{"product_id":"the-third-team-nfl-officials-their-lives-their-stories-paperback","title":"The Third Team: NFL Officials. Their Lives, Their Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Lister\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe only third-person account describing the lives and work of NFL game officials.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere would be no NFL football without him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is an accountant, educator, lawyer, sales executive, policeman, dentist, business owner, corporate executive, or fireman. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe is an NFL game official. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis life is a little like Clark Kent's; he lives a mainstream life Monday through Friday. On Sunday he puts on a uniform lending impressive power. He makes decisions affecting lives, careers, and fortunes. On his best day he is anonymous and unappreciated; on his worst, he is despised. He does a job from which fans, coaches, players, and even he himself demand perfection. He will never achieve it. Though having an essential part in a popular game, he prefers a low profile. His anonymity evokes curiosity about who he really is. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Third Team takes stories and reflections from interviews with 25 past and current National Football League officials, including some among football's greatest, to give the reader a look into a job that is far more exacting than even the most astute fan appreciates. The stories reveal the kind of person who reaches the pinnacle. Though competitive, wanting to be the best among peers, each man recognizes that his crew s performance has higher value than individual achievement. Becoming a team player will bond each crewmember into a powerful brotherhood. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTheir stories ranging from humorous to poignant give the reader insight into those working to keep NFL playing fields level for both teams. The perspectives are complemented by observations from former NFL coaches Tony Dungy, Steve Mariucci, Herman Edwards, and Jerry Glanville along with former player and current television analyst Matt Millen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Third Team will appeal to the fan who is interested in the game's inner workings and who will appreciate stories from behind the scenes and inside the country's most popular spectator sport.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 20, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42729536553023,"sku":"9781678505578","price":32.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f64fbc159e6807a19c0c2e1f60051780.webp?v=1765122554","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-third-team-nfl-officials-their-lives-their-stories-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}