Summary of Buzz Bissinger's The Mosquito Bowl - E-book - ePub

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 John Jackson McLaughry was a total badass. He wore his brown hair combed forward in the style of Clark Kent, the superhero alter ego of Superman. He had a Clark Kent smile. He could make people feel like they were in the right place at the right time when he was around. He was someone you wanted to be around.
He was your older brother. This is how he introduced himself to me: Hi, I'm John. You can call me John. I don't remember what I said in response. Maybe I was intimidated by his presence, or maybe I was just in awe of this guy who seemed to have it all together and also knew my name and knew it by the first letter. Maybe I was already homesick or just anxious about starting a new chapter of my life away from home and Brown, but my memory is blank.
When you are six or seven years old and your parents take you to the theater for the first time, you don't know what to make of it, so you just sit there and stare at the stage in wonder and maybe a little fear. #2 John McLaughry was a total badass. He introduced himself to me as John, and I was in awe of him. #3 John McLaughry was a total badass. He introduced himself to me as John, and I was in awe of him.
He had choices after college, remarkable ones: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football. #4 John McLaughlin was a total badass. He introduced himself to me as John, and I was in awe of him. He had choices after college: graduate school in art, an executive training program in business, or a career in pro football.