false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1185919437m/1615736.jpg 1615736 2 "It was the biggest high you could have. No drugs could match it. The way it felt to run out there with the crowd yelling for you. I wish every kid could experience that." <P>Such was the charmed life of 21-year-old John Ed Bradley, All-SEC center for the Louisiana State University Tigers. But after his final football game, a 34-10 Tiger romp over Wake Forest in the 1979 Tangerine Bowl, he firmly closed the door to his locker and to his past. He moved on, seemingly untouched by the game, to become a successful journalist and novelist. <P>But Bradley couldn't help looking back, and soon that past was right in front of him. After the deaths of his old coach, Charles McClendon, and a fellow lineman, Bradley could no longer fight off his Tiger memories. Twenty-three years later, he still knew the names, weights, and jersey numbers of the teammates he had called brothers, and whom he had been neglecting ever since. <P><I>It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium</I> is inspired by Bradley's classic essay "The Best Years of His Life," which appears in <I>Sports Illustrated: Fifty Years of Great Writing</I>. It chronicles his rediscovery of the team that he had long forsaken but never forgotten, and his search for forgiveness from teammates who had never forgotten him. 1609600 4 9 2007 IT NEVER RAINS IN TIGER STADIUM: FOOTBALL AND THE GAME OF LIFE total:82|5:20|4:35|3:22|2:5|1:0| 82 316 122 22 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jun 29 10:57:20 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 23:59:20 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 26 09:15:36 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 26 09:17:54 -0700 2008
By JOHN BOYD
Advocate staff writer

John Ed Bradley spent four years in the spotlights of Tiger Stadium. He spent the next 20 in their shadow.

Like many Louisiana boys, he believed playing football for LSU was the best thing tha...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 18 21:29:21 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 21:32:22 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue Jun 09 18:36:55 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 18:41:00 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 18:54:17 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 25 18:59:55 -0700 2008 It's not so much about his playing days at LSU, but how one handles life after one's playing days. Some would call it living in the past of being unable to let go of one's glory days, but...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue May 19 17:54:22 -0700 2009 Tue May 19 17:54:59 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Jul 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 06:52:36 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 06:54:40 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed May 28 20:59:22 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 21:22:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Sep 01 19:09:33 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 19:09:48 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue May 06 11:24:19 -0700 2008 Tue May 06 11:27:31 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 08:04:20 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 08:06:11 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 15:55:43 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 25 15:58:41 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Mon Mar 24 23:22:29 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 23:26:49 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Wed Jul 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 17:55:53 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 18:34:56 -0700 2009 3 0 true false Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 05 14:29:56 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 19 08:07:46 -0800 2008 3 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 10:30:51 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 13 17:08:26 -0700 2008 Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer -- but a good read regardless.]]> 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 11 05:33:28 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 14 04:41:48 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Wed Jul 22 18:38:14 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 16:25:48 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 20 15:33:14 -0700 2008 Thu Mar 20 15:36:08 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Wed Sep 12 08:38:47 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 08:40:11 -0700 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1615736