Badasses: The Legend of Snake, Foo, Dr. Death, and John Madden's Oakland Raiders

A book that explores the enduring legends of Snake Foo Dr. Death and John Maddens Oakland Raiders Badasses is the definitive biography of arguably the last team to play old-fashioned tough-guy football. Peter Richmond co-author of the New York Times bestseller The Glory Game offers a fascinating look at the 1970s Oakland Raiders led by colorful greats from another era: Ken Stabler Willie Brown Gene Upshaw Jim Otto Art Shell head coach John Madden and owner Al Davis. In the bestselling vein of Boys Will Be Boys Badasses chronicles the bar-room exploits practice-field pranks and Super Bowl glories of the teams many misfits cast-offs psychos and geniuses of the game.