Seventeen and Oh: Miami, 1972, and the NFL's Only Perfect Season
Marshall Jon Fisher
May 2023 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Tom Campbell
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The 1972 Miami Dolphins had something to prove. Losers in the previous Super Bowl, a ragtag bunch of overlooked, underappreciated, or just plain old players, they were led by Don Shula, a genius young coach obsessed with obliterating the reputation that he couldn't win the big game. And as the Dolphins headed into only their seventh season, all eyes were on Miami. For the last time, a city was hosting both national political conventions, and the backdrop to this season of redemption would be turbulent: the culture wars, the Nixon reelection campaign, the unfolding saga of Watergate, and the war in Vietnam. Generational and cultural divides abounded on the team. There were long-haired, bell-bottomed party animals such as Jim "Mad Dog" Mandich, as well as the stylish Marv Fleming and Curtis Johnson, playing alongside conservative, straight-laced men like the quarterbacks: Bob Griese and the crew-cut savior, backup Earl Morrall. Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick, nicknamed "Butch and Sundance," had to make way for a third running back, the outspoken and flamboyant Mercury Morris. But unlike the fractious society around them, this racially and culturally diverse group found a way to meld seamlessly into a team. The perfect team. Miami native Marshall Jon Fisher's personal perspective makes Seventeen and Oh a unique, compelling account of a season unlike any other.
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Alan Piciocchi
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May 30, 2023
I would give it five stars, but there's just too much of the book devoted to politics. I want to know about the Dolphin's perfect season, not about what was happening in Washington at the time. If I wanted that I would have bought a book about that.
About the author
Marshall Jon Fisher's work has appeared in The Atlantic, Harper's, and other magazines. His essay "Memoria ex Machina" was featured in Best American Essays 2003. He is the author of a novel, A Backhanded Gift, as well as several other nonfiction books, including the award-winning A Terrible Splendor.
Tom Campbell hosted morning radio shows for over twenty-five years in New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Virginia. He brought his vocal skills to the equally exciting world of audiobook production in 2017, and has since narrated over fifty titles.
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