Six Degrees of Peyton Manning: Connecting Football Stars

by Hans Hetrick

Overview

The best pro football player in the world today is quarterback Peyton Manning. Who is the brother of quarterback Eli Manning. Who led a last-minute drive to win the Super Bowl, as did Joe Montana. Who threw 55 career touchdown passes to wide receiver Jerry Rice. Who was a Super Bowl MVP, as was quarterback Terry Bradshaw. Who called his own plays, as did the quarterback who won the first-ever Super Bowl, Bart Starr. It seems the stars of today are more closely connected to each other and to the pioneers of the game than you might think.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781491421451
Publisher:	Capstone Press
Publication date:	01/01/2015
Series:	Six Degrees of Sports
Pages:	48
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	NC880L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 13 Years

About the Author

Hans Hetrick lives and works in Chicago, Illinois. He is the author of "Play Baseball Like a Pro: Key Skills and Tips", "Hydroplanes", "Sport Bikes", and many other children's books. He is a published poet and writes about sports and music for The Sports Banks.net and Chicago Now. Hans is a proud member of the Chicago Hounds, which is part of the Chicago Metropolitan Baseball Association.

Table of Contents

Reminds Me of 4

1 Six Degrees of Peyton Manning: Championship Challengers 6

2 Six Degrees of Marshawn Lynch: Game-Breaking Running Backs 12

3 Six Degrees of Andrew Luck: Gunslingers 18

4 Six Degrees of Robert Griffin III: Two-Sport Threats 24

5 Six Degrees of Richard Sherman: Devastating Defenders 30

6 Six Degrees of Calvin Johnson: Top Flight Receivers 36

Six Degrees Trivia 42

Big Connections 44

Glossary 46

Read More 47

Internet Sites 47

Index 48

Interviews

Nearly 50 players past and present included in each book, stats boxes and sidebars, covers emerging, established, and former superstars, deepens young sports fans' understanding of the game, high-interest appeal of sports with a the unique angle, shares of the fun of the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon party game, stats and sidebars support main text