Touchdown Tony, Tony Nathan
Touchdown Tony, Tony Nathan
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Touchdown Tony
Running with a Purpose

Author: Tony Nathan

Narrator: JD Jackson

Unabridged: 5 hr 46 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/12/2015

Synopsis



When Tony Nathan got his hands on a football, it was like Superman putting on his cape for the first time. He stepped onto the field and became a different person—a hero destined to change the course of Alabama history. Somehow, when he held a football, he knew exactly what to do, and it was those instincts that helped him navigate life in one of the most tumultuous cities in America.

In this powerful memoir, Tony reveals how he summoned the courage to "run with purpose" during the times when racial tensions ran high as he grew from a boy trapped by the racial divide in Birmingham, Alabama, into a successful man and football hero. Inspirational and uplifting, Touchdown Tony is not only a behind-the-scenes look at a great football player's life and career, it is also a story of redemption and one man’s hope to change the future.

About Tony Nathan

Tony Nathan was the African American Woodlawn High School running back in the legendary game of 1974 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was a Parade All-American in high school and went on to play for Paul "Bear" Bryant at the University of Alabama, winning a national championship in 1978. In 1979, he began playing for the Miami Dolphins and played with them from until 1987, which included being the starting running back in Super Bowl XVII and Super Bowl XIX. In 1981, he was named the team's MVP. After his retirement, he began coaching, eventually becoming the running backs coach for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In 2006, he was inducted into the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame and made his return to the NFL when he was hired by the Baltimore Ravens. He is currently the bailiff for former teammate Judge Edward Newman in Miami-Dade County court.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Christian on September 27, 2018

really good book......more

Goodreads review by 23tvanthiel on September 18, 2017

IT WAS AWESOME......more

Goodreads review by Ann on February 21, 2019

I was there to see Tony in action at Woodlawn. I am still a fan of Tony.......more

Goodreads review by Itsy Bitsy on September 26, 2015

I give this book 4 stars. Touchdown Tony: Running With a Purpose, is the inspiring autobiography of Tony Nathan, who was a running back for the University of Alabama and the Miami Dolphins. Tony was an African-American from Birmingham, Alabama, who grew up at a time when schools in the South were sti......more

Goodreads review by Tracey on October 24, 2019

In the movie tie-in to the Fall 2015 film, Woodlawn, Tony Nathan (the central character of the film) shares his experiences as an African American running back on a mostly white team in 1970s Birmingham, Alabama. His courage and superb ability helped heal a city and propelled him to a successful foo......more

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