Last Man Standing: How Tom Matte's Memorable 1965 Season Highlighted a Remarkable NFL Career

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Joel Poiley Jack Nicklaus

Last Man Standing

How Tom Matte's Memorable 1965 Season Highlighted a Remarkable NFL Career

Joel Poiley, Jack Nicklaus

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English

Rowman & Littlefield
09 July 2024

Biography: sport; American football

This bookoffers a nostalgic deep-dive into the legendary period in Matte’s life when the running back was asked to play quarterback as well as the lasting impact of his playing time on the NFL and the Colts organization as a whole.

By: Joel Poiley
Foreword by: Jack Nicklaus
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 237mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9781538179482
ISBN 10: 1538179482
Pages: 290
Publication Date: 09 July 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Joel Poiley has more than 40 years of journalism experience with newspapers, television stations, magazines and websites. His work has appeared in Sports Illustrated, USA Today Sports Weekly, Baseball America, Beckett’s Baseball Monthly, Legends Magazine, ESPN.com, Associated Press, and many other national media outlets. Poiley has won awards for newspaper features in Maryland and Tampa, and with Bay News 9. Poiley is a free-lance writer/editor in Tampa, FL.

Reviews for Last Man Standing: How Tom Matte's Memorable 1965 Season Highlighted a Remarkable NFL Career

The NFL was a very different game on and off the field in the 1960s. As captured in Last Man Standing, Tom Matte stood out in many ways, especially his effervescent personality. He was Chatty Matte, always talking and laughing while rarely making a mistake. This counted big time in the football mind of the football genius Johnny Unitas. Matte was outgoing, courageous, bright, and always fun to be around. He always made the biggest plays in the biggest games. He has my greatest admiration. --Upton Bell, former Baltimore Colts personnel director and New England Patriots general manager Tom Matte is a true legend in every sense of the word. He was everything you'd want in a football player but offered even more as a human being. Readers will feel just how talented, funny, and larger than life he was--all of which my family was fortunate enough to experience up close. Last Man Standing is a masterful ode to a man deserving of celebration. --John Harbaugh, Super Bowl-Winning Head Coach From the foreword: Tom was a Super Bowl champion (Super Bowl V) and a two-time All-Pro, all for the then-Baltimore Colts. He was a great guy, a great friend, and his life on and off the football field was full, and like Tom, never boring. --Jack Nicklaus, professional golfer