An emotional, funny and action-filled memoir that follows the true five-year journey of a group of Air Force brats and their shared love for the game of football. They werent ordinary football players. They werent extraordinary, either; but they were special when they played together. Life picked them to play the game with each other, and the gridiron saw something in them. They respected it and gave it everything. They recorded 45 wins, 4 losses and 2 ties. They had three undefeated seasons during those five years. Football is a tough sport. The author, Jeff Rooney, learned that the hard way after being knocked unconscious, for three hours, from a hit during a game. He returned to the gridiron the next season wearing a special helmet to co-lead his team in their quest for the championship. How I went from an altar boy and Boy Scout to this personality on the football field I really didnt know. I knew when I shelved my shoulder pads and helmet for the last time, Psycho was going to be buried. There was no place for him outside the gridiron. He was created there and would stay there. As my feet left the grass for the last time he and I would part ways. We learned the game as friends and became unstoppable as teammates. We were a little wild, crazy, and reckless. We were Vikings, name takers, and brothers and football needed us. We gave it everything. We took names. Thirty years after our championship season we returned to Vanden High School for our first reunion. Photos from that reunion are in the book. The book also contains quotes from some coaches and players and Where are they now? There are 300 plus images: consisting of newspaper article photos, headlines, and quotes, plus personal and game photos and more.
