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Larry Csonka ran the football with audacity and authority. He lived his off-the-field life with equal abandon. As part of the NFL's 100th Anniversary, he and his undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins teammates were named the best team in NFL history.
In Head On, Csonka shares how they achieved their legendary Perfect Season. From quitting football at a young age, to his often-combative relationship with Coach Don Shula, to brazen exploits with his NFL pals, Csonka narrates a life that is colorful, unbridled, and thrilling.
Csonka found himself hanging out with Burt Reynolds, Dick Butkus, Lee Majors, Joe Namath, and Elvis Presley during his football years. But his moments outside the spotlight reveal the most about this larger-than-life figure—raising critters and a little hell in his formative years on an Ohio dirt farm, early run-ins with the law, confronting thieves with a sawed-off shotgun, taking sniper fire on a USO tour of Vietnam, and being adrift at night on the Bering Sea with gale-force winds raging.
Csonka's Head On is a captivating account of grit, grace, and gumption told by an iconic Hall of Famer who continues to gain ground—figuratively, literally, and unapologetically—every day.
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It was 1986, and the New York Mets won 108 regular-season games and the World Series, capturing the hearts (and other assorted body parts) of fans everywhere. But their greatness on the field was nearly eclipsed by how bad they were off it. Led by the indomitable Keith Hernandez and the young dynamic duo of Dwight Gooden and Darryl Strawberry, along with the gallant Scum Bunch, the Amazin's left a wide trail of wreckage in their wake-hotel rooms, charter planes, a bar in Houston, and most famously Bill Buckner and the hated Boston Red Sox.
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Maybe 3.5
- By Lifeisshort on 02-15-22
By: Jeff Pearlman
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When Giants Walked the Earth
- A Biography of Led Zeppelin
- By: Mick Wall
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 18 hrs and 11 mins
- Unabridged
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They were the last great band of the '60s and the first great band of the '70s. They rose, somewhat unpromisingly, from the ashes of the Yardbirds to become one of the biggest-selling rock bands of all time - and eventually paid the price for it, with disaster, drug addiction, and death.
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Very annoying but tolerable for serious fans.
- By M. Allen on 08-14-19
By: Mick Wall
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- BigT9512
- 04-08-24
Awesome football and family story!
Very well written and read! Loved it! This is a true testament to tough guy football players!
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- Bill
- 12-23-22
GREAT READ ABOUT A GREAT MAN !!!
Very interesting book about the behind the scenes of a great football player. Didn't want it to end.
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- Charlie Morton
- 01-23-24
Mr. Seltzer. The man deserves a statue.
Oddly, he didn't brag enough. His college football stories were way better than his pro stories.
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- Joe
- 02-06-23
An amazing life story of one of the legends.
What an amazing book. I enjoyed listening to this book everyday. Listening about the life of Larry Csonka, a true legend of the NFL.
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- Dan Arriola
- 12-23-22
Great book
As a Fins fan I loved the book. His love for football and wildlife is fantastic
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- Chickson
- 11-28-22
Entertaining and down to earth
A great look inside the life of one of the NFL’s greatest and most influential players. Zonk is an ordinary guy with extraordinary talent, morals and a true love for the game. His story is funny and inspiring for all ages.
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- John D
- 01-31-24
So happy to hear Larry's story!
I'm a lifelong Dolphins fan. Been waiting a long time for this book. It didn't disappoint!
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- Anonymous User
- 07-21-24
Head On is right on!
Superb story with an insight to the game you rarely get. These men give so much for the love of the game. Ah to go back to the days of power running. That was pure football we rarely see today. Thank you Larry Csonka!
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- Jason Molinet
- 03-04-23
Great memoir
The origins of an NFL tough guy who turned out to be a trendsetter to boot. Great listen, especially if you are a Syracuse or Dolphins fan.
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- FLL Consumer
- 05-20-23
Great entertainment for a Miami Dolphins fan
Definitely a Human Interest story, and a plus if you’re a Dolphins fan. This book is so much about more than football, the many stories kept me interested in completing this book. Thanks Csonk! Great Job!!!
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