QUARTERBACKING by Theismann, Joe (introduction by Ara Parseghian) - 1983

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1983. (ix) 114 pp. Signed by Joe Theismann on the half-title page. Oversized paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with an uncreased spine; aside from Theismann's autograph, no interior markings. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Theismann was drafted in 1971 by the Miami Dolphins but negotiations with Miami failed and he signed with the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League. He was so incredibly good with Toronto that the Redskins got his rights from the Dolphins and signed him up. And he was their star quarterback until November 1985 when Lawrence Taylor tackled him and broke his leg. "The pain was unbelievable, it snapped like a breadstick. It sounded like two muzzled gunshots off my left shoulder. Pow, pow!" Theismann said during a 2005 interview. "It was at that point, I also found out what a magnificent machine the human body is. Almost immediately, from the knee down, all the feeling was gone in my right leg. The endorphins had kicked in, and I was not in pain." After he healed, he went into broadcasting. The Contents are: Introduction by Ara Parseghian; Do You Want To Be a Quarterback?; Flexibility Exercises; Equipment; How to Play Quarterback; The Game Plan; The Two-Minute Offense; How to Throw a Football; How to Hold for Extra Points and Field Goals; How to Coach a Quarterback; How to Choose a Quarterback; Appendix A: Equipment Checklist; Pass Patterns: Appendix B: Terminology; and Appendix C: Basic Differences between U.S. and Canadian Professional Football.. Signed by Author(s). Second Edition. Soft cover. Very Good. 4to. Book.