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Praise for "Courage Beyond the Game"

"Jim Dent, dadgum him, keeps writing books I wish I'd written. Like "The Junction Boys" and "Twelve Mighty Orphans," to name two. Now here he comes with another terrific effort, "Courage Beyond the Game," the story of the most courageous kid to ever pull on a football suit. If you pick it up, it's guaranteed to pick you up.'' --Dan Jenkins, author of "Semi-Tough" and "Dead Solid Perfect"

"Jim Dent is a world class story teller, and in Freddie Steinmark's courageous and triumphant fight to be a man of substance, he's found a tale worthy of his ample talents. Dent will bring tears to your eyes, and Steinmark's example will make you want to be a better person.'' --Joe Drape, "New York Times "bestselling author of "Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen"

"You will cheer and you will weep as you read Jim Dent's irresistible rendering of one of the great real-life dramas in college football history. Dent has brought plenty of tough guys to life in his other books, but little Freddie Steinmark surely ranks as the toughest. Dent has brilliantly re-cast a Longhorn legend. I could not put "Courage Beyond the Game" down.'' --John Eisenberg, author of "That First Season" "How Vince Lombardi Took the Worst Team in the NFL and set it on the Path to Glory," and "Cotton Bowl Days: Growing up with Dallas and the Cowboys in the 1960s"

''Freddie Steinmark's story will inspire you and make you cry, and Jim Dent has told it better than anyone in "Courage Beyond the Game." Jim's eye for detail and gifted writing will take you back to another place and time, and a new generation of college football fans will learn why Freddie lives forever in the hearts of those he touched in his brief life.'' --Richard Justice, lead sports columnist for "The Houston Chronicle"

"Courage Beyond the Game is a wonderful book whose protagonist, the doomed University of Texas safety Freddie Steinmark, delivers just

"Jim Dent, dadgum him, keeps writing books I wish I'd written. Like The Junction Boys and Twelve Mighty Orphans, to name two. Now here he comes with another terrific effort, Courage Beyond the Game, the story of the most courageous kid to ever pull on a football suit. If you pick it up, it's guaranteed to pick you up." --Dan Jenkins, author of Semi-Tough and Dead Solid Perfect, on Courage Beyond the Game

"Jim Dent is a world class story teller, and in Freddie Steinmark's courageous and triumphant fight to be a man of substance, he's found a tale worthy of his ample talents. Dent will bring tears to your eyes, and Steinmark's example will make you want to be a better person.'" --Joe Drape, New York Times bestselling author of Our Boys: A Perfect Season on the Plains with the Smith Center Redmen, on Courage Beyond the Game

"You will cheer and you will weep as you read Jim Dent's irresistible rendering of one of the great real-life dramas in college football history. Dent has brought plenty of tough guys to life in his other books, but little Freddie Steinmark surely ranks as the toughest. Dent has brilliantly re-cast a Longhorn legend. I could not put Courage Beyond the Game down.'" --John Eisenberg, author of That First Season: How Vince Lombardi Took the Worst Team in the NFL and set it on the Path to Glory, and Cotton Bowl Days: Growing up with Dallas and the Cowboys in the 1960s

"Freddie Steinmark's story will inspire you and make you cry, and Jim Dent has told it better than anyone in Courage Beyond the Game. Jim's eye for detail and gifted writing will take you back to another place and time, and a new generation of college football fans will learn why Freddie lives forever in the hearts of those he touched in his brief life." --Richard Justice, lead sports columnist for The Houston Chronicle

"Courage Beyond the Game is a wonderful book whose protagonist, the doomed University of Texas safety Freddie Steinmark, delivers just what the title promises. Veteran sports author Jim Dent infuses a narrative whose ending we all know with depth, tenderness, and unexpected insights. His Steinmark could have easily been a cardboard saint. Instead the Steinmark we meet is intensely human, inspirational, funny and utterly unforgettable. This was a book I couldn't put down." --Bill Livingston, Cleveland Plain Dealer sports columnist

"Jim Dent once again proves his mastery of the way football felt and sounded in the days of Texas and the Southwest Conference. His inspirational portrait of Freddie Steinmark takes us back to a purer time." --Mark Whicker, Orange Country Register sports columnist, on Courage Beyond the Game

"Freddie Steinmark defined college football with his unquenchable thirst for life, unbridled spirit through adversity, and rare passion for the game he lived to play. Jim Dent can tell a story life like few others and brought this must-read, must-be-told account back to life for all to relish with his riveting, gut-wrenching book, Courage Beyond the Game." --Kirk Bohls, Austin American Statesman sports columnist