I was long time Rams fan from the age of 8 in the Roman Gabriel era through the Eric Dickerson era and after until the owners moved the team to St Louis at which point I divorced the team. That being said Eric Dickerson was the Rams to me during his time. He was the best player on a team that won or lost depending on how well he did that week. Eric Dickerson was the man!
Now we'll after my fandom ended (though they have a place in my heart and wish them well as long as they aren't playing the Green Bay Packers) I was intrigued to see that Eric Dickerson had written an autobiography. I bought it as soon as I could. I wasn't disappointed.
The book feels authentic. Eric takes you an a trip from the beginning to the current time. He effortlessly weaves his history in football withe the realities of racism. As a white man I appreciate being educated about the life of our African American citizens. He goes through his carreer as smoothly as he shed tackles. He is very interested in teaching lessons he learned as a player and as a person. He talks about his family and being a father. It's a complete story from an amazing athlete who is more than just an athlete.
The book is easy reading. It feels like he is talking to you as the pages turn. If you are an Eric Dickerson fan I believe you will enjoy his book
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Eric Dickerson's life deserved a well put together book like this.
Watch My Smoke was an honest and blunt autobiography from a man, Eric Dickerson, who entertained millions of NFL football fans across North America as a member of four different teams from 1983 to 1993. For years I had been waiting for Dickerson to write a book about his life on and off the field and that wish came true in 2022, almost 20 years after he retired from the league.One of the main things I appreciated about this book was that Dickerson was forthcoming or just plain honest about the subjects he wrote about in this book. And those subjects included his humble beginnings in Sealy, Texas. His biological and stepparents. Some greedy and evil half-sisters of his. His high school football career. His career at Southern Methodist University. His NFL career. His daughter. His kids and his current girlfriend Penny. This book was more than an autobiography for Dickerson, it was a therapeutic experience for him as well as a venting exercise for him.My favorite part of this book was when Dickerson talked about his NFL career, especially the period when he played for the Los Angeles Rams (1983-1987) and Indianapolis Colts (1987-1991). In the parts of the book where he talked about the Rams in particular, I liked how he gave small stories on certain members of the Rams like Jackie Slater, Doug Smith, Dennis Harrah, and others.Then when he got to the Colts period of his career, he did a good job of describing what it felt like to live in Indianapolis as a Black man (he did that too with the Rams when he was living in Orange County); his distaste for late Colts owner Bob Irsay who he described as a racist; and what he felt about some of his Colts teammates such as Ray Donaldson, Kevin Call, Jeff George, Chris Hinton, and others.I think the best part of the book was Chapter 11 which was called Eric the Ingrate. In that chapter he not only discussed his on the field action as a member of the Rams, but he also went in on some of the Rams' Orange County fans who came at him behind his back and in Anaheim Stadium with racist overtones just because he wanted more money. And for the record, he deserved to be compensated waaaaaay more than he was for being the best running back in the NFL from 1983 to 1984. In that chapter and others, I'm so glad Dickerson went in on former Rams general manager John Shaw, because that man did Dickerson and countless Rams dirty in that 1985 to 1989 period.In closing, Watch My Smoke was about more than the Dickerson's pro football career. In this book you had stories about human emotion. Stories about how people treat one another. Stories about using your own family members for you own financial gain. A high-ranking NFL employee (John Shaw) abusing their power or thinking football players are just machines and not human beings with feelings, emotions, and dreams. I really enjoyed this book and I'm glad that I read it.
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Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2022
One of the main things I appreciated about this book was that Dickerson was forthcoming or just plain honest about the subjects he wrote about in this book. And those subjects included his humble beginnings in Sealy, Texas. His biological and stepparents. Some greedy and evil half-sisters of his. His high school football career. His career at Southern Methodist University. His NFL career. His daughter. His kids and his current girlfriend Penny. This book was more than an autobiography for Dickerson, it was a therapeutic experience for him as well as a venting exercise for him.
