{"product_id":"the-occasionally-accurate-annals-of-football-the-nfls-greatest-players-plays-scandals-and-screw-ups-plus-stuff-we-totally-made-up-hardcover","title":"The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football: The Nfl's Greatest Players, Plays, Scandals, and Screw-Ups (Plus Stuff We Totally Made Up) - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan Patrick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoel H. Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCelebrated sports commentator Dan Patrick and comedy writer Joel H. Cohen team up with some of America's greatest* comedy writers to tell you everything and nothing about America's sport!**\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e*\"greatest\" is actually just a bad type-o for \"mediocre\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e**No, not darts, we mean pro football. (book on professional darts coming never)\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDid you know . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTom Brady is a very good quarterback. (True, but only according to statistics and accomplishments.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe formation of the NFL took place in an auto dealership. The founders started an institution and also were convinced to buy rust-proofing for it. (Half true.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Carolina Panthers originated as a book club but turned to football when they couldn't agree on which John Grisham novel to read. (Maybe true. Research isn't our thing.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football\u003c\/i\u003e is a love letter to America's favorite game, full of highlights, history, great plays and players, scandals, Super Bowls, and a series of lies, idiotic theories, baseless conspiracies, a diet that may kill you and, of course, a poorly-written haiku. The book takes the credibility Dan Patrick has built up over a stellar broadcast career (ESPN, NBC Sports, something called \"Peacock\") and risks it all with these falsehoods, half-truths, and even some quarter-truths. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis parade of inanity is co-written by Joel H. Cohen (3 Emmys, several cavities due to poor flossing) and includes contributions from certifiably hilarious people, such as: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAndy Richter (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLate Night with Conan O'Brien\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrian Kelley (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons, Saturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e) \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChuck Tatham (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eModern Family, Arrested Development, How I Met Your Mother\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMike Price (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons, F is for Family\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDonick Cary (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSilicon Valley, New Girl\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristine Nangle (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eInside Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Broti Gupta (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The New York Times, The Simpsons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRob Cohen (\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live, Big Bang Theory\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIllustrated in two colors (black and white are colors, right?) \u003ci\u003eThe Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football\u003c\/i\u003e informs (a little), entertains (a lot), and is the perfect gift to taunt the Jets fans in your life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel H. Cohen\u003c\/b\u003e was born and raised in Calgary, Canada. In addition to writing several films, two books, and complaints to newspapers about inaccurate horoscopes, he's been a writer\/producer on \u003ci\u003eThe Simpsons \u003c\/i\u003efor the last 21 years. Joel has won three Emmy Awards, three Writers Guild Awards, and, one time, a glass donkey in a game of bingo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Patrick \u003c\/b\u003eis a Hall-of-Fame sports broadcaster and host of\u003ci\u003e The Dan Patrick Show\u003c\/i\u003e (1M+ listeners, 371 affiliates), a veteran of ESPN, NBC Sports, and the three-time host of the Olympics.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 9.06 x 7.17 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752568586528,"sku":"9781637743683","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6ed29f8c4b0217c2763c73e6e82e5193.webp?v=1779998977","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-occasionally-accurate-annals-of-football-the-nfls-greatest-players-plays-scandals-and-screw-ups-plus-stuff-we-totally-made-up-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}