The Jim Plunkett Story
- ISBN-10
- 044014258X
- ISBN-13
- 9780440142584
- Category
- Football players
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1982-10
- Publisher
- Dell Publishing Company
- Authors
- Jim Plunkett, Dave Newhouse
Description
The cornerbacks were Bruce Taylor and Jimmy Johnson . Usually it's the quarterbacks who bring out the wrath of fans , but in San Francisco , Taylor was the fans ' target . Bruce was a good player , but he happened to play the same ...
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