Out of Their League

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U of Nebraska Press, Jan 1, 2005 - Sports & Recreation - 257 pages
Dave Meggyesy had been an outside linebacker with the St. Louis Cardinals for seven years when he quit at the height of his career to tell about the dehumanizing side of the game?about the fraud and the payoffs, the racism, drug abuse, and incredible violence. The original publication of Out of Their League shocked readers and provoked the outraged response that rocked the sports world in the 1970s. But his memoir is also a moving description of a man who struggled for social justice and personal liberation. Meggyesy has continued this journey and remains an active champion for players? rights through his work with the National Football League Players Association (NFLPA). He provides a preface for this Bison Books edition.
 

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Contents

Section 1
17
Section 2
34
Section 3
46
Section 4
52
Section 5
72
Section 6
90
Section 7
107
Section 8
124
Section 12
148
Section 13
175
Section 14
188
Section 15
193
Section 16
203
Section 17
208
Section 18
214
Section 19
235

Section 9
132
Section 10
132
Section 11
134
Section 20
250
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About the author (2005)

Dave Meggyesy is the Western Regional director of the NFLPA. He and his family live in Berkeley, California.

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