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Once A Trojan, Always A Trojan


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"Once A Trojan, Always A Trojan" uses continual visualization and motion to follow the Forrest Gump-like life of Joe Obbema, a teammate of O.J. Simpson, Simpson's fellow College and Pro Football Hall of Famer Ron Yary, Tim Rossovich and several other first-round NFL draft choices on the 1967 USC consensus national championship football team. The story stage is set during the championship season, and spins from three key games during that run, through the triumphs and tragedies in Obbema's life. Along the way, fueled by incredible minutiae, are humorous, tragic and action-packed moments, including Obbema's colorful and fight-dominated sidelight as a bouncer while studying for his teaching certificate. Many never-before-published recollections and recountings surrounding famous game moments are captured, including first-hand interviews with several former NFL head coaches and college teammates who have been Obbema's lifelong friends, and those of the longtime "Voice of the Trojans," Tom Kelly. Using all the twists and turns of Obbema's journey as a springboard, the book is not merely a story about a successful football career that was shortened by injuries, but is designed to illustrate how it relates to life in general.
About the Author: Phil Ross has more than 30 years' award-winning experience as a sportswriter, news editor and reporter, and editorial page editor on daily newspapers and in public relations. He has worked on daily newspapers in California, Nevada, Texas and Colorado, including the Anaheim Bulletin, Orange Coast Daily Pilot, Ventura County Star-Free Press, Daily Commercial News, Las Vegas Review-Journal, El Paso Times and Daily News-Press. Ross served five years as communications officer for the Colorado House of Representatives. He earned a degree in Mass Communication from Cal State Hayward (now Cal State East Bay) and is an honorably discharged Vietnam Era veteran of the U.S. Army. In addition to covering everything from high school sports to pro football, he also worked as a freelancer on the professional rodeo circuit, including covering the National Finals Rodeo. He also was a college and high school baseball umpire for 18 years. He lives with his wife in Denver.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781484951224
  • Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Publisher Imprint: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 310
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: A True Story
  • Width: 152 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1484951220
  • Publisher Date: 15 Aug 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 17 mm
  • Weight: 467 gr

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