The Throwback Special

by Chris Bachelder

Book Overview

Here is the absorbing story of twenty-two men who gather every fall to painstakingly reenact what ESPN called "the most shocking play in NFL history" and the Washington Redskins dubbed the "Throwback Special" the November 1985 play in which the Redskins' Joe Theismann had his leg horribly broken by Lawrence Taylor of the New York Giants live on Monday Night Football.

With wit and great empathy, Chris Bachelder introduces us to Charles, a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393353788
• ISBN13: 9780393353785
• Release Date: February 2017
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"