false 256368 2 This is Esera Tuaolo's own searing story of terror and hope. A Samoan raised on a Hawaiian banana plantation, he had a natural talent, football. He went on to play for five NFL teams: the Green Bay Packers, the Minnesota Vikings, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Carolina Panthers, and the Atlanta Falcons in the 1999 Super Bowl. But for the nine years he played professional football he lived in terror that when his face flashed upon the TV screen, someone would divulge his darkest secret. Esera Tuaolo is gay. Alone in the Trenches takes you inside the homophobic world of professional football and describes fears that almost drove him to suicide. He evokes heartbreak--how his older brother, Tua, died of AIDS--and hope when Esera, a deeply devout Christian, fell in love and started a family. 411481 book 2006 Alone in the Trenches: My Life As a Gay Man in the NFL total:13|5:6|4:6|3:0|2:1|1:0| 13 56 32 3 5 6 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Fri Jun 12 07:36:03 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 22 11:44:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 21:08:48 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 17 21:34:09 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Mar 24 23:09:56 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 23:12:44 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Thu Nov 19 11:29:50 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 11:29:50 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Nov 06 09:25:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 09:25:00 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 08:03:07 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 08:03:07 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 28 07:56:49 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 07:56:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 21 01:22:58 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 01:22:58 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Sep 24 09:48:01 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 24 09:48:07 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 07 11:24:15 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 11:24:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 06 20:11:10 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 20:11:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Aug 28 08:31:47 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 28 08:31:47 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Jul 28 11:23:41 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 11:23:41 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Jul 24 03:43:46 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 03:43:46 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 23 16:22:48 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 16:22:48 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 23 10:16:52 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 10:16:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jul 23 09:52:01 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 09:52:01 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 09:05:46 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 09:39:04 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jul 18 16:12:31 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 16:12:31 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sat Feb 28 09:05:07 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 28 09:05:07 -0800 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=422366