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Day of the Dawg

A Football Memoir

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Description

Popular and outspoken NFL cornerback Hanford Dixon offers an inside look at the turbulent, exciting, and frustrating Cleveland Browns seasons of the 1980s. A three-time Pro Bowler and co-inventor of the Dawg Pound, Dixon recalls both the roller-coaster on-field action and a culture of drug use that permeated the NFL and led to the tragic death of a teammate.

He shares in detail what it was like to be a first-round NFL draft pick fighting for the starting job in training camp . . . What it took, mentally and physically, to play the toughest game at the highest level for a storied franchise . . . The adrenaline rush of whipping up a frenzied crowd of 80,000 rabid fans in Municipal Stadium . . . The thrill of being one game away from the Super Bowl—three times! . . . And the crushing disappointment of losing those big games.

Dixon and teammate Frank Minnifield are widely considered one of the best cornerback duos ever to have played the game. Their intense preparation made them feared competitors. Their enthusiasm made them fan favorites. Dixon's early habit of barking—at opponents, teammates, fans—was so infectious it inspired an identity for Browns fans—"The Dawgs"—still cherished today.

Dixon refers to himself as "a top-notch, speedy, loud-mouth, cocky, shutdown cornerback." That gives an idea of his outsized personality as well as his willingness to say exactly what he means. He's not shy about delivering praise or criticism where he thinks it's due—teammates, coaches, officials, or himself. 

Here, he tells it the way it was.

Customer Reviews

WOW!

This was a great book! Reliving all those memories was awesome. Of course some memories were painful but this book am made them come alive. I live in Florida and so I have only been to three Browns games and yet I was lucky enough that this book mentioned two of them. Technology is great other wise I would not know about this book. I was listening to WKNR 850 when Hanford and Bernie were on the show! Those memories are so special because back than football was tough played by tough men.

Thanks again DAWG!

Scott Carter

Excellent

Loved this book. Must read for any Browns fan or any NFL fan in general!!!

Great Read For Any Browns Fan.

Having met Hanford and Ozzie at the Swamp Club in Solon, I can attest that they are great men. This book brought back many great memories as I was on the field for many of those games as a SI Photography Assistant.

This book will take you back in time to a place where Cleveland football was at the top if the NFL. There will never be another team like those 80's team. Thanks Top Dawg!

God Bless!

Day of the Dawg
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  • $9.99
  • Available on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Mac.
  • Category: Biographies & Memoirs
  • Published: Sep 25, 2012
  • Publisher: Gray and Company, Publishers
  • Seller: Gray and Company, Publishers
  • Print Length: 238 Pages
  • Language: English
  • Requirements: To view this book, you must have an iOS device with iBooks 1.3.1 or later and iOS 4.3.3 or later, or a Mac with iBooks 1.0 or later and OS X 10.9 or later.

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