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We're
so excited to have John Ed Bradley at our November
1 luncheon to speak to us about his new book, It
Never Rains in Tiger Stadium.
He
will be signing books starting at 10:30 a.m. Books
are $20 each.
Read more
about his book HERE... |
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The Belles have completed their $250,000 pledge
to the Academic Center for Student Athletes in
record time - FIVE years instead of TEN!!!
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The Belles were featured at the halftime
ceremony during the Ole Miss game presenting a
check to TAF's Ron Richard. |
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Thank you for not only ten wonderful years as
being part of the Bengal Belles but all that you
have done to support our mission – unwavering
support and unconditional belief in the student
athlete. Special thanks go to our many generous
sponsors who have continuously supported this
mission as well. |
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It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium
by John Ed Bradley |
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“It was the
biggest high you could have. No drugs could match
it. The way it felt to run out there with he crowd
yelling for you. I wish every kid could experience
that.” Such was the charmed life of 21-year-old John
Ed Bradley, All-SEC center for the Louisiana State
University Tigers. But after his final football
game, a 34-10 Tiger romp over Wake Forest in the
1979 Tangerine Bowl, he firmly closed the door to
his locker and to his past. He moved on, seemingly
untouched by the game, to become a successful
journalist and novelist. |
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But Bradley couldn’t help looking
back, and soon that past was right in front of him.
After the deaths of his old coach, Charles
McClendon, and a fellow lineman, Bradley could no
longer fight off his Tiger memories. Twenty-three
years later, he still knew the names, weights, and
jersey numbers of the teammates he had called
brothers, and whom he had been neglecting ever
since. |
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It Never Rains in Tiger Stadium is
inspired by Bradley’s classic essay “The Best Years
of His Life,” which appears in Sports Illustrated:
Fifty Years of Great Writing. It chronicles his
rediscovery of the team that he had long forsaken
but never forgotten, and his search for forgiveness
from teammates who had never forgotten him. |
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John Ed Bradley is the author
of several highly praised novels, including
Tupelo Nights and My Juliet. A former
staff writer for The Washington Post, Bradley
has contributed features to Sports Illustrated,
Esquire and GQ. He lives in Opelousas,
Louisiana. |
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