{"product_id":"the-occasionally-accurate-annals-of-footballisbn-9781637743683","title":"The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDid you know . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Brady is a very good quarterback. (True, but only according to statistics and accomplishments.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.“I love Dan Patrick. I love his hair. I love his laugh. Heck, I love his musk . . . and now, I love his writing. No one is better equipped to blend humor with weird fun facts about the NFL than Dan Patrick. I repeat, no one. AND IF YOU DISAGREE I WILL FIGHT YOU!!”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Will Ferrell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“If you’re a football fan, you need to have this book. You can read about the historic, iconic moments, as well as the obscure ‘who cares’ moments. And it’s done in a funny, enlightening way by one of my favorite people, Dan Patrick. It’s the perfect gift.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Tony Dungy, former NFL defensive back and head coach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Talk about your perfect match: One of the greatest sports media interviewers and storytellers of all time has written a book about the NFL, the greatest narrative-generating machine in American sports history.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Rich Eisen, sports broadcasting legend\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “I never learned so much and at the same time absolutely nothing at all. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has empty shelf space that would look just a little bit better if it displayed a book carrying the name of one of America’s broadcasting icons.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Mike Florio, creator of ProFootballTalk\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Only Dan Patrick can tackle the NFL in this way—with his trademark irreverence, wit, and institutional knowledge of the game—to produce this most entertaining and fun book, a must read for DP fans past, present, and future.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Andrea Kremer, Pro Football Hall of Fame journalist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Dan Patrick is a mentor, leader, and friend.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Rodney Harrison, two-time Super Bowl Champion\u003c\/b\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.","brand":"BenBella Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46303927599333,"sku":"NP9781637743683","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781637743683.jpg?v=1730755805","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-occasionally-accurate-annals-of-footballisbn-9781637743683","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}