Distant Replay

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Summary: Must read for any football fan
Review: A must read for any football fan. Dick Schaap knows how to bring out the best in ex-jocks. I tore through this book in a few nights. I liked it as much as "Instant Replay".

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Summary: Distant Replay Distant
Review: Distant Replay is a good book for it's background and anecdotal information regarding the Packer's super team of the 60's and early 70's. I found their "life after football" stories to be interesting when you consider what happens today when pro atheletes transition from the locker room to private life. Not sure how much of this writing is Schaap or Kramer but it's obvious Jerry hasn't lost his Packer sized ego. Didn't really understand the significance of whether or not retired packers were "wearing the super bowl ring or not" and if they had gained or lost weight. Lot of references to how people looked physically and what they were wearing at the 86 reunion. Money, divorce, appearance seemed to be the measuring stick. The most interesting part of the book was Lionel Aldridge's bout with mental illness. Kramer and Schaap should have spent more time on that matter and potentially how the NFL was shafting players after they were retired. Best book about the Pack is "When Pride Mattered". Get that one for the scoop on the greatest coach ever and how he built America's team from the ground up.

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Summary: Distant Replay Distant
Review: Distant Replay is a good book for it's background and anecdotal information regarding the Packer's super team of the 60's and early 70's. I found their "life after football" stories to be interesting when you consider what happens today when pro atheletes transition from the locker room to private life. Not sure how much of this writing is Schaap or Kramer but it's obvious Jerry hasn't lost his Packer sized ego. Didn't really understand the significance of whether or not retired packers were "wearing the super bowl ring or not" and if they had gained or lost weight. Lot of references to how people looked physically and what they were wearing at the 86 reunion. Money, divorce, appearance seemed to be the measuring stick. The most interesting part of the book was Lionel Aldridge's bout with mental illness. Kramer and Schaap should have spent more time on that matter and potentially how the NFL was shafting players after they were retired. Best book about the Pack is "When Pride Mattered". Get that one for the scoop on the greatest coach ever and how he built America's team from the ground up.

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Summary: "Distant Replay" is for the hard-core Jerry Kramer fan only
Review: I had been something of a Jerry Kramer fan as a child and I must say that I looked forward to this book with considerable anticipation. After all, I'd really liked "Instant Replay" and was curious to see what had happened to my heroes since they moved on from football. If Kramer had stuck to a review of "where are they now" it would have been a much better read. Unfortunately, he seems quite self-absorbed...This was a disillusioning read for me; it made me look at Kramer's previous works in a much harsher light. [Maybe that's not so bad!]