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Fuller, Thomas,
author.
The boys of Riverside :
a deaf football team and a quest for glory /
Thomas Fuller.
First edition.
New York :
Doubleday,
[2024]
viii, 239 pages :
color illustrations ;
25 cm.
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Phillip -- Hell week -- A school among the orange groves -- A taste of victory -- Hearing with your eyes -- On a roll -- Stamina -- The sound of the sun -- Frowned upon by the gods -- The facetime revolution -- Deafness as a choice -- Fame -- The deaf brain -- Avalon -- Battered -- A football? But it's not round -- Underdog meets top dog -- Finishing with a bang -- "No hope left" -- Unfinished business -- 'Full sprints!' -- 'Be hungry for it! Be angry!' -- 'They think we are nothing' -- Deaf versus Deaf -- Playing a deaf legend -- Felix -- The speech -- 'I'm playing! I'm playing!' -- The wicks and the bombs -- An apparition on the practice field -- Playing with fire -- The psychology of winning -- The throw -- Blocking and tackling -- College dreams -- 'That kid can play anywhere' -- 'You guys deserved this'.
"The incredible story of an all-deaf high school football team's triumphant climb from underdog to undefeated, their inspirational brotherhood, a fascinating portrait of deafness in America, and the indefatigable head coach who spearheaded the team"--
Provided by publisher.
20241021.
Deaf athletes
California
Riverside.
Deaf youth
California
Riverside.
High school athletes
California
Riverside.
Football players
California
Riverside.