{"product_id":"everybodys-all-american-paperback","title":"Everybody's All-American - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrank Deford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGavin Grey is everyone's All-American. A star running back at the University of North Carolina in the late 1950s, he graces the covers of \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLIFE\u003c\/i\u003e magazines and appears on the \"Ed Sullivan Show.\" Everyone wants a piece of him or to be around him to bask in his glory, including his nephew Donny, who narrates the story and is Gavin's only real confidant.After college, Gavin goes on to the NFL where he has a solid career. As his playing days wind down and the cheering stops, however, he finds the adjustment to life as an ex-athlete difficult to accept. His wife \"Babs\" goes off to work, becomes the primary breadwinner for the family while Gavin continues to trade on his memories of old times, when he was everybody's All-American.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Deford\u003c\/b\u003e is a Senior Writer at \u003ci\u003eSports Illustrated\u003c\/i\u003e, is heard every Wednesday on NPR's \u003ci\u003eMorning Edition\u003c\/i\u003e, and is a regular correspondent on HBO's \u003ci\u003eReal Sports with Bryant Gumbel\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of fourteen books, two of which have been made into movies, including \u003ci\u003eEverybody's All-American\u003c\/i\u003e with Dennis Quaid and Jessica Lange. He has been voted U.S. Sportswriter of the Year six times, and \u003ci\u003eGQ\u003c\/i\u003e magazine has called him, simply, the world's greatest sportswriter. He has also won both an Emmy and a George Foster Peabody Award. He lives in Westport, Connecticut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.2 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 11, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694916440127,"sku":"9780306813757","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/13aaf68c262a3065f61323d452b53462.webp?v=1765002349","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/everybodys-all-american-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}