High school players in a working class neighborhood of the 1970s gain
desperately needed structure and guidance from Jack "Clyde" Dempsey, a
scrappy, charismatic coach who seems like nothing more than a football
geek. But "Coach" also happens to be the toughest guy on the streets of
Boston, with a temper to match, and it's his secret life as a mob
enforcer/collector that forces him to flee the country, becoming one of
America's most wanted. In this memoir, a devoted Dempsey disciple, who
later becomes a dean at a world private school outside Boston, tries
thirty-five years later to understand his former coach, role model, and
mentor--both his good side and his very dark side--and Dempsey's impact
on his own life. A COMPLETELY TRUE STORY.