The book is a sports story about redemption sought by three Senior High School baseball players, their team, their coaches and the City they live in, Derby, Connecticut (which is the smallest city in Connecticut). In 1991, high school football was everything in Derby. The Derby High football team had a streak of twenty-eight straight years without having a losing season. The streak ended on Thanksgiving Day, 1991. After blowing the streak, the football players, especially the three seniors, were labeled losers forever in the City. They had one last chance at redemption playing on the baseball team.

The Fat Lady Never Sings: How a Football Team Found Redemption on the Baseball Diamond

Here is an unusual book--a true story of a group of young people from small town America who had the courage to take loss and turn it into victory.  There are many such books on the market, and all are good books in their own right.  Americans love to read about the underdog, especially an underdog who is able to not only make a comeback, but to succeed at an extraordinary level.  America was built by such people, which is why these stories are so well loved.  Having read Mr. Reilly’s book, I am honored to add it to my collection of stories about winners who overcome the odds to succeed.  Good for the young Americans who accomplished it and good for Mr. Reilly for memorializing it.

If you follow history, and all successful people do, “The Fat Lady Never Sings” is a must-add to your library.  I’ve added it to mine.  I hope he writes more such books.  Well done sir.