From the Outhouse to the Penthouse - Zagorski, Joe
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"I think that Larry Little was a guy you could count on, play in, and play out. He was going to be the first one up the hill. . . come hell or high water." - Larry Csonka, Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame Running Back What measures a man's greatness? For Larry Little, it is his character. Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Little shares the journey of his life in this rich and inspiring narrative. Beginning in Miami, Little followed a road that was humble and often difficult, but which eventually led him to greatness. Through his grit, determination, and passion, Larry Little left his mark on a sport…mehr

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"I think that Larry Little was a guy you could count on, play in, and play out. He was going to be the first one up the hill. . . come hell or high water." - Larry Csonka, Miami Dolphins Hall of Fame Running Back What measures a man's greatness? For Larry Little, it is his character. Pro Football Hall of Famer Larry Little shares the journey of his life in this rich and inspiring narrative. Beginning in Miami, Little followed a road that was humble and often difficult, but which eventually led him to greatness. Through his grit, determination, and passion, Larry Little left his mark on a sport that has helped to shape him into the man that he has become today. Little was a mainstay for the Miami Dolphins' offensive line for the entire decade of the 1970s, as he became a two-time Super Bowl champion. From the Outhouse to the Penthouse traces Little's steps throughout his life, a life filled with inspirational moments and lessons for future generations to absorb.
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Joe Zagorski is a US Army veteran, a former schoolteacher, a former park ranger, and a former sportswriter for two newspapers in Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America (PFWA) and the Pro Football Researchers Association (PFRA). He has written five previous books, each of which deals with pro football's past.The Library Journal ranked Zagorski's first book, The NFL in the 1970s: Pro Football's Most Important Decade, as one of the top ten football books in America in 2016. The Milwaukee Record ranked his second book, The Year the Packers Came Back: Green Bay's 1972 Resurgence, as one of the top Christmas books for Packers fans in 2019. A year later, his third book, America's Trailblazing Middle Linebacker: The Story of NFL Hall of Famer Willie Lanier, recounted the exploits of the first fulltime African American middle linebacker in pro football history. Zagorski's fourth book, a retrospective of the 1973 Buffalo Bills entitled The 2,003-Yard Odyssey: The Juice, the Electric Company, and an Epic Run for a Record, was released in 2024. Zagorski's fifth book, a biography of former Philadelphia Eagles free safety Bill Bradley entitled Free Spirit at Free Safety: The Incredible (But True!) Football Journey of Bill Bradley, was also released in 2024.In 2021, Zagorski won the Pro Football Researchers Association's Ralph Hay Award for Lifetime Achievement for Pro Football Research and Historiography. In 2023, Zagorski won the PFRA Bob Carroll Memorial Writing Award. Zagorski is also a contributing writer for the website Pro Football Journal and the administrator for the Facebook page, "The NFL in the 1970s." He began that Facebook page several years ago, and it now has over 40,000 followers. He also wrote a screenplay in 2021 titled Town Teams.Zagorski was born and raised in Pottstown, Pennsylvania. He currently lives in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.