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Growing Up on the Gridiron: Football, Friendship, and the Tragic Life of Owen Thomas

By Vicki Mayk
Narrated by: Brian Conover
Unabridged — 5 hours, 17 minutes
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By Vicki Mayk
Narrated by: Brian Conover
Unabridged — 5 hours, 17 minutes
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Explores the experience of one young man and the concerns about CTE he helped to illuminate, and the cultural allure of football in America that keeps boys trying to make the team despite the dangers

Award-winning journalist Vicki Mayk raises a critical question for football players and their communities: does loving a sport justify risking your life? This is the insightful and deeply human story of Owen Thomas-a star football player at Penn, who took his own life when he was 21, the result ...