Sports Fact & Book Rec of the Day 9/19/2011

9/19/1971:
At Lambeau Field, in the midst of coaching his first NFL game, the Green Bay Packers' Dan Devine becomes entangled in a sideline pileup and breaks his leg. To make matters worse, the Packers lose to the New York Giants, 42-40. Other reverses include a missed field goal returned 100 yards by Green Bay's Ken Ellis, two New York touchdowns within six seconds when Dave Hampton fumbles twice into the end zone, and four Fran Tarkenton touchdown passes.

Birthdays:
Willie Pep b. 1922
Duke Snider b. 1926
Joe Morgan b. 1943
Sidney Wicks b. 1949
Randy Myers b. 1962

Packers Fact:
On this date in 1971: In his first game as the Packers' coach, Dan Devine broke his leg in a sideline collisions. To add insult to injury, the visiting New York Giants won the game, 42-40.

“Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism. The way you play it is free will.”

—JAWAHARLAL NEHRU, Indian statesman

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PERENNIAL CLASSIC

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of Nobel laureate William Golding. Best known for his happy-go-lucky portrayal of adorable children marooned on a desert island, Lord of the Flies (remember their charming little “kill the pig” chant?), he also wrote quite a number of other novels, including Pincher Martin and Darkness Visible. The Spire is a tale of medieval ambition told by its protagonist, Dean Jocelin, in a stream-of-consciousness narration. New York Review of Books called it “a most remarkable book . . . potent, severe, even forbidding” when it first appeared.

THE SPIRE, by William Golding (1964; Harvest Books, 2002)