One More Season: The Birth of Football's Spread Offense

***Official Selection, 2024 New Media Film Festival******Coverfly #1 All Time Action Book******Finalist, ScreenCraft Cinematic Book Competition 2022******Firebird Book Awards Gold Medal 2022***A magical saga unfolds when a scrawny young bookworm with unfulfilled dreams of football glory crosses paths with an aging high school coach whose dreams have faded. Over the years, football experts (Sports Illustrated, ESPN, CBS Sports, The Wall Street Journal, Hall of Famers John Elway and Dennis Erickson, among others) have recognized “Cactus Jack” Neumeier as the legendary inventor of a wide-open brand of football that electrifies legions of contemporary football fans. Neumeier’s offense, initially known as “basketball on grass,” dominates football today at every level of play from peewee league scrimmages to NFL Super Bowls. But that was not always the case. The year was 1969, a tumultuous time very much like the present. With a well-deserved reputation for mediocrity and his coaching job on the line, Coach Neumeier looked across the Generation Gap at an undersized, inexperienced crop of candidates for his next team. Out of desperation, Neumeier, an unlikely revolutionary, threw out his playbook and formulated a new turbocharged offense now known simply as “the spread.” The offense relies more on teamwork, courage and intelligence than size and speed. In a single make-or-break season, Neumeier, together with that lanky bookworm and his teammates, changed “three yards and a cloud of dust” football into an exciting, unpredictable, high-scoring passing game. It was a year when underdogs became champions, a year when a middle-aged coach reinvented himself and the game of football along the way — a season when fairytales came true. With echoes of "Friday Night Lights," "The Boys in the Boat," "Remember the Titans," "Rudy," "The Blind Side" and even "American Graffiti," sports fans of any age will love "One More Season." Caution: salty language typical of teenaged football players may not be appropriate for some younger readers.Review excerpts:“What a beautifully written book!!”“… I am not a football fan, … but this book had me glued to it the minute I started the read.”“… Lorin Fife takes us into the trenches of football AND life.”“Even if you are not a football aficionado, you will appreciate the struggle…”“Fife weaves a terrific story…. and provides insights to an offense so dominant that it quickly was copied and implemented at the college and pro levels.”“A transformational journey.”“If you are an aficionado of high-scoring football offenses, 'One More Season' is a must read.”“Not just for fans of the game, but also for those who love a great underdog story.”“Fife, who played center for the Granada Hills squad, brings the keen perspective of a lineman to the narrative.”“You don’t have to be a big football fan to enjoy the suspense.”“Lorin Fife has the rare ability to bring his stories to life….”“The book is a delight!”“This book is incredibly well researched and documented.”“I laughed until I cried and cheered for the underdogs as they fought courageously!””I literally could not put it down. As a life-long football fan I was completely engrossed in the story….”“If you liked 'Hoosiers,' you will love this book!”“This book is nothing short of AMAZING!!! And a very FUN read.”“The best book I have read in a long time.”“Lorin Fife did a miraculous job of bringing this true story to life.”“The details and explanations are spot on. If you’re a football fan you’ll look at a modern offense with a better understanding of what’s really happening on the field.”“Beautifully captures the time and the magical season that unfolded.”“… it should be made into a movie.”“Read the book, you won't be disappointed.” Read more