Badasses: The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders [Paperback]

“Once upon a time, there lived a band of larger-than-life misfits who lorded over the NFL. Dirtbags! Castoffs! Has-beens! Deviants! You name ‘em, John Madden’s Raiders had ‘em. And, thanks to Richmond’s tireless reporting and vibrant prose, so doesBadasses.” — Jeff Pearlman,New York Timesbestselling author ofBoys Will Be Boys

In the vein ofBoys Will Be BoysandThe Bad Guys Won!comes this rollicking biography of one of the most outrageous and incredibly talented teams ever to play the game—the toughest of the tough-guys—the 1970s Oakland Raiders

A book that explores the enduring legends of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden’s Oakland Raiders,Badassesis the definitive biography of arguably the last team to play old-fashioned tough-guy football. Peter Richmond, co-author of theNew York TimesbestsellerThe Glory Game, offers a fascinating look at the 1970s Oakland Raiders, led by colorful greats from another era: Ken Stabler, Willie Brown, Gene Upshaw, Jim Otto, Art Shell, head coach John Madden, and owner Al Davis.Badasseschronicles the bar-room exploits, practice-field pranks, and Super Bowl glories of the team’s many misfits, cast-offs, psychos, and geniuses of the game. Funny, raunchy, and inspiring, it's a must read for any football fan!

They were the NFL’s ultimate outlaws, black-clad iconoclasts who, with a peculiar mix of machismo and brotherhood, of postgrad degrees and firearms, merrily defied pro football corporatism. The Oakland Raiders of the 1970s were some of the most outrageous, beloved, and violent football teams ever to play the game. In this rollicking biography, Peter Richmond tells the story of Oakland’s wrecking crew of psychos, oddballs, and geniuses who won six division titles and a Super Bowl under the brlc¾