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Heart of a Lion: The Wild and Woolly Life of Bobby Layne
by Bob St. John
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 087833744X
- ISBN 13
- 9780878337446
- Seller
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La Porte, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Dallas, Texas: Taylor Publishing Company, 1991. T4 - A 2nd printing hardcover book SIGNED by Bob St. John and also SIGNED and inscribed by Carol Layne to previous owner on the front free endpaper in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping, crease and tiny tear on the edges and corners, scattered light scratches, rubbing and scuffing, tanning and light shelf wear. Book lightly bowed cover, some bumped corners, wrinkling on the spine edges, light tanning and fading on the cover edges, moisture soiled on the sides near the hinge on the endpapers, 4" diagonal crease on the lower part of the title page, light discoloration and shelf wear. With a foreword by George Plimpton, sixteen pages of photographs, and scores of colorful on- and off-the-field stories, Heart of a Lion gustily recreates the original "life in the fast Layne." 9.5"x6.5", 207 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Bobby Layne (Robert Lawrence Layne) was an American football quarterback who played for 15 seasons in the National Football League. He played for the Chicago Bears in 1948, the New York Bulldogs in 1949, the Detroit Lions from 1950-1958, and the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1958-1962. Layne was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers with the third overall pick of the 1948 NFL draft. He played college football at the University of Texas. Layne was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1967 and the College Football Hall of Fame in 1968. His number, 22, has been retired by the University of Texas Longhorns and Detroit Lions. . Signed by Author. 2nd Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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- Bookseller
- Bookmarc's
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2402ec129
- Title
- Heart of a Lion: The Wild and Woolly Life of Bobby Layne
- Author
- Bob St. John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 2nd Printing
- ISBN 10
- 087833744X
- ISBN 13
- 9780878337446
- Publisher
- Taylor Publishing Company
- Place of Publication
- Dallas, Texas
- Date Published
- 1991
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- BIOGRAPHY BOBBY LANE FOOTBALL PLAYER QUARTERBACK DETROIT LIONS HISTORY
- Bookseller catalogs
- Sports; Biography / Signed Biography; Biography / Sports Figures; Sports / Football, US;
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