Fifth Quarter, Jennifer Allen
Fifth Quarter, Jennifer Allen
List: $14.99 | Sale: $10.50
Club: $7.49

Fifth Quarter
The Scrimmage of a Football Coach's Daughter

Author: Jennifer Allen

Narrator: Susie Breck

Unabridged: 8 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 01/25/2005


Synopsis

George Allen was a top-ranked NFL coach throughout the 1960s and 1970s, coaching in turn the Chicago Bears, the Los Angeles Rams, and the Washington Redskins. Raised in a home dominated by her three football obsessed older brothers and her father's relentless schedule, the author came of age in a cauldron of testosterone and a win-at-all-costs mentality.While the household was buffeted by the coach's tumultuous firings and hirings, which periodically propelled the family to a new city, Jennifer dreamed of being the first female quarterback in the NFL. But as she grew, she yearned mostly to be someone that her father would notice. In a world where only football mattered, what could she strive for, who could she become?Allen has written a memoir of the father she tried so hard to know, the family life that was wistfully sacrificed to his endless, fanatical pursuit of the Super Bowl. What emerges is a fascinating and singular behind-the-scenes look at professional football and a memorable, bittersweet portrait of a father and his daughter, told by an accomplished and assured writer.

About Jennifer Allen

Jennifer Allen is a freelance journalist and the author of the story collection Better Get Your Angel On. She has contributed pieces to numerous magazines including Rolling Stone, Mirabella, and The New Republic. Allen lives in Los Angeles with her husband and son.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michael

George Allen's daughter writes about her strange family life and eccentric football coach father - slow read......more