Hometown Victory: A Coach's Story of Football, Fate, and Coming Home
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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- 9781250807632
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Flatiron Books
ISBN-10
1250807638
ISBN-13
9781250807632
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2321472300
Product Key Features
Book Title
Hometown Victory : a Coach's Story of Football, Fate, and Coming Home
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2022
Topic
General, Football, Sports
Genre
Sports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Weight
10.9 Oz
Item Length
0.8 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2022-002319
Reviews
"Hometown Victory is much like its author: authentic, heartfelt, honest. This is a book of heartbreak and triumph, humility and life lessons. If you're a student, player, coach, parent, educator . . . read this book." --Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN reporter and New York Times bestselling author of The Last Great Game "A true story with an incredible model of determination, resilience, and grit. Keanon walks in the world with a sense of purpose that is grounded in love for humankind. The chapters challenge you to look inward and make decisions based on integrity and justice. Your life will be enhanced by reading this book." --Arshay Cooper, Indie bestselling author of A Most Beautiful Thing "Inspiring reading for students and teachers striving for excellence against the odds." -- Kirkus "Indisputably inspiring." -- Publishers Weekly, "Hometown Victory is much like its author: authentic, heartfelt, honest. This is a book of heartbreak and triumph, humility and life lessons. If you're a student, player, coach, parent, educator . . . read this book." --Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN reporter and New York Times bestselling author of The Last Great Game "A true story with an incredible model of determination, resilience, and grit. Keanon walks in the world with a sense of purpose that is grounded in love for humankind. The chapters challenge you to look inward and make decisions based on integrity and justice. Your life will be enhanced by reading this book." --Arshay Cooper, Indie bestselling author of A Most Beautiful Thing "Inspiring reading for students and teachers striving for excellence against the odds." -- Kirkus, An Amazon Editors' Picks: Best Biography and Memoir "Hometown Victory is much like its author: authentic, heartfelt, honest. This is a book of heartbreak and triumph, humility and life lessons. If you're a student, player, coach, parent, educator . . . read this book." --Gene Wojciechowski, ESPN reporter and New York Times bestselling author of The Last Great Game "A true story with an incredible model of determination, resilience, and grit. Keanon walks in the world with a sense of purpose that is grounded in love for humankind. The chapters challenge you to look inward and make decisions based on integrity and justice. Your life will be enhanced by reading this book." --Arshay Cooper, Indie bestselling author of A Most Beautiful Thing "Inspiring reading for students and teachers striving for excellence against the odds." -- Kirkus "Indisputably inspiring." -- Publishers Weekly
Synopsis
Not a single kid in that room had ever won a game before, but in that short moment in the auditorium we all felt something take over the room that hadn't been at Parkrose for a long time: belief. A belief that we might have a chance to take the field together and perform. That we could battle together and come out stronger than before. And maybe, just maybe, a belief that we could win. Book jacket., The Blindside meets Friday Night Lights in Keanon Lowe's Hometown Victory when an NFL coach returns home after losing a friend to coach a team of struggling high school kids on a 23-game losing streak. Keanon Lowe was working as an offensive analyst for the San Francisco 49ers when his childhood friend and former high school teammate suddenly died from an opioid overdose. Keanon dropped everything--including the plum NFL job he had been working towards since childhood--leading him to a position as football coach at a struggling high school back in his hometown. At the time, Parkrose High School was in the middle of a 23-game losing streak--they were the ultimate underdogs. In many ways, the road to Parkrose was paved by Keanon's life-defining experiences--from a childhood spent dodging racist bullies and finding the support and mentorship he craved on the football team, to an NFL season where he worked closely with Colin Kaepernick as he evolved his sideline protest. Keanon was drawn to the young men on the Parkrose team, and to the school itself. After two years, he pushed them to become conference champions, mentoring countless players along the way. But still, there was that nagging sense that his calling wasn't meant to stop there. He was at that school for a reason. In May 2019, he got his answer when a 19-year-old student entered a Parkrose classroom with a trench coat and shotgun. Keanon disarmed him and pulled the boy into a hug, telling him he cared. In the boy, Keanon saw himself, and the young men he grew up with or mentored along the way--and weren't so many of them just looking for acceptance, for comfort, for love? With the heart of favorite football classics-- The Blindside , Friday Night Lights , Remember the Titans --Keanon's journey at Parkrose is the true account of a life spent striving forward, even when faced with the unimaginable. Hometown Victory is a story about gratitude, service, and most of all, hope., The Blindside meets Friday Night Lights in Keanon Lowe's Hometown Victory when an NFL coach returns home after losing a friend to opiods to coach a team of struggling high school kids on a 23-game losing streak. Keanon Lowe was working as an offensive analyst for the San Francisco 49ers when his childhood friend and former high school teammate suddenly died from an opioid overdose. Keanon dropped everything--including the plum NFL job he had been working towards since childhood--leading him to a position as football coach at a struggling high school back in his hometown. At the time, Parkrose High School was in the middle of a 23-game losing streak--they were the ultimate underdogs. In many ways, the road to Parkrose was paved by Keanon's life-defining experiences--from a childhood spent dodging racist bullies and finding the support and mentorship he craved on the football team, to an NFL season where he worked closely with Colin Kaepernick as he evolved his sideline protest. Keanon was drawn to the young men on the Parkrose team, and to the school itself. After two years, he pushed them to become conference champions, mentoring countless players along the way. But still, there was that nagging sense that his calling wasn't meant to stop there. He was at that school for a reason. In May 2019, he got his answer when a 19-year-old student entered a Parkrose classroom with a trench coat and shotgun. Keanon disarmed him and pulled the boy into a hug, telling him he cared. In the boy, Keanon saw himself, and the young men he grew up with or mentored along the way--and weren't so many of them just looking for acceptance, for comfort, for love? With the heart of favorite football classics-- The Blindside , Friday Night Lights , Remember the Titans --Keanon's journey at Parkrose is the true account of a life spent striving forward, even when faced with the unimaginable. Hometown Victory is a story about gratitude, service, and most of all, hope.
LC Classification Number
GV939.L69A3 2022
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