Willie Lanier was the first African-American middle linebacker in pro football history, playing for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1967-1977 in an era when discrimination against black athletes was still very much the norm. Lanier gave football fans a new mold of athlete, comprised of equal amounts intelligence, creativity, individualism, and collaboration. America's Trailblazing Middle Linebacker: The Story of NFL Hall of Famer Willie Lanier explores the life and times of this groundbreaking football star. A walk-on at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland, Lanier established himself as a force on the field. Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 1967, Lanier fought his way to the starting middle linebacker position and became a Super Bowl champion, an eight time All-Pro, and the NFL’s Man of the Year in 1972. After retiring from football, Lanier went to work in the business world and became the CEO of a major US company. This book delves into Lanier’s college years, his NFL exploits, and his many successes off the gridiron, revealing a man who, through hard work and determination, made the most of every opportunity that came his way. On and off the football field, Lanier showed America a glimpse of the future, when fairness, opportunity, and racial integrity could be the reality for everyone. An inspiration for athletes and fans everywhere, Lanier’s story is that of a man who loved challenges, and faced every one of them with an unmatched drive to excel and succeed. Lanier was, and still is, a trailblazer.

What is "God on a Chalkboard?" It's a personal daily devotional. It's a group bible study. It's an interactive, year-long trek through the greatest book ever written, the Holy Bible, exploring the depths of your Heavenly Father's love for you. Each of the 365 daily entries offers a 10-minute nugget of quiet time with the Father. A simple "chalkboard" statement suggests a truth or characteristic about God that is amplified and supported by His Word. Each week, a set of study questions expands the discussion, challenging your understanding of the Father's plan for your life. As you read through the lessons, blank spaces are provided in the workbook for you to record your personal reflections, thoughts, questions and epiphanies. As you fill in the pages of "God on a Chalkboard," your daily writings will draw you into a close interaction with God's Word - and a deeper understanding of how much "Your Father Loves You " Joe Zagorski is a Dallas-based marketing and advertising writer who completed a spiritual journey of personal recovery from drugs, alcohol, porn, racism and self-doubt. While working through a biblically based 12-step program, he wrote "God on a Chalkboard" as a means of introducing his own two sons to the God he never shared with them while raising them. Joe's testimony is detailed in the opening pages of "God on a Chalkboard," but it is the story of your Heavenly Father's love for you about which this book is dedicated. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." - John 3:16 (NKJV) Start "God on a Chalkboard" today. And be swept away by the most supernatural, indescribable love you have ever encountered - your Father's love for you

The 1972 Green Bay Packers were not expected to challenge for a playoff spot, or even to top their four victories from the season before. The team lacked bona fide superstars. But the players were an eclectic group of over-achievers, 20 of whom were brand new to the team. Despite disheartening decisions by a questionable head coach, they gelled almost immediately and by season's end became the only Packers team throughout the 1970s to earn a division title. How they succeeded beyond all expectations is one of the great stories in football history.

The National Football League in the 1970s represented a new epoch in professional football. The 1970 merger between the American Football League and the National Football League laid the foundation for a stronger brand of gridiron competition, providing a new level of excitement for fans. This book examines each year of the NFL's pivotal decade in detail, covering the great names, great rivalries and great games of the '70s. The author explains key changes in both strategy and rules and how pro football developed into the near-religious American tradition we see today.