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"It was a season where the impossible became possible. It was a season where the hard to believe became believable."--Marv Levy, Pro Football Hall of Fame Coach.The 1973 Buffalo Bills made pro football history. They had an offense that broke several important rushing records during that memorable year. And they had a superstar running back by the name of O.J. Simpson, who broke a glass ceiling of sorts by becoming the first man -- and indeed the only man -- to ever rush for more than 2,000 yards in one 14-game regular season. That glory-filled accomplishment provided the celebrated culmination to this epic tale of a week-by-week journey from an initial goal to its triumphant ending.In The 2,003-Yard Odyssey: The Juice, The Electric Company, and an Epic Run for a Record, several members of that Buffalo Bills team recall their memories of that year. They discuss how that 1973 season began with a bunch of question marks, then how a boast by one of their offensive linemen led to a challenge for the whole squad to address. A major focus in this book are the feats of the incomparable O.J. Simpson, who earned pro football fame and glory with his record-breaking 1973 performance. This story recounts how Simpson set a mark that was thought of by most people to be impossible to achieve. It was an odyssey unlike any other in NFL annals, and it is explored in concentrated depth and detail within these pages. Joe Zagorski is a member of the Pro Football Writers of America and the Pro Football Researchers Association. He has written several previous books about various teams and players of the NFL. He is also a contributing writer to the website Pro Football Journal and the administrator of the Facebook page, The NFL in the 1970s. He resides in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.Marv Levy, who wrote the foreword for this book, is a coaching legend in both the United States and in Canada. He led the Buffalo Bills to four straight Super Bowl appearances from 1990 to 1993. He is also an honored member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The 1972 Green Bay Packers were not expected to challenge for a playoff spot, or even to top their four victories from the season before. The team lacked bona fide superstars. But the players were an eclectic group of over-achievers. By season's end became the only Packers team throughout the 1970s to earn a division title.

What is "God on a Chalkboard?" It''s a personal daily devotional. It''s a group bible study. It''s an interactive, year-long trek through the greatest book ever written, the Holy Bible, exploring the depths of your Heavenly Father''s love for you. Each of the 365 daily entries offers a 10-minute nugget of quiet time with the Father. A simple "chalkboard" statement suggests a truth or characteristic about God that is amplified and supported by His Word. Each week, a set of study questions expands the discussion, challenging your understanding of the Father''s plan for your life. As you read through the lessons, blank spaces are provided in the workbook for you to record your personal reflections, thoughts, questions and epiphanies. As you fill in the pages of "God on a Chalkboard," your daily writings will draw you into a close interaction with God''s Word - and a deeper understanding of how much "Your Father Loves You!" Joe Zagorski is a Dallas-based marketing and advertising writer who completed a spiritual journey of personal recovery from drugs, alcohol, porn, racism and self-doubt. While working through a biblically based 12-step program, he wrote "God on a Chalkboard" as a means of introducing his own two sons to the God he never shared with them while raising them. Joe''s testimony is detailed in the opening pages of "God on a Chalkboard," but it is the story of your Heavenly Father''s love for you about which this book is dedicated. "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life." - John 3:16 (NKJV) Start "God on a Chalkboard" today. And be swept away by the most supernatural, indescribable love you have ever encountered - your Father''s love for you!

The National Football League in the 1970s represented a new epoch in professional football. This book examines each year of the NFL's pivotal decade in detail, covering the great names, great rivalries and great games of the '70s. The author explains key changes in both strategy and rules and how pro football developed into the near-religious American tradition we see today.