Shark Among Dolphins: Inside Jimmy Johnson's Transformation of the Miami Dolphins

by Steve Hubbard

Love him or hate him, Jimmy Johnson is a force to be reckoned with. His headline-making new gig with the Miami Dolphins made him football's comeback kid of the year. In this no-holds-barred book, you'll get an up-close, powerfully personal, and brutally honest chronicle of Johnson's first year on the job . . . on and off the field. For SHARK AMONG DOLPHINS, Johnson allowed award-winning reporter Steve Hubbard to sit in on team practices, player meetings, postgame speeches, and much to see it, hear it, and most important of all . . . tell it, exactly the way it is.

343 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published August 19, 1997

Reviews

[Dave Cottenie]

“Shark Among Dolphins” looks at the under reported and under appreciated first year of Jimmy Johnson’s tenure as head coach of the Miami Dolphins. Interesting look at how Johnson left Dallas and became the coach of the Dolphins. Particular focus to the underestimation that Johnson experienced coming into the Dolphins and how much work they needed. Not a focus of the reporting, but highlight was the focus on rookie middle linebacker Zach Thomas and his ascension to what would end up being a Hall of Fame career.

[Van Tilburg]

Story of Jimmy Johnson's first year as coach of the Miami Dolphins, a interesting look at the behind the scenes workings of an NFL team.