Book Reviews

When you think of great football coaches, the name Vince Lombardi will always come to mind. As a matter of fact if you think of great coaches Vince Lombardi’s name…

Anyone who saw the movie “The Gladiator” starring Russell Crowe knows who Marcus Aurelius is. He was a great Roman Emperor, but was also a great philosopher and leader. His…

When I think of Bear Bryant I think of Darwin and “The Survival of the Fittest” because that’s how The Bear coached. He is one of the true coaching icons…

Every coach on the planet knows the correlation between winning and teamwork but only winning coaches know how to create a team environment. Some coaches completely underestimate the power of…

The Education of a Coach by David Halberstram is a fascinating study of putting together a football dynasty in modern professional football. The era of free agency, parity and salary…

Colin Powell has always been a role model because he grew up a few miles from me in The Bronx. Powell certainly didn’t grow up with a silver spoon in…

I’ve been reading the Coach of the Year Clinics Manuals edited by Earl Browning since 1972. Every May I order my manual on the 1st Saturday so I have it…

Malcolm Gladwell is a bestselling author who has written three bestsellers: The Tipping Point, Blink, and The Outliers. I recommend all three. However my favorite piece by Gladwell is an…

These books have had a powerful influence on my coaching career; most of them are out of print so you have get them either on EBay or a garage sale…

Tony Dungy’s success on the football field is well documented. He led the Colts to a Super Bowl victory, turned around the hapless Tampa Bucs and has been a positive…