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Dat: Tackling Life and the NFL
Nguyen, Dat, Burson, Rusty
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Description for Dat: Tackling Life and the NFL
Hardcover. A look into the life of a big-time football player, this book offers first-hand glimpses of the personalities and playing (or coaching) styles of many celebrated stars of college football and the NFL. This book is an engaging story of growing up in a refugee family, of big-time football, and of human struggle and success. Num Pages: 224 pages, 50 b&w photos, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; BGSA; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 24. Weight in Grams: 612.
In a quintessentially American game, for an organization often called America's Team, Dat Nguyen stands as the first player of Vietnamese descent ever to play in the NFL. Yet if asked for his job description, he would probably answer simply, ""I tackle."" He tackled so well at Rockport-Fulton (Texas) High School that he earned a scholarship to Texas A&M University, becoming the first Vietnamese American football player in school history. As part of the storied ""Wrecking Crew,"" Nguyen's tackling earned him All-American honors and led the Aggies to their first Big 12 title. And, even though he was once deemed ... Read more
In a quintessentially American game, for an organization often called America's Team, Dat Nguyen stands as the first player of Vietnamese descent ever to play in the NFL. Yet if asked for his job description, he would probably answer simply, ""I tackle."" He tackled so well at Rockport-Fulton (Texas) High School that he earned a scholarship to Texas A&M University, becoming the first Vietnamese American football player in school history. As part of the storied ""Wrecking Crew,"" Nguyen's tackling earned him All-American honors and led the Aggies to their first Big 12 title. And, even though he was once deemed ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Texas A&M University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585444724
SKU
V9781585444724
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About Nguyen, Dat, Burson, Rusty
DAT NGUYEN, the leading tackler in the history of Texas A&M University, is now the starting middle line-backer for the Dallas Cowboys. Born in a refugee camp in Arkansas, he grew up in Rockport, Texas, and has played his entire football career in the Lone Star State. RUSTY BURSON is a sports writer for 12th Man Magazine at Texas A&M. ... Read more
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