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My Life in and out of a Helmet
Doubleday
September 2007
On Sale: September 4, 2007
224 pages
ISBN: 0385520611
EAN: 9780385520614
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
He was one of pro football’s most beloved and respected
stars, admired not only by NFL fans and his own teammates,
but by his opponents as well. Super Bowl champion; six time
Pro Bowler; NFL Comeback Player of the Year; NFL Man of the
Year; fifth all-time leading rusher in the NFL; future Hall
of Famer; now NBC Sports commentator.
You may think
you know Jerome Bettis, but you don’t.
In The
Bus, Jerome Bettis tells his full, unvarnished story for
the first time--from his sometimes troubled childhood in
inner-city Detroit to his difficult transition at Notre
Dame, to a pro coach who almost caused him to quit the game,
to a trade for the ages that resulted in ten glorious
seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
As a chunky
child wearing glasses, Jerome’s only sports-related
aspiration was to become a professional bowler. But growing
up in one of the roughest neighborhoods in Detroit, he
eventually found his escape on the high school football
field, thanks to the devotion of hard-working parents, a
concerned coach, and his prodigious talent. He arrived at
Notre Dame as one of the nation’s best prep players, but
despite his incredible performances, he never stopped
worrying that he would somehow blow his chance to make good.
Drafted and later discarded by the Los Angeles Rams, it was
in the football-obsessed city of Pittsburgh that Jerome
found his home and became a legend.
The Bus
captures the sweetness and honesty of Bettis, but also
details the jaw-dropping, violent nature of the game he
loved, the mind-boggling injuries he endured, and the
cut-throat NFL business tactics he overcame and later
mastered. Through it all, Jerome was also a loving son, an
adoring father, and the ultimate teammate and mentor.
The Bus not only takes you under the helmet,
but inside the huddle, the locker room, the practice field,
the negotiating table, the owner’s office, and the Super
Bowl sideline. You’ll learn how Bettis became The Bus, how
he helped engineer the greatest trade in Steelers history,
how he almost cost Pittsburgh a conference championship, and
how sweet it was to win—finally—one for the thumb.
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