The Crew.  Chapter 18
Coach "Back"
Passage was a worried man. In fact he was a very worried man. For the first time in his life he felt in real pain. And to him that was a shock. "Back" was the challenger who'd famously lasted ten rounds with the state heavyweight champion in 1965 and taken everything that the guy had had to give.
He was the one who'd broken his collarbone in no less than four successive football seasons. He was still remembered as the hero who'd pushed his body to the limit to achieve a still-unbeaten time in the 200 metres state athletics final of '67.  Continue...