Hero of the Underground: A Memoir - Hardcover

Peter, Jason; O'Neill, Tony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 031237576X ISBN 13: 9780312375768

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2008

Synopsis

A former NFL player traces his journey from a promising professional athlete to drug addict after a series of injuries ended his career, a transformation during which he endured an addict's range of physical, psychological, and legal dilemmas that affected his perception of reality and nearly ended his life. 50,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

"An unflinching look at the dark side of a life devoted to pleasure." - Publishers Weekly" --Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

JASON PETER grew up in Middletown, New Jersey. He was an All American and a member of three National Championship football teams at the University of Nebraska, co-captaining the championship team. He was also a National Football League first-round draft pick by the Carolina Panthers, where he played for four years before injuries forced him to retire. He is now married and lives in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he co-hosts a sports radio program, The Spread, for ESPN.

TONY O’NEILL is a poet and novelist whose books include Down and Out on Murder Mile and Digging the Vein. He lives in New York.

About this edition

• Publisher: St Martins Pr
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 031237576X
• ISBN 13: 9780312375768
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 289