Seven Bowel Movements: A Training Camp Conversation With Stefan Fatsis

With Leather found this 7/22/2008 on blog.washingtonpost.com [flag]

During the 2006 NFL season, Stefan Fatsis embarked on a 21st century version of George Plimpton, with more tees. As you've no doubt heard, the D.C. resident and well-known author hired a trainer and a kicking coach and eventually convinced the Denver Broncos to let him in the doors, as both reporter and player. He writes about all this in A Few Seconds of Panic, whose massive publicity tour ... [link]

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SAINT ANDREW'S NET: SERIOUSLY SEXY
Published 7/22/2008 at With Leather
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