Howie Long - Football for Dummies

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Football For Dummies

by Howie Long with John Czarnecki

Football For Dummies , 4th Edition

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About the Authors

Howie Long is a former Oakland/Los Angeles Raider defensive end with eight Pro Bowl appearances, a Super Bowl XVIII victory over the Washington Redskins, and many other accolades to his credit. His size (65 275 pounds), combined with his speed, strength, intensity, durability, and explosive quickness, set him apart. He retired from the NFL after the 1993 season.

Long is currently a commentator on the Emmy Awardwinning FOX NFL Sunday program, which is the most-watched NFL pregame show in America. His previous television broadcasting credits include ESPNs Up Close, on which he had a regular segment discussing current sports issues, HBOs Inside the NFL, the weekly NFL Diary, NBCs NFL Live as a guest studio analyst, and Costas Coast to Coast. He also wrote the opening chapter to Bo Jacksons book, Bo Knows Bo (Jove).

Long is no stranger to the limelight, as hes been involved in many commercials and campaigns for Nike, Hanes, Coca-Cola, and Pizza Hut. He also made his big-screen debut in the action-adventure film Broken Arrow with John Travolta and Christian Slater and was featured in the 1998 film Firestorm.

At Villanova University, Long was a four-year letterman in football as a defensive lineman. He was All-East and honorable mention All-American as a senior, and was tabbed the Most Valuable Player in the 1980 Blue-Gray Game. He was also a champion boxer as an undergraduate, and graduated with a degree in communications in 1981.

John Czarnecki has reported on the NFL for 32 years. He has consulted for FOX NFL Sunday since the program began in 1994, and he previously consulted for NFL Today. A former newspaperman with such dailies as the Los Angeles Herald Examiner and the Dallas Morning News, Czarnecki is currently one of 44 selectors to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Authors Acknowledgments

From Howie Long:

First, Id like to thank my wife, Diane, and my three sons for their support. Id also like to thank my former coach at the Los Angeles Raiders, Earl Leggett, who taught me not only how to be a great football player but also how to be a man. And I cant forget my coauthor, John Czarnecki, for all his hard work and dedication to this project. Thanks also to my friends around the NFL, Terry Robiskie, Hudson Houck, and Artie Gigantino, who contributed to this book. Finally, Id like to thank all the people at John Wiley and Sons who participated in this project.

From John Czarnecki:

Thanks go to my proofreading wife, Vicki, and to my daughters for staying clear of me on my bad days. To my mom, who knew that I would do a book one day. To Ben, my computer expert, and Kathy, my transcriber, and John and Mike at Clone Copy. To the coaches, Earl Leggett, Terry Robiskie, Fritz Shurmur, Hudson Houck, and Ernie Zampese. To Barry Meier, my neighborly coaching expert. To Artie Gigantino, a special teams/television expert. To Garrett Giemont, a very special strength trainer. To two helpful workers, Don Seeholzer and Bryan Broaddhus. To Ron Wolf, for all his insightful football knowledge these past many years, and to my good friend, Peter King, for all his advice. And to my best friend, Pat, for not calling me for three months.

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