Books by dan jenkins author of semitough goodreads. Boldmere house, faraday avenue, hams hall distribution park, coleshill, birmingham. Mar 08, 2019 a proud alum, jenkins became tcus unofficial historian in recent years and was a regular at the horned frogs home football games. Pierce george plimpton shirley povich richard price rick reilly grantland rice peter richmond john schulian al silverman gary smith red smith paul solotaroff rick. Sometimes the best football quotes come from literary sources. This is an uproarious novel about three best friends, two of whom are totally irreverent pro football stars. Reuters dan jenkins, who specialized in covering golf and football on the pages of sports illustrated and in making readers laugh with. Seventh on sports illustrateds top 100 sports books of all time, dan jenkins semitough is a raucous, politically incorrect football spoof starring new york giants redneck star billy clyde puckett. Literature of the beats, the sixties and the vietnam war. Fort worth, texas ap dan jenkins, the sports writing great and bestselling author whose career covered ben hogan to tiger woods, began with western union and ended with twitter, has died.
A clubbable woman dalziel and pascoe novel s reginald hill. On a mount rushmore of sportswriters, dan would be alongside grantland rice, red smith, and jim murray. Late march is usually the homestretch of the offseason for canadian football league players, what with training camps usually opening in may and the curtain lifting on a new campaign not long after the players first gather. Semitough by dan jenkins da capo press 1972 fiction.
Dan jenkins, 90, chronicler of sports in raucous prose. May 15, 2009 one of americas most acclaimed sportswriters, dan jenkins has won countless fans with his bawdy sense of humor. Bubba talks is a series of reflections from the quintessential american rednecka lover of hot ladies, football, cheeseburgers, and firebirds. When i was fourteen, i thought this was the funniest book ever written.
The 50 golf books every golfer should read golf digest. A proud alum, jenkins became tcus unofficial historian in recent years and was a regular at the horned frogs home football games. Dan jenkins is the author of ten bestselling novels and seven works of. Dan jenkins only wanted to be a sports writer, even if that meant turning down the best player he ever saw. Dan jenkins is my alltime favorite fiction writer but he also writes great books on college football and golf.
Last year, he had another book published, sports makes you type. Dan jenkins books list of books by author dan jenkins. Still its a good look at professional football and the legend of chicken fried. Three of his bestselling novelssemitough, dead solid perfect, and baja oklahomawere made into movies. Dan jenkins has successfully penetrated the movie and film industry and has therefore had more influence. Famous football book quotes from books like the blind side, semitough and friday night lights. Life its ownself, by dan jenkins 1984 the list of sequels that surpass the originals is a short one, but leave it to the late, great, reprobate jenkins to do just that. Petes story is told in jenkins s unmistakable, raucous, oldschool style, and its full of colorful, absurd, and downright crazy charactersfrom clueless trustees and busybody protestors to prima donna football coaches and booster club pests. Dan jenkins was an american author and sportswriter, most notably for sports illustrated. Lee child, and then in order of the character or series ie. Of course there are a lot of authors and a lot of books out there so this isnt. Dont worry about where i am, ill let you know when i get there. The golfer has more enemies than any other athlete. Jenkins told the story in 2012 when he was inducted into the world golf.
Mar 29, 2020 dan woike, nba writer indepth, colorful and revealing, this yearinthelife story of a high school football team in texas captures the combustible collision of sports, education, race and. Some more good reads, this time beyond sports, to fill your. Dan jenkins stories were easier to read than the sixinch putt at the end of his novel dead solid perfect. After 15 years of writing for newspapers in fort worth and dallas, he became nationally known for his stories in sports illustrated for more than a quarter century, and since then for his articles in golf digest.
He wrote often about golf and football, and produced a string of rambunctious novels, including the nowclassic semitough. Of life, love, sex, whiskey, politics, foreigners, teenagers, movies, food, football, and other matters that occasiona paperback or softback. Stick a fork in me is a rollicking, noholdsbarred tour of the world of bigtime college sports. Dan jenkins has 35 books on goodreads with 8022 ratings.
