Von Benko George - A Legendary Defense - Hardcover

Binding: Hardcover
Description: To most NFL fans Dick Le Beau is known as a football lifer Pro Football Hall of Fame member and mastermind behind the revolutionary zone blitz defense. But to Pittsburgh Steelers fans Le Beau is the beloved defensive coaching genius who helped lead the Steelers to their last two championships Super Bowl XL in 2005 and Super Bowl Xliii in 2008 crafting a devastating 3 - 4 defensive scheme that came to define a treasured era of football in Pittsburgh. In A Legendary Defense Le Beau along with veteran Steelers scribes Scott Brown and George Von Benko will revisit that unforgettably dominant 2008 defensive unit one of the most feared and successful in the modern NFL landscape. A deep dive into each game of the 2007 - 2008 championship season with added perspective of how that Blitzburgh defense stacks up against the other great contemporary defenses Le Beau also intersperses revelations about the 2008 Steelers with anecdotes from his nearly 60 years in the NFL as both a star player and groundbreaking coach who spanned decades of football innovation. This fond look back at the latest golden era for the Steelers also includes recollections from the legends on defense who helped bring Le Beau's ground - breaking vision to life from Hall of Fame safety Troy Polamalu to 2008 NFL Defensive Player of the Year James Harrison to unheralded but essential linebacker James Farrior and many more who count Le Beau as one of the most admired and brilliant coaches in league history.
Title: A Legendary Defense
Author(s): Von Benko George
Publisher: Triumph Books
Barcode: 9781637273968
Pages: 256 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 7/9/2024
Category: American Football