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I wrote the book for calisthenics, just to see if i could write a seminovel. Semitough was later developed as a pilot episode for a potential television series on a similar theme, and was a candidate to be picked up in the fall of 1980. All day long ive been telling myself its only a merrygoround. Jenkinss novel is one of the funniest books ever written, and the funniest sports novel. Burt reynolds kris kristofferson jill clayburgh robert preston lotte lenya bert convy brian dennehy. The book is written in short, very easy to read chapters, and the whole story can be quickly completed. He has also published seven books of nonfiction, most notably fairways and greens and the dogged victims of inexorable fate and writes an enduringly popular monthly column for golf digest. It is set in the world of american professional football. Jenkins was born and raised in fort worth, texas, where he attended r. Dan jenkins is the author of ten novels, including semitough, dead solid perfect, the moneywhipped steerjob threejack giveup artist, and slim and none. Semitough is dan jenkinss masterpiece and considered by many to be the one of the funniest sports book ever written. Semitough is dan jenkinss masterpiece and considered by many to be the one of the funniest sports.

Illustrateds top 100 sports books of all time, semitough is dan jenkinss masterpiece and considered by many to be the funniest sports book ever written. Jenkins wrote numerous works and over 500 articles for sports illustrated. Semitough is a 1977 american comedy film directed by michael ritchie and starring burt. In december 2014, jenkins published an article in golf digest titled my fake interview with tiger. Though the screenplay altered his original work, dan jenkins wrote that semitough wasnt a horrible movie in my opinion. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. The book cover the escapades billy clyde puckett, an elite running back for the new york giants. The 1980 pilot episode starred bruce mcgill playing burt reynolds original role, with costar david hasselhoff. The books homepage helps you explore earths biggest bookstore without ever leaving the comfort of your couch. Ritchie was partially influenced by adam smiths book, powers of mind. Dan jenkins has 35 books on goodreads with 8022 ratings. Paschal high school and texas christian university tcu, where he played on the varsity golf team. Such surface observations are understandable since the book does dwell. Sabins book combines his personal storyfrom diagnosis, through various, sometimes harrowing, complications, to his achieving minimal residual disease negative status, or, essentially, being curedand his learning curve, as he explored.

Billy clyde puckett told the story for me, in the texas idiom we both. Semi tough rambles through a broken field of personal anecdotes and. His daughter sally jenkins is a sports columnist for the washington post. This book is called semi tough, written by dan jenkins.