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A semimemoir, the sportswriter dan jenkins recounts in anecdotes a busy, lucky and friendfilled existence, despite views for which he makes no apology. In 1985, he retired from sports illustrated in order to focus on writing books. Semitough by dan jenkins free mobi epub ebooks download. Dan jenkins is the author of ten novels, including semi tough, dead solid perfect, the moneywhipped steerjob threejack giveup artist, and slim and none.
Publication date 1972 topics football players fiction, new york n. A threeway friendship between two freespirited professional football players and the owners daughter. Life its ownself the semitougher adventures of billy clyde puckett and them by dan jenkins simon and schuster new york. Semitough ebook by dan jenkins 9780306824357 rakuten.
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Dan jenkins has 35 books on goodreads with 7871 ratings. He wrote the football book semitough, and the golf book dead solid perfect. To some, kenny lee puckett, the star of jenkins s ribald saga, is a more important figure in the history of golf than bobby jones himself. Mar 08, 2019 golf digests dan jenkins is still waiting to have a oneonone interview with tiger woods. Jenkins worked for many publications including the fort worth press, dallas times herald, playboy, and sports illustrated, where among other things he covered the 1966, 1967, 1969, and 1971 versions of the college football game of the century.
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Dan jenkins found humor in the truth when covering golf 93. Maybe i didnt live through the freewheeling late 60s and early 70s and just dont get it. As puckett records the outrageous buildup to his teams super bowl clash with crosstown rivals the. Loan me ten, i got a feelin itll save me, with an ornery soul who dont shoot pool for fun, if that coatll fit youre wearin, the lordll bless your sharin a semifriend anit nuthin much to want. Dan jenkins was an american author and sportswriter, most notably for sports illustrated. Made into a hilarious and timeless film starring burt reynolds, kris kristofferson, and jill clayburgh, and recently named number seven on sports illustrateds top 100 sports books of all time, semi tough is dan jenkins s masterpiece and considered by many to be the funniest sports book ever written. Semitough ebook by dan jenkins 9780306824357 rakuten kobo. Semi tough by dan jenkins da capo press 1972 fiction. After completing a selfhelp program, shake starts romancing team owners daughter barbara jane jill clayburgh. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet.
Dan jenkins is an american author and a sportswriter for sports illustrated, among many other publications. This is an uproarious novel about three best friends, two of whom are totally irreverent pro football stars. Jenkins started his writing career at the fort worth press and rose to stardom at sports illustrated. He has also published seven books of nonfiction, most notably fairways and greens and the dogged victims of inexorable fate and writes an enduringly popular monthly column for golf digest. Its hard to imagine a dignified fellow like president george bush the elder devouring a dan jenkins novel the. Semitough signet by dan jenkins and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. He wrote bestsellers semi tough baja oklahoma and dead solid perfect and was a columnist for playboy and golf digest. Made into a hilarious and timeless film starring burt reynolds, kris kristofferson, and jill clayburgh, and recently named number seven on sports illustrateds top 100 sports books of all time, semitough is dan jenkins s masterpiece and considered by many to be the funniest sports book ever written. Buy semitough stated first edition by dan jenkins isbn. Semitough by dan jenkins overdrive rakuten overdrive.
Don imus made into a hilarious and timeless film starring burt reynolds, kris kristofferson, and jill clayburgh, and recently named number seven on sports illustrateds top 100 sports books of all time, semi tough is dan jenkins s masterpiece and considered by many to be the funniest sports book ever written. Dead solid perfect ebook by dan jenkins rakuten kobo. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading semi tough. Read you gotta play hurt by dan jenkins available from rakuten kobo. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Bernstein and director michael ritchie used parts of jenkins s novel and added parodies of selfhelp groups, new religions, and the human potential movement. Nov 21, 2014 jenkins continued that access to the great golfers of the 60s, 70s, and 80s as sports illustrateds golf writer. Reynolds long film resume includes free wheeling larks such as smokey and the bandit and stroker ace, the comedies semitough and cannonball run, and more serious fare such as deliverance which earned an academy award nomination for best picture, starting over, hustle and the longest yard. Jenkins was born and raised in fort worth, texas, where he attended r.
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