EPISODE · Apr 26, 2016 · 3 MIN
Mad Ducks and Bears: Football Revisited by George Plimpton
from Access Top-Rated Audiobooks 2025 in Biography & Memoir, Sports · host Harry Schinner
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263213 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mad Ducks and Bears: Football Revisited Author: George Plimpton Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: George Plimpton's follow-up to Paper Lion, one of his personal favorites among his classic books -- repackaged and including a foreword from Steve Almond and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives. In Mad Ducks and Bears, George Plimpton's engaging companion to Paper Lion, Plimpton focuses on two of the most entertaining and roguish linemen and former teammates -- Alex Karras ('Mad Ducks') and John Gordy ('Bears'), both of whom went on to achieve brilliant post-football success. A more reflective, less madcap book than Plimpton's other work, Mad Ducks and Bears is no less truthful and searching. In this fond exploration of football's values and follies, Plimpton rejoins his two teammates to discuss their careers in this brutal but captivating game. The result is an astute exploration into the fascinating lives and motivations of the players at home, in the locker room, and on the field.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/263213 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Mad Ducks and Bears: Football Revisited Author: George Plimpton Narrator: L.J. Ganser Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 9 hours 0 minutes Release date: April 26, 2016 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 5 of Total 1 Genres: Sports Publisher's Summary: George Plimpton's follow-up to Paper Lion, one of his personal favorites among his classic books -- repackaged and including a foreword from Steve Almond and never-before-seen content from the Plimpton archives. In Mad Ducks and Bears, George Plimpton's engaging companion to Paper Lion, Plimpton focuses on two of the most entertaining and roguish linemen and former teammates -- Alex Karras ('Mad Ducks') and John Gordy ('Bears'), both of whom went on to achieve brilliant post-football success. A more reflective, less madcap book than Plimpton's other work, Mad Ducks and Bears is no less truthful and searching. In this fond exploration of football's values and follies, Plimpton rejoins his two teammates to discuss their careers in this brutal but captivating game. The result is an astute exploration into the fascinating lives and motivations of the players at home, in the locker room, and on the field.
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