Read For Free In Search Of A Hero: The Life And Times Of Tony Canadeo Imagined By D. Zimmerman Shared As Copy
While unfolding the life of Tony Canadeo, a star for the Green Bay Packers in thes, the author's journey wonderfully recreates that bygone era of professional football and the popular Green Bay Packers in particular.
As a group, these men represented perhaps the last in the tradition of hardnosed fundamentally sound, underpaid yet dedicated professional football players.
The time period Canadeo playedthe game was much simpler than the version we see today,
During thes there was also an amazing bond between the underpaid players and their fans particularly in the small city of Green Bay, where their heroes were playing teams from the huge metropolitan cities such as New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Detroit, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh.
The unique connection was heightened by the influence of the elaborate sports pages of the Green Bay PressGazette and the colorful description of the game through radio no television in this era.
Such partnership could never exist today where rich elitist players are motivated by high salaries, who willingly leave their team and fans behind for high priced free agent contracts.
The beloved players of thes ands played the game out of passion rather than profit,
When Canadeo joined the Packers in, they were consistent winners, In fact, the Packers and Chicago Bears dominated the NFL throughout thes,s and earlys, But, midway in his playing career the team fell upon hard times, However, with the retirement of the great Don Hutson in the mids, Canadeo became the undisputed star of the Packers for the rest of the decade.
He stayed on for another three seasons with the Packers, into the earlys which was the dawn of the enormous popularity of professional football.
After his retirement as a player, Canadeo continued his relationship with the Packers for anotheryears as a member of the team's Board of Directors, creating the longest association anyone has ever had with the Packers.
He also became a confidant and close friend of Green Bay's legendary coach, Vince Lombardi,
In the search for the hero of his youth, what the author would discover in gathering material for the man's life that covered far more than the years he played for the Packers is the search would lead him on a remarkable journey that would have significant meaning.
What is portrayed is the essence of the life of a real hero, made from determining and identifying
characteristics that, as it turned out, reached far beyond the restricted boundaries of a football field.
After reading this book, you may be convinced that Tony Canadeo may indeed be the "greatest Packer of them all.
" Certainly no man has ever given more loyalty, service and exemplary lifestyle!