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Head On

By Larry Csonka

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For fans of the game—or anyone who loves high adventure—Csonka’s Head On is a captivating, nostalgic account of grit, grace, and gumption told by an iconic Hall of Famer who continues to gain ground—figuratively, literally, and unapologetically—every day.

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ISBN: 9781637743256

Publication Date: October 2022

ISBN: 9781637743263

Publication Date: October 2022

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“No matter what your style, you have to take a beating.”
—Larry Csonka, Life magazine, October 6, 1972

Larry Csonka ran the football with audacity and authority. He lived his off-the-field life with equal abandon. As part of the NFL’s 100th Anniversary, he and his undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins teammates were named the best team in NFL history. In Head On, Csonka pulls back the curtain to share how they achieved their legendary Perfect Season. From quitting football at a young age, to his often-combative relationship with Coach Don Shula, to brazen exploits with his NFL pals, Csonka narrates a life that is colorful, unbridled, and thrilling.

Csonka, a gifted storyteller who is more at home in the wilderness than on a football field, found himself hanging out with Burt Reynolds, Dick Butkus, Lee Majors, Joe Namath, and Elvis Presley during his football years. But his moments outside the spotlight reveal the most about this larger-than-life figure—raising critters and a little hell in his formative years on an Ohio dirt farm, early run-ins with the law, confronting thieves with a sawed-off shotgun, taking sniper fire on a USO tour of Vietnam, and being adrift at night on the Bering Sea with gale-force winds raging.

Csonka’s authentic voice and unfiltered brand of storytelling is insightful, compelling, humorous, vulnerable, and refreshingly frank. For fans of the game—or anyone who loves high adventure—Csonka’s Head On is a captivating, nostalgic account of grit, grace, and gumption told by an iconic Hall of Famer who continues to gain ground—figuratively, literally, and unapologetically—every day.

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About the Author

Larry  Csonka

Larry Csonka is a former professional American football fullback and Super Bowl MVP who played for the Miami Dolphins, and briefly with the New York Giants. The Hall of Famer and two-time Super Bowl Champion is a member of the 1972 Miami Dolphins, whose undefeated 17-0 season catapulted the team into the NFL history books. He and life partner Audrey Bradshaw divide their time between Florida and North Carolina, with occasional visits to their Ohio farm and the Alaska wilderness.

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Publication Details

Format: Hardcover

ISBN: 9781637743256

Dimensions: 6 x 9 x 1 in.

Publication Date: October 2022

Format: E-book (epub)

ISBN: 9781637743263

Publication Date: October 2022

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