Dan jenkins will detest, hate and scoff at the following, but sitting in his office and stealing one hour of his time is one of the greatest professional thrills most people in this profession. I left out the legendary sportswriters novels simply because his books are in my fiction section, and i forgot about them as i. Books about football teams what should i read next. Mar 08, 2019 dan jenkins stories were easier to read than the sixinch putt at the end of his novel dead solid perfect. A semimemoir, the sportswriter dan jenkins recounts in anecdotes a busy, lucky and friendfilled existence, despite views for which he makes no apology. Discount prices on books by dan jenkins, including titles like sports makes you type faster.
Jenkins was born in 1928 and raised in fort worth, texas, where he attended r. A former senior writer for sports illustrated who achieved national acclaim for his stories on golf and football, jenkins is currently a columnist for golf digest. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. See all books authored by dan jenkins, including dead solid perfect, and baja oklahoma, and more on. Dan jenkins has 35 books on goodreads with 8016 ratings. Dan jenkins is the author of ten novels, including semitough, dead solid. College football to jenkins is middle america, and his stories capture that perfectly. Dan woike, nba writer indepth, colorful and revealing, this yearinthelife story of a high school football team in texas captures the combustible collision of sports, education, race and. Nfl special the nastiest man in pro football cardinals conrad dobler. Clyde puckettinjured football player and tv sports commentatorfeaturing. Yet, with the entire world being dropped by a nasty clothesline courtesy of the coronavirus, routines and schedules. Sixty years of the worlds best golf writing, from hogan to tiger.
Of life, love, sex, whiskey, politics, foreigners, teenagers, movies, food, football, and other matters that occasiona paperback or softback jenkins, dan published by main street books 911993 1993. Rude behavior finds billy clyde puckett, former new york giant football god and later television announcer, as general manager and partowner of a new. 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, semitough is dan jenkinss masterpiece and considered by many to be the funniest sports book ever written. Petes story is told in jenkinss unmistakable, raucous, oldschool style, and its full of colorful, absurd, and downright crazy charactersfrom clueless trustees and busybody protestors to prima donna football coaches and booster club pests. Dan jenkins found humor in the truth when covering golf abc.
Remembering dan jenkins, the most influential sportswriter. Former sports illustrated staff photographer walter iooss, jr. Baseball, basketball, football, hockey, fantasy football, and virtually every other sport are covered. A year behind the lines in todays nfl john feinstein. Awardwinning author, sportswriter dan jenkins dead at 89.
Daniel thomas jenkins december 2, 1928 march 7, 2019 was an american author and. Mar 08, 2019 dan jenkins, a legendary sportswriter and texas icon who wrote 23 books, including the runaway bestseller semitough, died thursday. He was a highstandard amateur golfer, who played college golf at texas christian university. Dan jenkins, sportswriter and author of comic football novel semi. Mar, 2019 dan jenkins, the sports writing great and bestselling author whose career covered ben hogan to tiger woods, began with western union and ended with twitter, has died. Dan jenkins is an american author and a sportswriter for sports illustrated, among many other publications. To start with, dead solid perfect is a 1988 film that depicts the life of a professional golfer on a pga tour. Sharp, spicy, and very funny stuff about college football, time magazine editors, texas rangers, oldtime radio, and cynical, nicotinestained, front pagestyle journalismin the distinctive voice of the author of semitough, dead solid perfect, baja oklahoma, and life its ownself in 1935, betsy throckmorton, newspaper heiress, has returned from manhattan and time magazine to her hometown of.
Born in fort worth, jenkins graduated from paschal. Dan jenkins is an awardwinning sportswriters and a bestselling novelist. With no professional golf to occupy us these days, the game can still be enjoyed via the written word, including 10 timeless golf books 1b4e8e2cadd5411fb091816167ade609 close. Dan jenkins, a legendary sportswriter and texas icon who wrote 23 books, including the runaway bestseller semitough, died thursday. If every college football team had a linebacker like dick butkus, all fullbacks would soon be 3 feet tall and sing soprano. Mar 08, 2019 jenkins, who died thursday at 90, loved college football most, but he wrote some of everything. Click to read more about rude behavior by dan jenkins.
