Season of Life
A Football Star, a Boy, a Journey to Manhood
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4.5 • 171 Ratings
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- $14.99
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Publisher Description
The bestselling inspirational book in which the author reunites with a childhood football hero, now a minister and coach, and witnesses a revelatory demonstration of the true meaning of manhood—Season of Life is a book that “should be required reading for every high school student in America and every parent as well” (Carl Lewis, Olympic champion).
Joe Ehrmann, a former NFL football star and volunteer coach for the Gilman high school football team, teaches his players the keys to successful defense: penetrate, pursue, punish, love. Love? A former captain of the Baltimore Colts and now an ordained minister, Ehrmann is serious about the game of football but even more serious about the purpose of life. Season of Life is his inspirational story as told by Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Jeffrey Marx, who was a ballboy for the Colts when he first met Ehrmann.
Ehrmann now devotes his life to teaching young men a whole new meaning of masculinity. He teaches the boys at Gilman the precepts of his Building Men for Others program: Being a man means emphasizing relationships and having a cause bigger than yourself. It means accepting responsibility and leading courageously. It means that empathy, integrity, and living a life of service to others are more important than points on a scoreboard.
Decades after he first met Ehrmann, Jeffrey Marx renewed their friendship and watched his childhood hero putting his principles into action. While chronicling a season with the Gilman Greyhounds, Marx witnessed the most extraordinary sports program he’d ever seen, where players say “I love you” to each other and coaches profess their love for their players. Off the field Marx sat with Ehrmann and absorbed life lessons that led him to reexamine his own unresolved relationship with his father.
Season of Life is a book about what it means to be a man of substance and impact. It is a moving story that will resonate with athletes, coaches, parents—anyone struggling to make the right choices in life.
Customer Reviews
A good book
This book was a nice book to. Read but in the beginning was hard to continue read as there wasn't much a story grabber, but later in the book and near the end the book kept making me come back over and over, I have to say that in the beginning I would rate this book a 3 out of 5 but at the end I would rate a 4.5 out of 5 the book showed how being a man isn't about how much money you made or how strong you where it's all about relationships, and at the end of the book it shows just how important relationships truly are to people.
Integrity, Vulnerability, and Relation Impact
Season of Life is a moderately fast yet deeply reflective read that explores what it truly means to be a man of character and purpose. Through the lens of Joe Ehrmann’s journey—from NFL player to minister, mentor, and coach—Jeffrey Marx shares powerful lessons learned from the roles we often hold: father, son, husband, teammate, and community member.
At its core, the book delivers a timeless message: manhood is not measured by power or accolades, but by service, empathy, and the ability to love others well. It challenges cultural norms and redefines success through the lens of integrity, vulnerability, and relational impact.
More than a sports story, Season of Life is a call to action for men to live lives of intentional service—to show up not only for their families, but for their communities. A meaningful and accessible read that stays with you long after the final page.
Season Of Life
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