Football Nomad [Hardcover]

Howard Cosell, ABC Sports commentator: [Radakovich] built the tradition of linebackers at Penn State who now seem to inhabit the National Football League...He formed the great defensive line called the Steel Curtain of Greene, Greenwood, Holnes and White...and built the offensive line that blew the Oakland Raiders out of the ballpark yesterday. (1976 ABC radio broadcast)

Art Rooney Jr., Vice President, Pittsburgh Steelers: Terrific book! Very insightful about professional and college football-also very humorous. I especially liked the story about doing the mirror dodge drill against The Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz. Notre Dame offensive line coach Harry Hiestan: Bad Rad's book is the story of one of the great football coaches of all time, and his incredible coaching life. Rad has a way of making the most important part of football, the fundementals, clear and understandable. A man with strong principles details incredible stories in this book. Some situations he made hard on himself because of his pursuit of what was right.There is only one Bad Rad and the stories in this book will help you understand what that means. Rad has helped many football players be the best they can be, at every level of football; and also many coaches. I am one of the fortunate ones he has taken time to make better.

Kirk Ferentz, head football coach, University of Iowa: terrific book!

DAN RADAKOVICH was the originator of the Pittsburgh Steelers' steel curtain defensive line; coached the super bowl IX, X, and XIV offensive lines;and was the father of Penn State's Linebacker U.

LOU PRATO is a veteran print and broadcast journalist who has covered Penn State football periodically since his undergraduate days at Penn State when Dan Rl3|