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The Blood: My life in, and out, of football
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The Blood: My life in, and out, of football in Chattanooga, TN
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Barnes and Noble
The Blood: My life in, and out, of football in Chattanooga, TN
Current price: $35.95
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Size: Hardcover
Pat Spillane is one of the bestknown sportspeople in Ireland. Selected for the GAA’s Team of the Millennium and winner of eight AllIreland senior football medals, he is one of the greatest Gaelic footballers ever.
He has also been one of the most controversial GAA pundits of all time, driving the agenda on
The Sunday Game
and in the
Sunday World
for thirty years.
In this honest and revealing book, Pat reveals the sadness of his childhood when his father died young; his dazzling football career and encounters with other immortals, from Mick O’Dwyer onwards; the reality of life as pundit; his years as a primary school teacher; and the stress of dealing with the government after his spell with the state advisory group on rural affairs.
He has also been one of the most controversial GAA pundits of all time, driving the agenda on
The Sunday Game
and in the
Sunday World
for thirty years.
In this honest and revealing book, Pat reveals the sadness of his childhood when his father died young; his dazzling football career and encounters with other immortals, from Mick O’Dwyer onwards; the reality of life as pundit; his years as a primary school teacher; and the stress of dealing with the government after his spell with the state advisory group on rural affairs.
Pat Spillane is one of the bestknown sportspeople in Ireland. Selected for the GAA’s Team of the Millennium and winner of eight AllIreland senior football medals, he is one of the greatest Gaelic footballers ever.
He has also been one of the most controversial GAA pundits of all time, driving the agenda on
The Sunday Game
and in the
Sunday World
for thirty years.
In this honest and revealing book, Pat reveals the sadness of his childhood when his father died young; his dazzling football career and encounters with other immortals, from Mick O’Dwyer onwards; the reality of life as pundit; his years as a primary school teacher; and the stress of dealing with the government after his spell with the state advisory group on rural affairs.
He has also been one of the most controversial GAA pundits of all time, driving the agenda on
The Sunday Game
and in the
Sunday World
for thirty years.
In this honest and revealing book, Pat reveals the sadness of his childhood when his father died young; his dazzling football career and encounters with other immortals, from Mick O’Dwyer onwards; the reality of life as pundit; his years as a primary school teacher; and the stress of dealing with the government after his spell with the state advisory group on rural affairs.

















