Football Facts
1. Where do all those footballs come from? Wilson Sporting Goods Company in Ada, Ohio has been the official supplier to the NFL since 1941. They make over 2 million footballs every year!
2. Only two players have caught, rushed, and thrown a touchdown against the
same team in the same game: Walter Payton in 1979 and David Patton in
2001.
3. Originally, football was most popular in Midwestern industrial towns,
its spread and rise in popularity around the U.S. is most often traced to the 1958
NFL Championship game, which has been called the “Greatest Game Ever
Played.”
4. That game was played in Yankee Stadium. The game between Baltimore and New York went to sudden death overtime. Final score? Baltimore 23, NY 17. Why was this game so popular? It was televised nationally on NBC.
5. Another fact that sent this game into star status were the 12 receptions by Raymond Berry for 178 yards and a touchdown. This record stood for 55 years until Demaryius Thomas broke it with 13 receptions in Super Bowl XLVIII. Wow!
(Thanks to randomhistory.com)
(Thanks to randomhistory.com)
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Now for 2 short teasers from GRIFF MONTGOMERY, QUARTERBACK (caution, locker room language ahead):
1.
1.
With Spike tucked securely under his arm, Griff pushed open
the door to the workout room at the stadium.
“No dogs allowed, Montgomery. And that includes your
girlfriend,” snickered Aloysius “Trunk” Mahoney, defensive linebacker.
“Very funny. I’m gonna die laughing.”
“What if he shits in here?” Mahoney cocked an eyebrow at Griff.
“He already took a dump in your helmet, asshole.”
2.
“Quite a welcoming committee. Aren’t you going to introduce me?”
“To these animals? Never. Come on.” He took her arm,
turning her toward the parking lot and escorting her to her car.
“Some of them are kinda cute.
’Specially the one with the blond hair,” she said, fishing around in her purse.
“Buddy? He’s the biggest man-whore of them all.”
She chuckled as she pulled out her car keys. “Bigger than
you?”
“He leaves me in the dust.”
Lauren stopped, her eyes wide.
“Wow.”
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SummaryHe wanted a wife. She didn’t want to get married – ever. Not exactly a match made in heaven. Ten years ago, Griff Montgomery, star quarterback of the Kings and womanizer, became a stand-in father for his widowed sister’s kids. After they moved away, Griff wanted his own family. But where does a “player” go to find his ideal mate?
Having sworn off marriage forever, Lauren Farraday
barely kept her life together after her divorce. With her career shaky and
depression closing in, the last thing she needed was a courtroom battle with a
sexy athlete.
Wary of Griff’s reputation with women, and hiding a
secret, Lauren holds on to her heart.
Can the quarterback handle the truth or will he walk away, like he has
in the past?
Buy links:
SECRET CRAVINGS PUBLISHING
AMAZON
BARNES & NOBLE
ALL ROMANCE EBOOKS
ITUNES/APPLE
AMAZON U.K.
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