He worked at ESPN and from 1999-2002, where he developed a penchant for sharing too much information about himself. His fashion-free wardrobe robbed him of prospective dates countless times, as did his penchant for wearing a mustache that didn't suit him. He moved to Denver in 1996 and was voted Least Stylish Gay Guy in the Metro Denver Area (including Loveland!) for each of the years from 1996-98. He proved them wrong with a series of strange-but-true jobs in his 20s - driver recruiter for a truck driving school, sales consultant for a phone company, and temp at Otis Elevators. He still holds out hope for a Village People revival and has set up a Google Alert in case it happens.Ī B- student throughout high school, Bill was voted Most Likely to Avoid Doing Any Real Work In His Life by a panel of his dismissive peers. None of these career paths worked out for him. Bill played alongside the likes of the kid who always showered alone, the chronic nosebleeder and the guy with recurrent poison ivy.Įarly in his life, Bill decided he wanted to be a disc jockey, a professional baseball player, or the Construction Worker from The Village People. As it turned out, the highlight of his soccer career was at Camp Greylock in 1978, when he was chosen for the Camp's "D" team.
His parents figured he'd be a great soccer player, based on his spirited kicking from inside the womb. Expectations were high from birth - at least in terms of athletics. A hard-hitting first novel about quarterbacking your life." - Robert Lipsyte, author of Raiders Night "How I rooted for Bobby, and all his imperfect, complicated, oh-so-human friends.Bill Konigsberg was born in 1970 in New York City. "A thought-provoking, funny, and ultimately uplifting story of self-actualization that masterfully defies stereotypes about both coming out and team sports." -School Library Journal "A thoughtful, powerful novel." -Booklist "It's tough enough completing your pass as the linebackers blitz, but when your private life is also crashing in, the game is about survival. An affecting novel about identity that also delivers great sportswriting.
Can he still be one of the guys and be honest about who he is? When he's outed against his will by a student reporter, Bobby must find a way to earn back his teammates' trust and accept that his path to success might be more public, and more difficult, than he'd hoped. They're like brothers, but they don't know one essential thing: Bobby is gay.
Star quarterback Bobby Framingham, one of the most talented high school football players in California, knows he's different from his teammates. The 2009 Lambda Literary Award-winning novel is finally available in paperback! This new second edition includes two brand new bonus chapters, a foreword by former NFL punter Chris Kluwe, and an afterword by co-founder Jim Buzinski.
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