My favorite part of this book was when Dickerson talked about his NFL career, especially the period when he played for the Los Angeles Rams (1983-1987) and Indianapolis Colts (1987-1991). In the parts of the book where he talked about the Rams in particular, I liked how he gave small stories on certain members of the Rams like Jackie Slater, Doug Smith, Dennis Harrah, and others.
Then when he got to the Colts period of his career, he did a good job of describing what it felt like to live in Indianapolis as a Black man (he did that too with the Rams when he was living in Orange County); his distaste for late Colts owner Bob Irsay who he described as a racist; and what he felt about some of his Colts teammates such as Ray Donaldson, Kevin Call, Jeff George, Chris Hinton, and others.
I think the best part of the book was Chapter 11 which was called Eric the Ingrate. In that chapter he not only discussed his on the field action as a member of the Rams, but he also went in on some of the Rams' Orange County fans who came at him behind his back and in Anaheim Stadium with racist overtones just because he wanted more money. And for the record, he deserved to be compensated waaaaaay more than he was for being the best running back in the NFL from 1983 to 1984. In that chapter and others, I'm so glad Dickerson went in on former Rams general manager John Shaw, because that man did Dickerson and countless Rams dirty in that 1985 to 1989 period.
In closing, Watch My Smoke was about more than the Dickerson's pro football career. In this book you had stories about human emotion. Stories about how people treat one another. Stories about using your own family members for you own financial gain. A high-ranking NFL employee (John Shaw) abusing their power or thinking football players are just machines and not human beings with feelings, emotions, and dreams. I really enjoyed this book and I'm glad that I read it.
Eric Dickerson's life deserved a well put together book like this.
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2022
Watch My Smoke was an honest and blunt autobiography from a man, Eric Dickerson, who entertained millions of NFL football fans across North America as a member of four different teams from 1983 to 1993. For years I had been waiting for Dickerson to write a book about his life on and off the field and that wish came true in 2022, almost 20 years after he retired from the league.Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2022
One of the main things I appreciated about this book was that Dickerson was forthcoming or just plain honest about the subjects he wrote about in this book. And those subjects included his humble beginnings in Sealy, Texas. His biological and stepparents. Some greedy and evil half-sisters of his. His high school football career. His career at Southern Methodist University. His NFL career. His daughter. His kids and his current girlfriend Penny. This book was more than an autobiography for Dickerson, it was a therapeutic experience for him as well as a venting exercise for him.
My favorite part of this book was when Dickerson talked about his NFL career, especially the period when he played for the Los Angeles Rams (1983-1987) and Indianapolis Colts (1987-1991). In the parts of the book where he talked about the Rams in particular, I liked how he gave small stories on certain members of the Rams like Jackie Slater, Doug Smith, Dennis Harrah, and others.
Then when he got to the Colts period of his career, he did a good job of describing what it felt like to live in Indianapolis as a Black man (he did that too with the Rams when he was living in Orange County); his distaste for late Colts owner Bob Irsay who he described as a racist; and what he felt about some of his Colts teammates such as Ray Donaldson, Kevin Call, Jeff George, Chris Hinton, and others.
I think the best part of the book was Chapter 11 which was called Eric the Ingrate. In that chapter he not only discussed his on the field action as a member of the Rams, but he also went in on some of the Rams' Orange County fans who came at him behind his back and in Anaheim Stadium with racist overtones just because he wanted more money. And for the record, he deserved to be compensated waaaaaay more than he was for being the best running back in the NFL from 1983 to 1984. In that chapter and others, I'm so glad Dickerson went in on former Rams general manager John Shaw, because that man did Dickerson and countless Rams dirty in that 1985 to 1989 period.
In closing, Watch My Smoke was about more than the Dickerson's pro football career. In this book you had stories about human emotion. Stories about how people treat one another. Stories about using your own family members for you own financial gain. A high-ranking NFL employee (John Shaw) abusing their power or thinking football players are just machines and not human beings with feelings, emotions, and dreams. I really enjoyed this book and I'm glad that I read it.
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