| Description |
x, 387 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"Fresh off of a gutsy, thrilling 2023 Super Bowl win for the Kansas City Chiefs, two inspiring stories that fit perfectly together--a biography of superstar quarterback, Patrick Mahomes, who brought the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl win in fifty years in 2020 as well as a second in 2023, along with the historical struggles and recent resurgence of the former "Paris of the Plains," Kansas City"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [311]-371) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: the Kansas City Spirit -- Part I. No boundaries -- Arm talent ; "Kansas City from now on will boom" ; The Pine Curtain superstar ; The boss and the developer ; The coach and the intern ; Part II. Concrete and the count -- The sign ; The country club and the covenants ; Big Red's arrival ; The battle for Linwood ; The draft ; Nichols and the nation ; Part III. Mahomes the apprentice ; The gambler's son ; The freeway ; Evolution ; The ballad of Lloyd Wells ; Prime time ; The villain's name was Tom ; The Martyball '90s ; The voice ; Revenge of the cow ; The election ; Jet Chip wasp ; Part IV. A fountain and a reckoning -- A quarterback's home ; The crash ; Thirteen seconds ; The bull's horns ; The ankle ; The Kansas City Spirit II ; Masterpiece ; The future. |
| Subject |
Mahomes, Patrick, 1995-
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Quarterbacks (Football) -- United States -- Biography.
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Kansas City Chiefs (Football team) -- History.
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Kansas City (Mo.) -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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| Added Author |
Dodd, Rustin, author.
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| ISBN |
9780593472033 (hardcover) |
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0593472039 (hardcover) |
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