Semi-Tough

By Dan Jenkins

Categories: Literature & Fiction

Semi-Tough (1972) is a comic novel by sportswriter Dan Jenkins, narrated by a professional football player in the days before the championship game. Billy Clyde Puckett, a running back for a New York team, records his story into a tape recorder for a book as his team prepares for the big game in Los Angeles. He describes his teammates, his friendship with fellow Texan Shake Tiller and Barbara Jane Bookman, and the parties, rivalries and business of professional football.

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• Quentin Tarantino: “Billy Clyde Puckett is one of my favorite characters in any book.”