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Rough & Tumble: A Novel:
A riveting debut novel of a season in the life of a professional football player—written by one of the NFL's best tight ends of all time.
Dominic Fucillo is a tight end for the surging New York Giants. Rebellious, ferociously angry, deeply religious and fighting injuries and a crumbling love life that would bring the average man to his knees, Dom is a veteran player who is having the toughest season of his career at a time when his team can do nothing wrong--or so it seems.
Because behind the big wins, a major scandal is brewing. The team's star linebacker has always lived on the edge and enjoyed the nightlife more than he should. But when he's found beaten nearly to death in the stadium parking lot, it's clear he's gotten himself into more than even he bargained for, and it's something that threatens to tear himself and his team's promising season apart.
Inspired by his years shedding blood and sweat playing professional football, ROUGH & TUMBLE is Mark Bavaro’s novel about the brutal world of the NFL—and a classic sports story of one man’s determination and grit.
Price: $24.95
Published by St. Martin's Press on 2008-09-02.
Average rating (12 reviews):
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 Rating: 9.0 |
Recent reviews:
Reviewed by anonymous on 2009-02-05: Right off the bat let me say I liked the book. The story is interesting from both the perspective of a football fan and a person who looks for books that hold my interest with a story that moves and is (read more ...)
Rating: 6.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2009-01-28: Rough and tumble is a must read for anyone who has played sports or has any interest in the life of a professional athlete. Mark Bavaro's character "Dom Fucillo" is a prototypical tight end; tough, silent, and strong. His morality and (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2009-01-25: The other five star reviews on this site are certainly justified. Previous to this novel, we knew Mark Bavaro as a quiet man who played football with passion; he never quit on his teammates, his fans, or himself - the consummate (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2008-12-30: I am a commuter train reader who reads mostly fiction (Grisham, Connelly, Koontz, DeMille, Flynn). This book was recommended to me, but as a Patriots and Cowboys fan I was reluctant to read something written by a Giant. However, I gave (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0
Reviewed by anonymous on 2008-12-17: This is the ultimate book about the life of an NFL player. Written with gusto and style, Bavarro not only takes you on the playing field and the locker room, but takes you inside the head of a end of the (read more ...)
Rating: 10.0
