The longest field goal in the history of football was kicked in Texas. 
But did you know it was love that first led a Swedish soccer player 
to Texas, where he still lives more than thirty years after his 
record-setting 69-yard field goal?

    That story is just one of dozens of unusual and behind-the-
scenes stories veteran sports writer and broadcaster Al Pickett has 
compiled in more than twenty years of covering sports in Texas.

    Did you know that a tragedy on that same day that Ove 
Johansson kicked his record field goal changed University of 
Houston coach Art Briles' life forever?

    Did you know the greatest high school football coach in Texas 
history never played high school football himself? Or a case of 
déjà vu helped a Texan win the Masters golf championship?

    After each chapter of The Greatest Texas Sports Stories You've 
Never Heard, sports fans in the Lone Star State are certain to say, 
"I didn't know that."

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AL PICKETT writes for Dave Campbell's Texas Football, Red 
Raider Sports and Total Texas Baseball magazines and hosts a 
daily radio sports show in Abilene. He is also the author of Team 
of the Century: The Greatest High School Football Team in Texas 
(State House Press).



What people are saying about this book

"an informative and charming book . . . If you like sports and good
stories get The Greatest Texas Sports Stories You've Never Heard."
—Mexia Daily News

For a feature article on The Greatest Texas Sports Stories You've 
Never Heard by Hardin-Simmons University Athletics click here: 
http://hsuathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/011708aaa.html

For a featured article on The Greatest Texas Sports Stories You've 
Never Heard by the American Southwest Conference (NCAA Division 
III) click here: http://www.ascsports.org/News/baseball/2008/1/16/
ASC_PICKETTBOOKMILLER.asp?path=baseball

"For me, reading Al's book was like taking a delightful trip down memory
lane. And what I especially liked is the way he has covered the
waterfront, providing readers with some stories about famous sports
figures, but others about the not-so-famous. He has stories about a
variety of sports and not just football or baseball or basketball-a fine
mixture, you might say. . . . It deserves a place in every good sports
library."—Dave Campbell, Founder of Texas Football magazine

"As the director of the Texas Sports Hall of Fame, it is my business to
closely follow the accomplishments of our state's gifted athletes to help
determine who may one day be worthy of induction into our museum. After
reading Al Pickett's The Greatest Sports Stories You've Never Heard, I
quickly realized that I've missed a few! I literally could not gulp down
the presented information quickly enough. Each page of this well written
and expertly researched book made for compelling and fascinating reading.
Simply stated, I was amazed at how some of these stories were not better
publicized. This publication has it all; educational and highly entertaining. 
Al Pickett, a job well done!"—Steve Fallon, Director of the Texas Sports 
Hall of Fame

"My pal, Al, surprised me with stories I didn't know existed, despite my
thirty-one years as Texas Sports Editor for the Associated Press. Pickett
has authored a 'must read' book. Buy two! Keep one for yourself and give
the second as a Christmas present."—Denne Freeman, former Associated
Press Sports Editor

"Having been around sports in Texas my entire life, I thought I pretty
much had heard or read it all. But then I picked up Al's book and
literally read it straight through. Each story interested me in an unique
way and it's written in a style that only Al can pull off. This is truly a
great combination of funny, ironic and touching stories, all proving that
there is much more to sports than what goes on between the lines. I'm
proud to know Al and I'm pleased to say that his stories left me saying,
'I didn't know that!'"—Robert Giovanetti, RedRaiderSports.com


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