Description - The Red Fox by Ben Collins
Norm Smith is regarded by many as the greatest coach in the history
of the Australian Football League, having transformed a battling
Melbourne FC into a League heavyweight that won six premierships
in 10 seasons (1955-64).
In this meticulously researched monument to Smith’s life – enriched by
the recollections of more than 100 people, many of whom had played with
or under the Demon dictator – author Ben Collins lays bare the man behind
the legend... in all his glories and foibles.
In this most captivating analysis of Smith, a portrait emerged of a frightfully
hard and brutally honest coach who was ruthless in football but possessed
disarming compassion away from the game.
This is his story, concurrent with that of his older brother and fellow
coach Len Smith, from their childhood in tough, working-class Northcote
during the Depression to their status as the most influential coaches of
their generation.
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