More Than a Coach

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From Youngstown State to Ohio State, Jim Tressel has coached hundreds of football players, but his impact extends far beyond the football field.

In More Than a Coach: What It Means to Play for Coach, Mentor, and Friend Jim Tressel by David Lee Morgan, Jr. (Foreword by Jim Tressel) the former players and people who know Tressel well reveal in never-before-told-stories how this unique coach’s philosophy on football and life impacted their own lives in profound ways.

More than 50 individuals gave in-depth interviews including former YSU athletic director Joe Malmisur, A.J. Hawk, Craig Krenzel, John Cooper, Troy Smith, and Archie Griffin to name but a few. Tressel also shares how his experiences and personal relationships with players, coaches, staff and others close to his programs have inspired and blessed him far beyond his winning records.

These are all great stories of lives that have been impacted, even changed, of men who have gone on to be much more than football players as a result of the lessons learned from Jim Tressel who inspired them to all be the best they can be in everything they do. Some of the key fundamentals Tressel teaches include:

*Attitude comes before talent
*It’s not about you, it’s about the team as a whole
*Caring means more than winning
*To be a team is to be a family

More Than a Coach is exactly what Jim Tressel is to his players. His influence has not gone unnoticed and those players who have crossed paths with Tressel finally have the opportunity to express what it means to play for this extraordinary man. Each of their stories will give readers a unique perspective on Tressel and undoubtedly urge people to never settle and always work hard to reach their goals.

About the Author:
David Lee Morgan Jr. is an award-winning sportswriter for the Akron Beacon Journal, where he's been employed since 1995. Morgan has covered the Cleveland Cavaliers and University of Akron athletics as a beat writer for the Beacon Journal and was the beat writer for the Akron Aeros, the Cleveland Indians' Double-A affiliate, from 1997 to 2003. He also was part of the Beacon Journal's coverage during the Indians' 1997 playoff run and World Series appearance against eventual champion Florida Marlins and the author of three other books including LeBron James: The Rise of a Star. Visit his website: www.davidleemorganjr.com.