Author Merrill Shaffer on the Sunbury Press Books Show!

Author Merrill Shaffer joins SPB host Lawrence Knorr to discuss his sports-related works. "Roaring Tigers: The History of Southern Columbia Football" chronicles one of the most successful high school football programs in the nation, and its enduring influence on Northern Pennsylvania. Shaffer talks about the coaches, players and the special fondness the people of the region have for the Tigers.While an early New York Jets fan, Shaffer transferred his admiration to a certain team in his home state. The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s were considered by man to be "The Team of the Decade" while reeling off four Super Bowl championships under Head Coach Chuck Noll and a cast of players, and unheard-of (today) 24 who played on all four of those teams. Shaffer tells of the quest to have all those players, plus Noll sign a helmet, and how it took 17 years for one certain player to finally put his name on it!Merrill Shaffer earned a Associate in Arts Degree in Business Management from Harrisburg Area Community College, and a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Penn State University, with several years in law enforcement as a probation officer. He lives in Palmyra, PA with his wife and daughter.