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.

The BUS: My Life In and Out of a Helmet

Bettis, Jerome

Wojciechowski, Gene

Biographies & Memoirs

DOUBLEDAY

The Bus: My Life in and out of a Helmet

Community & Culture

Crown

Driving Home: My Unforgettable Super Bowl Run breaks down Jerome's final professional football season game-by-game, culminating with victory at Super Bowl XL while providing an inside look at Jerome's relationships with teammates like Ben Roethlisberger and Hines Ward, his parents Gladys and John, and his daughter Jada. In what was to be the final season of his career, Jerome Bettis chose to keep a journal for the first time, and it was indeed serendipitous since it ended up being the most dramatic end to a Hall of Fame career with a Super Bowl win in his hometown of Detroit. This guidebook captures the fairytale ending to a remarkable career.

Driving Home: My Unforgettable Super Bowl Run

Triumph Books

Sports & Outdoors

Biographies

A behind-the-scenes perspective on Fighting Irish history After making his mark in the Notre Dame record books as a running back and later joining the school's athletic department, Reggie Brooks knows what it means to live and breathe Fighting Irish football. In If These Walls Could Talk: Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Brooks provides insight into the inner sanctum of one of the most iconic college football programs, from The Snow Bowl under legendary coach Lou Holtz to the modern rosters guided by Brian Kelly. Featuring conversations with players and coaches past and present as well as off-the-wall anecdotes only Brooks can tell, this indispensable volume is your ticket to Notre Dame history. Triumph Books' If These Walls Could Talk series takes fans behind the scenes with their favorite college and pro teams.

If These Walls Could Talk: Notre Dame Fighting Irish: Stories from the Notre Dame Fighting Irish Sideline, Locker Room, and Press Box

History

Heisler, John

Brooks, Reggie

Americas

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