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Their Life's Work

The Brotherhood of the 1970s Pittsburgh Steelers

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Their Life's Work

By: Gary M. Pomerantz
Narrated by: Paul Boehmer
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The Pittsburgh Steelers of the 1970s won an unprecedented and unmatched four Super Bowls in six years. A dozen of those Steelers players, coaches, and executives have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, and three decades later their names echo in popular memory: "Mean" Joe Greene, Terry Bradshaw, Franco Harris, Mike Webster, Jack Lambert, Lynn Swann, and John Stallworth. In ways exhilarating and heartbreaking, they define not only the brotherhood of sports but those elements of the game that engage tens of millions of Americans: its artistry and its brutality.

Drawing on hundreds of interviews, Their Life's Work is a richly textured story of a team and a sport, what the game gave these men, and what the game took.

©2013 Gary M. Pomerantz (P)2017 Tantor Football Sports History Sports Game Football Life

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" Their Life's Work will be compared to Roger Kahn's The Boys of Summer (1972), a nostalgic look back at the 1950s Brooklyn Dodgers. As good as Boys is, this is better...A wonderful book." ( Booklist)

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I’m a lifelong Steelers fan, so a lot of the info and stories here were already known to me, but it was great to relive those glory days of the 70s. My only complaint is the horrible narration. Mispronounced names abound. Maybe get someone who actually likes or knows some football to narrate an audiobook about football.

Great story….bad narration

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Recommended for all Steelers and NFL fans. Their story is amazing and shows all the highs and lows of being a NFL legend.

Great story of the 70s Steelers!

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Excellent narrative and details into player personal lives, the dynamics of the team and organizational excellence. Great for classic NFL fans that love historical teams. Most noteworthy was the incredible Steeler draft of 1974 that yielded Swann, Stallworth, Lambert and Webster.

Great insight into the ‘70’s Steelers dynasty

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I wasn’t a Steelers fan back then, but I’ve grown to revere their dominance of the 1970s. What a tremendous organization, built on toughness, intelligence, and love.

There’s something peculiar about these “narrators” though. They mispronounce so many names that it’s becoming quite obvious that these books aren’t being read by actual people.

Finally, this book recounts a commonly known story about the Steelers hiding John Stallworth’s college film. It strikes me as odd that this little violation of the rules has been laughed off and dismissed as mere mischief over the years. But if say New England were accused of any such wrongdoing today, there’d be fines, suspensions, and most likely a congressional hearing about it.

Great Book

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Tremendous behind the scenes tales and insight! Super, just like the Team! This is a must listen.

Must Listen for any Pittsburgher or Steelers Fan

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Okay, I glanced at the other reviews. I would argue you don't have to be a girl to enjoy the book. Joshua Bennington varies his narration speed. He is slow and soft where needed. By His character voices allow the soft humor to come through so you can paint a picture in your mind of say the surprising first kiss and the surprised smile that likely follows. So maybe girls will like the story better but I have no wear and tear on me for having listened to this story.

Sleeper Hit

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Should be required reading for all life long Steelers fans. Awesome book. Read it a while back. Then listened to it after I found the audio.

Great history of the Steelers

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Absolutely a great ride. Enjoyable throughout. Even a true Steelers fan (like me) will learn things they didn’t know!

Incredible book for those who bleed black n gold

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i enjoyed this book. real good story and told well. it was nice to hear how these guys got along and at times not

good listen

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I enjoyed the book. Great learning about Steelers History. I recommend it to everyone here

go Steelers

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