The Bus: My Life In And Out Of A Helmet,New

He Was One Of Pro Footballs Most Beloved And Respected Stars, Admired Not Only By Nfl Fans And His Own Teammates, But By His Opponents As Well. Super Bowl Champion; Six Time Pro Bowler; Nfl Comeback Player Of The Year; Nfl Man Of The Year; Fifth Alltime Leading Rusher In The Nfl; Future Hall Of Famer; Now Nbc Sports Commentator.You May Think You Know Jerome Bettis, But You Dont.In The Bus, Jerome Bettis Tells His Full, Unvarnished Story For The First Timefrom His Sometimes Troubled Childhood In Innercity Detroit To His Difficult Transition At Notre Dame, To A Pro Coach Who Almost Caused Him To Quit The Game, To A Trade For The Ages That Resulted In Ten Glorious Seasons With The Pittsburgh Steelers.As A Chunky Child Wearing Glasses, Jeromes Only Sportsrelated Aspiration Was To Become A Professional Bowler. But Growing Up In One Of The Roughest Neighborhoods In Detroit, He Eventually Found His Escape On The High School Football Field, Thanks To The Devotion Of Hardworking Parents, A Concerned Coach, And His Prodigious Talent. He Arrived At Notre Dame As One Of The Nations Best Prep Players, But Despite His Incredible Performances, He Never Stopped Worrying That He Would Somehow Blow His Chance To Make Good. Drafted And Later Discarded By The Los Angeles Rams, It Was In The Footballobsessed City Of Pittsburgh That Jerome Found His Home And Became A Legend.The Bus Captures The Sweetness And Honesty Of Bettis, But Also Details The Jawdropping, Violent Nature Of The Game He Loved, The Mindboggling Injuries He Endured, And The Cutthroat Nfl Business Tactics He Overcame And Later Mastered. Through It All, Jerome Was Also A Loving Son, An Adoring Father, And The Ultimate Teammate And Mentor.The Bus Not Only Takes You Under The Helmet, But Inside The Huddle, The Locker Room, The Practice Field, The Negotiating Table, The Owners Office, And The Super Bowl Sideline. Youll Learn How Bettis Became The Bus, How He Helped Engineer The Greatest Trade In Steelers History, How He Almost Cost Pittsburgh A Conference Championship, And How Sweet It Was To Winfinallyone For The Thumb.