Always love welcoming authors onto the Go Long Podcast to discuss their passion projects.
I think you’ll be eager to read this book after listening, too.
Longtime NFL reporter Paul Domowitch is the author of “Just Give Me a Chance: The Life of NFL Hall of Fame Linebacker Sam Mills.”
Mills is one the true all-time greats and his rise to football stardom is littered with people who didn’t believe someone who stood 5-foot-9 could ever play linebacker. Domowitch spoke to 80+ people for this book, which you can purchase right here on Amazon.
There are numbers to study. At linebacker, Mills racked up 1,265 career tackles, 20.5 sacks, 24 forced fumbles, 23 fumble recoveries and 11 interceptions. He made five Pro Bowls. He was even a first-team All Pro at age 37 on a Carolina Panthers team that reached the NFC Championship Game in their second year of existence.
His legacy, however, runs much deeper than any accolades or statistics.
One “Keep Pounding” speech Mills gave as a Panthers assistant coach — while battling cancer — still resonates today. Mills died in 2005 at the age of 45.
Domowitch has covered the Philadelphia Eagles for years and now runs his own Substack: Tush Push.
Video and audio of my conversation with Domowitch is above, and also accessible on our Apple, Spotify and YouTube channels.
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