"You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise"
"You're Okay, It's Just a Bruise": A Doctor's Sideline Secrets About Pro Football's Most Outrageous Team Rob Huizenga,
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
ISBN: 0312136277
Edition: Paperback; 1995-09-01
Summary:
The dramatic, hilarious, and controversial insider's look at what
really happens on the sidelines and in the locker rooms of the
NFL.Hired by the Los Angeles Raiders in 1983 as the team internist,
Rob Huizenga worked on the sidelines and in the locker room of every
game. That first year was the epitome of Raiders football-- the
silver-and-black team of renegades steamrolled opponents and defeated
the Washington Redskins in the Super Bowl. For nearly ten years,
Huizenga lived in the real NFL trenches, a battlefield atmosphere
where getting hurt and partying hard was the name of the game.
Jam-packed with close-up anecdotes about football's warriors, this
book reveals:* The mind games and methods of mysterious Raiders owner
Al Davis* The truth about drug and steroid use in the NFL* The
pressure on players to perform even when threatened by serious
injury* Harrowing and hilarious true stories about the side of
football fans never see* The wild life and tragic death of Lyle
Alzado
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