Character Is What Counts: A Novel Based on the Life of Vince Lombardi
About this ebook
Every time he confessed his sins, young seminarian Vince Lombardi sought forgiveness for the one he just couldn’t stop committing—playing football. Football was more than a game to Lombardi. It was life. And the values it took to succeed—“perseverance, self-denial, hard work, sacrifice, dedication, and respect for authority”—were ones he lived by and inspired in others.
Considered one of the best coaches of all time, whatever the sport, Lombardi was uncompromising in his expectations of himself and his players, both on the field and off. Sidelined and underestimated throughout his life because of his Italian heritage, Vince Lombardi took a brave stance against homophobia and racism. In a country and a sport divided by race the oft-quoted “Pope of Green Bay” had zero tolerance for bigotry and showed his players, fans, and other teams and coaches that character is what counts.
About the author
Jonathan Brown writes the Lou Crasher Mystery series published by Down and Out Books. His most recent: Don’t Shoot the Drummer was released November 2020. The previous book: The Big Crescendo was released in November 2019. The third Crasher book: Drums, Guns and Money will be released late 2022. He’s recently written Chloe, a noir crime novel with a female protagonist for Level Best Books. Publication date: mid-2022.
Character is What Counts is Brown’s second book for the Mentoris Project, and he hopes to pen many more for the publisher: “If I could write 50% crime fiction and 50% books for Mentoris, well, that would be the gravy!”
Brown enjoys personal training, teaching drums, and living the good life with his wife in Southern California. His latest addition to his artist menu is audiobook narration. He and business partner Brent Halfyard have created Sidecrow Productions, an audiobook publishing house.
Jonathan ends every fitness training session with his clients with this phrase: “All of the world’s problems can be solved with love!”
