Quarterback Walk-on
- ISBN-10
- 0140341153
- ISBN-13
- 9780140341157
- Category
- Football stories
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1989
- Publisher
- Puffin Books
- Author
- Thomas J. Dygard
Description
When the fourth-string quarterback for a Texas college team suddenly finds himself next Saturday's starter, he has a plan for winning.
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