Playing For Pizza Flashcards
Setting of first scene
Hospital with rick in bed and arnie the agent nearby
Author
John grisham
How long was rick knocked out
24 hours….when he woke up he remembered his second concussion watching a cheerleader then he went to seattle then cleveland
What happened
The third string quarterback was in the afc championship game
He woke up didnt know what happened and yet arnie told him
The browns let him go
The only team that ever signed him twice was
Toronto
Three interceptions in
11 minutes
Which was throwing arm
Right
Headline on arnies paper the cleveland post
Fans storm hospital
Browns up 17 0, browns defense awesome, he comes in
Throws pass to other team 17 7 minutes to go picked off by runner 17 14, snap fumbled, last four minutes drive stalls… 40 seconds to go hits target but too hard bounces other team scores 17 21…crowd goes crazy
Arnie got what percent of ricks salary
5 percent
How old is rick
28
What is his degree in
Physed where hw could get a job for 40000 teaching sixth graders
Ricks home town
Davenport iowa
How many stormed hospital
Arnie said 20
Paper said 50
Attack journalist
Charlie cray
Cray said rick dockery could top all time what list
Goat
Arnie clients
7 in nfl and 4 in canada he was a midlevel
Why did they say rick was bad
He feared contact for good reason and didnt put team first
Sams Clients , the webbs, from portland but claimed
Italian blood. He moonlighted as a guide
Parma coach
Sam russo. He and arnie both went to bucknell. Arnie called him hearing that sam needed a quarterback.
Sam equAted italian football to
Division 3 washington and lee in virginia
What do italian players get paid
3 american players Meal money Maybe some rent Quarterbacks on,y salary Beer and pizza if owner in good mood
How big are italian crowds
3000 at most