The book is based on the life of Jim Mahon, who was an outstanding hockey prospect, killed in a farm accident at age 19. His death broke the heart of a whole community. Jim was generally considered to be a young phenom, like a Gretzky or an Orr. His story is compelling even now, forty years after his death not only because of his hockey ability, but more because he was such a great human being.
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Joseph A. Byrne. Called Home: Our Inspiration--Jim Mahon
LETTER FROM ROGER NEILSON
1. GREATER FORCES
2. A COMMUNITY’S SUPERSTAR
3. EARLY LESSONS IN LEADERSHIP. I — THE MARBLES STING
II—SOFTBALL SURPRISE
III—WAY DOWN UPON THE SWANEE RIVER
IV—BOOTS BEHIND THE CURTAIN
V—THE HOCKEY RINK
VI—POM POM POLE AWAY
VII—THE WEAKEST BOY IN THE SCHOOL
4. THOSE CRAZY FRIDAY NIGHTS IN ESSEX
5. PARRY SOUND
6. THE PETERBOROUGH YEARS. I—YEAR ONE
II—THE REGULAR SEASON
III—PETERBOROUGH YEAR TWO
IV—PLAYOFFS
7. DON’T AWAKEN THE BEAR
8. THOUSAND POUND POWER
9. MORE LESSONS
10. SIXTY SECONDS OF LIFE
11. THE AFTERMATH
12. THE LAST CHAPTER
13. AFTERWARDS
PHOTOS
ROSTERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
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CALLED HOME:
OUR INSPIRATION,
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Of course, neither one had started working in earnest at all. They had kept up low level wise cracks in whispers with us all along.
As I frantically tugged at my hand, it finally released. I looked at it and tried to rub the red stress bruises from both sides of the hand. As I looked for sympathy the teacher strode to the back of the class, where we sat, strap in hand.
