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My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn near Killed Me, and Ended up Saving My Life

✍ Scribed by Ryan O'Callaghan


Publisher
Akashic Books
Year
2019
Tongue
English
Weight
268 KB
Category
Fiction
City
Akashic Books, 2019.
ISBN
1617757586

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✦ Synopsis


"O'Callaghan came out as gay in 2017 after retiring from the league in 2011. Fearing condemnation while hiding his sexual orientation during a football career that spanned six seasons, O'Callaghan said he had regular suicidal thoughts while growing addicted to painkillers and he had elaborately planned his own death for retirement. In My Life On the Line , co-authored by Outsports co-founder Cyd Zeigler, O'Callaghan...credits then-Kansas City Chiefs executive Scott Pioli and Dr. Susan Wilson for saving his life once he came out to them."
--**USA Today**

"In a new book due out in September, O'Callaghan discusses his life story, including the treatment he received from former teammates after coming out."
--**Boston Globe**

"O'Callaghan is one of only a few openly gay former NFL players...In his upcoming memoir, My Life on the Line: How the NFL Damn Near Killed Me, and Ended Up Saving My Life , O'Callaghan candidly...

✦ Subjects


SPORTS & RECREATION -- General


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