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"Pluto movingly reveals the substance of a mythic bond between men and a game, a team and a city - and thus lays bare how present-day pro football has surrendered its soul." - Kirkus Reviews The inspiring story of Cleveland's last champions: The 1964 Cleveland Browns. A nostalgic look back at the remarkable story of the upstart AFC Cleveland Browns' surprise championship victory over the hugely favored Baltimore Colts in 1964. Sportswriter Terry Pluto profiles the colorful players who made that season so memorable. He takes us through the entire 1964 season from training camp at Hiram College to the championship game in Municipal Stadium. Along the way he recreates an era and a team for which pride was not just a slogan. They were a team of men in the truest sense of the words, men who didn't expect to be coddled, men who didn't believe the world should genuflect at the mere mention of their names.
About the Author
Terry Pluto is a sports columnist for the . He has twice been honored by the Associated Press Sports Editors as the nations top sports columnist for medium-sized newspapers. He is a nine-time winner of the Ohio Sports Writer of the Year award and has received more than 50 state and local writing awards. In 2005 he was inducted into the Cleveland Journalism Hall of Fame. He is the author of 23 books, including (selected by the as one of the five notable sports books of 1989) , and L, which was ranked number 13 on s list of the top 100 sports books of all time. He was called Perhaps the best American writer of sports books, by the in 1997. He lives with his wife, Roberta, in Akron, Ohio. "
