Turning the Thing Around: My Life in Football

Jimmy Johnson, Ed Hinton

Hyperion, Oct 1, 1994 - Biography & Autobiography - 336 pages

With the subhead An NCAA Championship and Two Super Bowl Wins--Now Will You Leave Me Alone Jimmy Johnson's outspoken football autobiography has been revised and updated to include the 1993-94 season. The ultimate insider's look at football--from one of the true masters of the sport. 16-page photo insert.

Contents

• Foreword xiii: 9
• Hair 1 ཌ ༠ I Mias Night: 9
• Massacre at Valley Ranch: 22
• Reality: 34
• The Great Train Robbery: 46
• Port Arthur: 56
• Fayetteville: 70
• The Trenches: 77
• Stillwater: 95
• Ambush: 106
• My Black Hat A Gift from St Ara: 119
• Us Against a World Led by Our Own President: 129
• We Beat the World Florida FSU Arkansas Notre Dame Oklahoma and Foote: 146
• Satellites and Tunnel Brawls: 156
• Miami Myself: 162
• Let Me out of Here: 168
• The Foundations of Winning: 177
• Sincerely Positive and Positively Sincere: 188
• Adjusting on the Rise: 198
• Cuttin Up: 208
• Total Chemistry: 215
• Battles and the War: 222
• The Battle of the Best: 236
• Preparation for Preparation: 242
• My Good Right Arm: 248
• Epilogue: 267
• Index: 273

About the author

He has covered NASCAR & Daytona since 1974. He has received more than 20 awards for motor sports writing & he is one of the most sought after authorities on the sport in the world today. He lives in Jamestown, North Carolina.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Turning the Thing Around: My Life in Football
• Authors: Jimmy Johnson, Ed Hinton
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Hyperion, 1994
• ISBN: 0786880775, 9780786880775
• Length: 336 pages
• Subjects: Biography & Autobiography / General; Biography & Autobiography / Sports; Sports & Recreation / Football; Sports & Recreation / General