Paper Lion

Yesterday I finished reading "Paper Lion" by George Plimpton. Plimpton lived every football fan's dream: in 1963, he got to go to training camp with the Detroit Lions and even play quarterback in one of their scrimmage games. It was a very entertaining book, told from a fan's point of view rather than someone in the business or an ex-player. You could tell he had a lot of fun with the team and bonded with its members, like a family. Nothing like that would ever happen today. The Lions were even going to let him play in their first pre-season game against the Cleavland Browns, but Commissioner Rozelle vetoed that. I think he was worried about setting a dangerous precedence. Anyway, I enjoyed this book very much.