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My Unforgettable Superbowl Run
Trafford Publishing
September 2006
On Sale: September 12, 2006
192 pages
ISBN: 157243838X
EAN: 9781572438385
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Non-Fiction Memoir
Few athletes get the opportunity to finish out their
careers in the storybook fashion that Pittsburgh Steelers
running back Jerome Bettis was able to experience. Bettis,
a future Hall of Famer and one of the greatest ball
carriers in the history of the NFL, captured the hearts of
fans all over the country as his quest for a Super Bowl
championship took him from Pittsburgh to Cincinnati to
Indianapolis to Denver and, finally, back to his
birthplace of Detroit for Super Bowl XL.
His Steelers had fallen one game shy of the title game the
previous year, and Bettis wrestled with the decision that
confronts all athletes at some point in their careers: do
I have enough left for one more year—another run at the
championship that’s always been just out of reach? The
answer was yes, and "the Bus" battled through injuries and
the daily rigors of his 13th NFL season in the hopes that
his decision would pay off with football’s ultimate
reward. A late-season swoon was followed by a critical four-game
winning streak that propelled the Steelers into the
playoffs. They became America’s favorite road team
throughout the postseason as fans nationwide pulled for
the team’s affable fullback to get one last chance at a
championship ring. A payback win over a brash young
Cincinnati Bengals team preceded a thrilling victory over
heavily favored Indianapolis, and then the Steelers
manhandled the Denver Broncos to earn the trip to Detroit
to face the Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl. Bettis’s homecoming was the feel-good story that dominated
the headlines during Super Bowl week, and the image of him
kissing the Lombardi Trophy after Pittsburgh won the game
was the signature moment of the entire NFL season. And
Bettis himself, knowing that the 2005 season would be his
last, chronicled the campaign from training camp to the
Super Bowl. His first-person account—lavishly illustrated
with stunning photography of on-field action and intimate
off-field moments—starts with the disappointment of the
previous season’s finish. Bettis describes how, from the
very first day of training camp, the understanding was
that anything less than a trip to Super Bowl XL would be a
disappointment. Bettis shares details about his relationships with
Steelers stars Ben Roethlisberger, Hines Ward, Joey
Porter, and others, as well as his long partnership with
head coach Bill Cowher. He discusses his home and family
life, introducing readers to his parents and siblings, his
wife, and his first child, whom he credits with altering
his perspective on the importance of football in his life.
He takes the reader through his pre- and postgame
routines, revealing the fact that life as an NFL running
back involves more pain and suffering than most fans
realize. And he also offers a first glimpse into what life
after the NFL will mean for Jerome Bettis and how he has
prepared himself for the future. But more than anything, Driving Home is Bettis’s
triumphant story of one final season in a storybook career
that truly had a fairytale ending.
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