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Rough and Tumble
A Novel

by Mark Bavaro '85 (St. Martin's Press)

Book coverThis gritty debut novel by the former Irish, Giants, Browns and Eagles player lays bare a brutal season in the life of Dominic Fucillo, an aging, rebellious professional football player for the New York Giants whose team faces a major scandal.

Charlie Weis, head football coach at Notre Dame and a former NFL offensvie coordiator, says, “A terrific novel. Just when you thought you had it figured out, the book takes an unexpected turn.  I could not put it down.”

(October 2008)