Anyone ready to write off Rick Majerus as the affable fat guy on the sidelines quickly changed their tune last season when Majerus led his Utah team on an extraordinary run to the final game of the NCAA championship. Along the way, Majerus won millions of fans with his wit, candor, and obvious devotion to his players. Now Majerus tells his own story of how a chubby kid from Milwaukee found himself at the Final Four, upsetting office pools all over the country. He talks about how he roughed out his much-discussed plays on a restaurant napkin the night before the Kentucky game.
Language
English
Pages
256
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Hyperion
Release
March 10, 1999
ISBN
078686527X
ISBN 13
9780786865277
My Life On a Napkin: Pillow Mints, Playground Dreams and Coaching the Runnin' Utes
Anyone ready to write off Rick Majerus as the affable fat guy on the sidelines quickly changed their tune last season when Majerus led his Utah team on an extraordinary run to the final game of the NCAA championship. Along the way, Majerus won millions of fans with his wit, candor, and obvious devotion to his players. Now Majerus tells his own story of how a chubby kid from Milwaukee found himself at the Final Four, upsetting office pools all over the country. He talks about how he roughed out his much-discussed plays on a restaurant napkin the night before the Kentucky game.