In 2012, he won the penespn lifetime achievement award for sports writing. Of life, love, sex, whiskey, politics, movies, food, foreigners, teenagers, football. One of americas most acclaimed sportswriters, dan jenkins has won countless fans with his bawdy sense of humor. Such is the stern motto of house stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to king robert baratheon in faroff kings landing.
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, semitough is dan jenkins s masterpiece and considered by many to be the funniest sports book ever written. Playerapproved movie and book recommendations to pass the. 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. Football books buy cheap football books online at the works. Share dan jenkins quotations about golf, music and tennis. In 1985, he retired from sports illustrated in order to focus on writing books. The only reason to stop in the middle of a jenkins story was if you were having a. Our familyfriendly site includes sports quotes, slogans, and sports team names. Dan jenkins in a career spanning more than sixty years, he has written hundreds of newspaper and magazine pieces. Daniel thomas jenkins december 2, 1928 march 7, 2019 was an american author and sportswriter who often wrote for sports illustrated. Paschal high school and texas christian university tcu, where he played on the varsity golf team career. Its ownself are back in this exuberant tale of football and other excesses. Jenkins, who died thursday at 90, loved college football most, but he wrote some of everything.
Jenkins wrote more than 20 books, including best sellers semitough, baja oklahoma, and dead solid perfect. Golf digest has narrowed the list to a nifty top 50, standouts that arent so much the best ever but a wellrounded collection that every golfer should read for the combination of golf knowledge. Dan jenkins, legendary sportswriter, texas icon and. Paschal high school and texas christian university tcu, where he played on the varsity golf team. As puckett records the outrageous buildup to his teams super bowl clash with crosstown rivals the jets, his best friends voluptuous main.
Love, sex, whiskey, politics, movies, food, foreigners, teenagers, football and other matters by. Jenkins was born and raised in fort worth, texas, where he attended. Dan jenkins, the sports writing great and bestselling author whose career covered ben hogan to tiger woods, began with western union and ended with twitter, has died. It is produced by hbo company and is based on the jenkins book under the same name. In unplayable lies, dan jenkins takes us on a tour of the links as only he can do it.
Jenkins was born and raised in fort worth, texas, where he attended r. Despite his desire to fully concentrate on writing, he still maintains a monthly column with the gold digest magazine. Jenkins was born in 1928 and raised in fort worth, texas, where. Specializing in modern first editions and author archives. Registered in england 06557400, company vat number 5 5978 79. He has fourteen clubs in his bag, all of them different. The complete series list for football academy tom palmer. Mar 20, 2020 with no professional golf to occupy us these days, the game can still be enjoyed via the written word, including 10 timeless golf books 1b4e8e2cadd5411fb091816167ade609 close.
Jenkins was at the top of his game working at sports illustrated when he wrote this classic reflection of college football in the 1960s. Mar 08, 2019 dan jenkins on the links in roughly 1970. Up to 20 books are listed, in descending order of popularity. Football academy series in order tom palmer fictiondb. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. He has received lifetime achievement awards from penespn for literary sports writing and the world golf hall of fame.
Since footballs meteoric rise in the midtwentieth century, the standout writers on the sport have gone behind and beyond the spectacle to reveal the complexity, the contradictions, and the deeper humanity at the heart of the game. I left out the legendary sportswriters novels simply because his books are in my fiction section, and i forgot about them as i sifted through the. Awardwinning sportswriter dan jenkins, who wrote semitough and authored bestselling books about football and golf, died thursday night. Dan jenkins, a sportswriter who brought an irreverent flair to his coverage of football and golf for sports illustrated and other publications, and. Rude behavior finds billy clyde puckett, former new york giant football god and later television announcer, as gen.