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Author name: Richard "Digger" Phelps

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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.323092
EAN num: 9781599212098
ISBN number: 1599212099
Label: The Lyons Press
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 280
Printing Date: September 01, 2007
Publishing house: The Lyons Press
Sale Popularity Level: 139812
Studio: The Lyons Press




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Head basketball coach of Notre Dame at age 29, a position he held for more than two decades with a 100 percent graduation rate, an attention-getting figure in President George H. W. Bush’s anti-drug program, part-time ambassador, a nationally adored ESPN commentator, and a possible Presidential candidate, Richard “Digger” Phelps has done it all. Undertaker’s Son is an eminently readable, inspirational, account of how he rose from an unmotivated student in small-town Beacon, New York, to a nationally known figure who attracts attention wherever he goes. One lesson: Do it today, for tomorrow might not come—a hard lesson he learned while apprenticing at his father’s funeral home. In Undertaker’s Son, the irrepressible Phelps gives advice that really matters, whether it’s how to get getting ahead in business, make the right decision, or plan for the future. Here also is Phelps’s plan for a better America in these contentious times. Brutally honest, inspirational and often humorous, Phelps’s message will appeal to anyone seeking an edge in business or life.
This is the perfect gift for anyone who loves a turnaround story.





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User popularity level:  out of 5 stars

Rated by buyers 3 out of 5 stars - Digger, Please
Digger tells an interesting story of his rise in coaching but there is no real life changing leadership or self improvement tips that have not been written about already. Based on a brief appointment by Bush 1 he thinks about running for Pres. God Luck. But I will give him kudos for being the only coach I know of that has the ballz to speak of UCLA legend Coach Wooden with anything but praise. He really calls him more of a poor sport. No wonder he never coached after Notre Dame again.



Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Johnny V
This is not a basketball book although there are many entertaining stories of Digger's two decades at ND...It's about a man who has a passion for makeing this planet a better place when it's his time to leave...He believes in "giving back" had has donated much of his time as well as money to make "life" for others better....all proceeds go to Katernia victims...



Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - undertaker's son
If this were a basketball book I wouldn't have bothered to buy it. It was exactly as promised, life lessons from an American icon. Digger Phelps is so much more than a basketball coach. He's worked for the very first President Bush, he served as an election monitor in Cambodia, he's building homes for people still sufering from the effects of Katrina. He learned as an undertaker's son that it's best to do what you have to today, because tommorrow might not come. The book is full of great advice for anyone, not just basketball fans. I read it in one sitting.



Rated by buyers 5 out of 5 stars - Great book!
The is a wonderful book - part memoir and part practical advice on living - from a sports icon! And you don't even have to be a Notre Dame basketball fan to enoy it.



Rated by buyers 1 out of 5 stars - misleading book synopsis
early pr release on this book indicated that Digger would have provided lots of inofrmation about basketball: teams, players, recruiting, why he resigned, etc. There is very little about basketball, while it is his life's perspective and he's entitled to say so, to an outsider, the book is a major disappointment. if you are looking for basketball insight, do not buy it. if you want life lessons, you'll enjoy it. Frankly, I'd like my money back.



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