)
Booklist Review
NFL coaching greats Bill Parcells, Bill Walsh, and Joe Gibbs, all in the pro football Hall of Fame, dominated the 1980s and early '90s with eight Super Bowl wins between them. Glauber, the national NFL columnist for Newsday, recounts his subjects' careers and analyzes what led to their remarkable success, noting that none of the three had auspicious beginnings (Walsh and Parcells won only two and three games, respectively, in their debut years). He also emphasizes that, though their approaches to the game were different, they all earned the respect of their players through consistency, honesty, and a willingness to adapt to their personnel. Gibbs, in particular, favored a wide-open passing game but recognized that the Washington team he inherited had a talented offensive line and excellent running backs, so he emphasized a devastating running game. Glauber shows in fascinating detail how each coach built a foundation for success both on the field and in their relationships with owners and players. This has been a great season for football books (John Feinstein's Quarterback, in particular), and this one adds to the treasure trove.--Wes Lukowsky Copyright 2018 Booklist
Library Journal Review
From 1981 through 1991, teams coached by Bill Walsh, Joe Gibbs, and Bill Parcells were in nine of 11 Super Bowls and won eight of them, ruling over the NFL for a decade plus. Newsday columnist Glauber, who began his sportswriting career during that period, takes a closer look at how these Hall of Fame coaches came to reign over the league and continue to influence it today. He traces each man's career from early days to retirement in a regular rotation of chronological chapters-Walsh then Gibbs then Parcells-that depict how the trio interacted and competed with one another. Each had a distinct personality and strategic approach that invigorated the sport. Although Walsh is deceased, the author spoke extensively with Parcells and Gibbs and the players and confidantes of all three coaches to present a complete picture of a memorable time in league history. VERDICT The extraordinary careers of these coaches are expertly interwoven to create a delightful and insightful read. © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Walsh: Rock Bottom After Being Passed Over | p. 9 |
| Gibbs: An Unlikely Apprenticeship | p. 33 |
| Parcells: The Jersey Guy Who Nearly Blew It from the Start | p. 44 |
| Walsh: Fighting Back from the Brink | p. 57 |
| Gibbs: Nearly Fired Before He'd Even Won a Game | p. 75 |
| Walsh: From Doubt and Desperation to Vindication | p. 90 |
| Gibbs: Going Against Every Fiber of His Being | p. 118 |
| Parcells: Fighting Back While Risking It All | p. 142 |
| Walsh: A Fall from Grace | p. 162 |
| Parcells: Frozen Out One Year, On Top the Next | p. 179 |
| Gibbs: The Hunch That Made All the Difference | p. 208 |
| Walsh: The Pressure from Within and the Impossible Expectations from Outside | p. 221 |
| Parcells: When No One Else Believed... Except Him | p. 247 |
| Gibbs: Raising a Third Trophy | p. 270 |
| Gibbs: Something Had to Give | p. 278 |
| Three Unlikely Coaches, Three Hall of Fame Careers, and a Lasting Impact | p. 283 |
| Acknowledgments | p. 293 |
| Index | p. 297 |
| About the Author | p. 307 |
