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Literature on leadership often fails to include a clear connection
between theory and practice. This book details characteristics and
behaviors manifested by effective leaders and how their behavior
was informed by leadership theory. This book specifically describes
the leadership practices of football coaches as a way to illustrate
the theory the author expounds, offering the reader examples of
leadership behavior in the four leadership frames suggested by
Bolman and Deal's situational leadership theory. This self-help
book demonstrates how someone can become a very effective leader in
both his personal life and his professional life.
Literature on leadership often fails to include a clear connection
between theory and practice. This book details characteristics and
behaviors manifested by effective leaders and how their behavior
was informed by leadership theory. This book specifically describes
the leadership practices of football coaches as a way to illustrate
the theory the author expounds, offering the reader examples of
leadership behavior in the four leadership frames suggested by
Bolman and Deal's situational leadership theory. This self-help
book demonstrates how someone can become a very effective leader in
both his personal life and his professional life.
The true story of the NFL's oldest rookie In 1976, Vince Papale was
thirty, a former schoolteacher and part-time bartender, and a
season ticket-holder for his beloved Philadelphia Eagles. When he
heard that Coach Dick Vermeil was holding open tryouts, he decided
to give it a shot. Shocking himself and the coaches, he ran an
explosive 40-yard-dash in just 4.5 seconds -- a world-class time --
and was offered a contract on the spot. When he joined the team,
Papale became the oldest non-kicking rookie in NFL history, a fan
favorite who played for four years and was named a team captain.
Invincible is Vince Papale's story, and a tie-in to the Disney
Pictures film of the same name starring Mark Wahlberg as Papale and
Greg Kinnear as Vermeil. But more than just a tie-in, it tells
Papale's story in his own words, covering subjects not included in
the film. Like Rudy, Glory Road, and Rookie, it is the true story
of an ordinary man who achieves an extraordinary goal.
Invincible is the true story of Vince Papale, a down-on-his-luck
teacher and part-time bartender lived every fan??'s fantasy of
moving from the stands to the field when he makes it onto his
hometown??'s professional football team during an open tryout.
Papale was a 30-year-old NFL rookie and former school
teacher/bartender who in 1976 tried out for and made the
Philadelphia Eagles during Coach Dick Vermeil's first season.
Papale showed up at the tryout and ran a 4.5 second 40-yard dash, a
world class time! Coach Vermeil offered him a contract on the spot,
but this 30-year-old walk-on still had to make the team. Papale
overcame tremendous odds and eventually became a team captain and
played in the NFL for 4 years. His ???never say die??? attitude
became the inspiration for turning the Eagles into a Super Bowl
team. Invincible delves into Papale??'s background, particularly
that of his family, the mark that his family left on him, and how
ultimately, it impacted his relationships with other people
throughout his life.& nbsp; At its heart, Invincible is an
underdog story that will inspire others to pursue their dreams,
too.
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