Legendary AFL coach's journey from Melbourne to Hollywood
Stand Your Ground by Kevin Sheedy is a must-read for any Australian Rules Football fan or anyone interested in this iconic coach's life. Sheedy's storytelling skills bring to life his experiences and insights from growing up in Melbourne to coaching Essendon for 27 years. This book is an entertaining and educational look into the history and evolution of AFL, as well as a personal memoir of a football legend who took Australia's own game to the world.
ISBN: 9781405038959
Authors:
Kevin Sheedy
Publisher: Pan Macmillan Australia
Date of Publication: 2008-01-01
Format: Hardcover
Goodreads rating: 3.45
(rated by 38 readers)
Description
There is only one Kevin Sheedy, a man who occupies a unique position in Australian sport - plumber, self-described grubby little back-pocket, legendary coach, master strategist, mad professor, raconteur, world-wide promoter of the game of Australian Rules. Stand Your Ground is a journey from the working-class heart of Melbourne to every corner of Australia and beyond, including those well-known football Dublin, Kentucky and the Beverly Wilshire in Hollywood, a trip that only Kevin Sheedy could take. From his descriptions of a young boy growing up in the inner suburbs of Melbourne in the 1950s, through to his playing days at Richmond and his ground-breaking 27 years as coach of Essendon, and finally to his commitment to take Australia's own game to the world, Sheeds' book is a work of history, memoir and sporting drama as fascinating and multi-faceted as the man himself.--Provided by publisher.
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Legendary AFL coach's journey from Melbourne to Hollywood
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