BAM!
John Madden, the NFL Explosion, and the Video Game that Changed Sports
$54.59
- Hardcover
304 pages
- Release Date
3 December 2026
Summary
How John Madden—never the winningest coach, the most polished broadcaster, or the loudest executive in the room—became the NFL’s most influential figure, fueling the league’s rise from the broadcast booth to Madison Avenue to the Madden NFL video-game franchise, while quietly grappling with football’s human cost, a reckoning born the day opposing player Darryl Stingley was paralyzed on his watch
John Madden retired abruptly from coaching in 1979, at forty-two…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9798895152034 |
|---|---|
| Author: | Scott Howard-Cooper |
| Publisher: | Diversion Books |
| Imprint: | Diversion Books |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 3 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 498g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
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Praise for Scott Howard-Cooper’s previous books
Kingdom on Fire: Kareem, Wooden, Walton, and the Turbulent Days of the UCLA Basketball Dynasty
“Recaptures the complexities of John Wooden’s UCLA dynasty … [placing] readers back in more interesting times, before the stories they tell were sanded down or inflated or forgotten.”
—Washington Post
“Portraits of [Wooden, Kareem, and Walton] are developed with nuance and sensitivity.”
—Wall Street Journal
“Elegantly weaves together sports, political, and cultural history, presenting a trenchant portrait of college basketball’s most successful dynasty against the backdrop of a country wracked by political upheaval… . A slam dunk for college hoops fans.”
—Publishers Weekly
Steve Kerr: A Life—The Definitive Biography of an Improbable Champion Who Overcame Tragedy to Build NBA Dynasties
“The Kerr story is an amazing one, and Scott Howard-Cooper has given us a fascinating look at a fascinating life.”
—Roland Lazenby, author of Michael Jordan: The Life
“Steve Kerr has lived an amazing life, with moments of great elation and immense pain. Scott Howard-Cooper has put together an important, well-researched book that reflects all the ups and downs of Kerr’s journey through basketball and beyond, with keen insights as to what makes him a successful coach and a deeply admirable human being.”
—Seth Davis, basketball reporter and author, CBS Sports and The Athletic
“Thrilling… . Casual fans and hoops nuts alike will love this illuminating work.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Riveting… . Deftly recounted… . Kerr’s time with the Bulls comes alive in the author’s telling… . This engaging biography is a must-read for basketball fans.”
—Library Journal (starred review)
Scott Howard-Cooper
Scott Howard-Cooper is a veteran sports journalist and author with more than three decades of experience covering professional and collegiate athletics. A longtime contributor to major outlets, he has reported from Super Bowls, NBA Finals, and Olympic Games, earning a reputation for deep reporting and sharp narrative insight. Howard-Cooper brings unmatched institutional knowledge of American sports media to BAM!, combining insider access with the perspective of a historian chronicling one of the most consequential figures in modern sports. He lives in South Lake Tahoe, California.
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