Buzz Bissinger was blessed with being the father of twins, and some would say cursed since Zack, the younger by 3 minutes, was brain damaged at birth. But these are special people, and despite splitting from his wife shortly after this traumatic event, Bissinger shared fully in his sons' development and lives. When Zack is 25, the two of them go on a trip to visit places they'd lived. Although developmentally challenged, Zack possesses several astounding talents, a gift for navigation being one of them. His love for maps coupled with his astounding powers of recall make his presence in the passenger seat essential, but he demonstrates to his father also an ability to navigate the human heart, unweaving the mysteries of the tangle of highways around Chicago and Phoenix, among others, and talking his father through several emotional meltdowns. Bissinger is remarkably candid and generous with his personal revelations, also his realization that Zack is trying to live as independently as he can despite his disabilities. Letting go is difficult under most circumstances, but under these, more than ever.

About 2/3 of the way through the book the two visit Odessa, Texas, where they lived while Bissinger was writing Friday Night Lights. He comments that every person has one story in them, and FNL was his. I disagree. His generosity and openness coupled with his journalistic talent for expression that he shows in Father's Day prove he has many more stories to share with us.