- Paperback: 326 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (Aug 15 1995)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0312136277
- ISBN-13: 978-0312136277
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.8 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 299 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
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- #69 in Books > Sports > Coaching > Football (American)
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From Publishers Weekly
Huizenga joined the L.A. Raiders in 1983 as the team internist and resigned in 1990, disillusioned at the way pro football, and the Raiders in particular, treated, or failed to treat, players' medical problems. The title was the tag line of his orthopedic colleague, Robert Rosenfeld, who used it with virtually every injured athlete and winked at the use of all sorts of pills by team members. While president of the NFL Physicians' Association, Huizenga campaigned against the use of anabolic steroids, but his proposal to ban them was quietly squelched by the owners in 1992. Here he continues the battle by detailing the case of Lyle Alzado, an ex-Raider who died in 1992 from, among other causes, decades-long use of muscle builders. The author has suggestions for making football less lethal but seems pessimistic about their adoption. A shocker, a sort of Ball Four about the grid game.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
What young, sports-minded doctor would turn down an opportunity to work for the Los Angeles Raiders? Huizenga certainly couldn't. He was the team internist from 1983 to 1990. While mastering the arcane skills of sports medicine in the raw, Huizenga discovered the prevalence of drug, alcohol, and steroid abuse in the National Football League and the extent to which good medicine takes a back seat to the good of the team. His personal crusade for medical care that emphasizes health led to a clash with a team orthopedist, who dismissed a player's potentially life-threatening physical condition with the comment that became the book's title. Management backed the orthopedist. This doctor's view of the inner workings of the Raider organization and the NFL will entertain readers while providing the average fan with a better understanding of football. Recommended for popular sports collections.
--Terry Madden, Boise State Univ. Lib., Id.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
--Terry Madden, Boise State Univ. Lib., Id.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Not without a Dr.'s ego...,
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This review is from: You're OK, It's Just A Bruise: A Doctor's Sideline Secrets About Pro Football's Most Outrageous Team (Paperback)
I am in the field of sports medicine and an avid football fan. I must confess to despising the Raiders. However, this was an good book. It does give you some insight into the professional football training room, but you do have to remember that it is written by an M.D. It is smattered with the author's love of self. It is not dripping from the pages, but it did leave an off taste in my mouth. I am certain we are not getting all of the facts, and definately not both sides of the story. Still, it is mostly a good book for those interested in sports medicine or football in general.
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Must For Raider Fans,
By A Customer
This review is from: You're OK, It's Just A Bruise: A Doctor's Sideline Secrets About Pro Football's Most Outrageous Team (Paperback)
I am a die-hard female Oakland Raiders fan. I enjoyed this book tremendously even though it gave me some information I'd really prefer not to know. I'm 99% sure that Rob Huizenga is the basis for Matthew Modine's character in the movie "Any Given Sunday". The book also shows the enigma that is Al Davis - a generous, sensitve caring man one moment, and a win at all cost, head in the sand, meglomaniac the next. You've got to love him. GO RAIDERS!!
5.0 out of 5 stars
Outstanding,
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This review is from: You're OK, It's Just A Bruise: A Doctor's Sideline Secrets About Pro Football's Most Outrageous Team (Paperback)
I have read this book and have given it to many of my male friends as well as their sons. It is a very good book to get someone who loves football and who hates to read, reading again. One young man I gave it to is a devoted Raider fan and he thanks me all the time for this gift. This is an enlighting book for a fan of any team. I read it myself and as a woman who grew up with and occasionally watch's football, I found it very informative. It is a book that NEEDED to be written. It is nice to know their are Doctors out their who can't be bought and have the integrity of Dr. Huizenga.
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