Celebrated sports commentator Dan Patrick and comedy writer Joel H.
Cohen team up with some of America's greatest* comedy writers to tell
you everything and nothing about America's sport!**
*"greatest" is actually just a bad type-o for "mediocre"
**No, not darts, we mean pro football. (book on professional darts
coming never)
Did you know . . .
Tom Brady is a very good quarterback. (True, but only according to
statistics and accomplishments.)
The formation of the NFL took place in an auto dealership. The founders
started an institution and also were convinced to buy rust-proofing for
it. (Half true.)
The Carolina Panthers originated as a book club but turned to football
when they couldn't agree on which John Grisham novel to read. (Maybe
true. Research isn't our thing.)
The Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football is a love letter to
America's favorite game, full of highlights, history, great plays and
players, scandals, Super Bowls, and a series of lies, idiotic theories,
baseless conspiracies, a diet that may kill you and, of course, a
poorly-written haiku. The book takes the credibility Dan Patrick has
built up over a stellar broadcast career (ESPN, NBC Sports, something
called "Peacock") and risks it all with these falsehoods, half-truths,
and even some quarter-truths.
This parade of inanity is co-written by Joel H. Cohen (3 Emmys, several
cavities due to poor flossing) and includes contributions from
certifiably hilarious people, such as:
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Andy Richter (Late Night with Conan O'Brien)
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Brian Kelley (The Simpsons, Saturday Night Live)
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Chuck Tatham (Modern Family, Arrested Development, How I Met Your
Mother)
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Mike Price (The Simpsons, F is for Family)
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Donick Cary (Silicon Valley, New Girl)
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Christine Nangle (Inside Amy Schumer, Saturday Night Live)
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Broti Gupta (The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Simpsons)
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Rob Cohen (Saturday Night Live, Big Bang Theory)
Illustrated in two colors (black and white are colors, right?) The
Occasionally Accurate Annals of Football informs (a little), entertains
(a lot), and is the perfect gift to taunt the Jets fans in your life.
