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by James A. Holstein (Author), Richard S. Jones (Author), George E. Koonce Jr (Author)
2016 Best Book Award, North American Society for the Sociology of Sport
A human face on the realities of professional football, from the challenges players face after leaving the NFL to the factors that can enable them to continue to find success
Author Biography
James A. Holstein (Author)
James A. Holstein is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social and Cultural Sciences at Marquette University. He is the author, with Jaber F. Gubrium, of The Self We Live By: Narrative Identity in the Postmodern World.
Richard S. Jones is Professor of Sociology and Faculty Athletics Representative at Marquette University. He is the author of Doing Time: Prison Experience and Identity with Thomas J. Schmid. George E. Koonce, Jr. (Author)
George E. Koonce, Jr. played professional football for a decade, the majority of those years with the Green Bay Packers, with whom he won the Super Bowl XXXI title. After the NFL he held positions as Senior Associate Athletic Director and Director of Development at Marquette University, Athletic Director at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Director of Player Development for the Packers, and Special Assistant to the Athletic Director at East Carolina University. Dr. Koonce is currently Vice President of Advancement at Marian University.
Number of Pages: 336
Dimensions: 0.88 x 9 x 6.13 IN
Publication Date: August 02, 2016
