A top-fiver from Wes in 2016: Friday Night Lights

Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
by H.G. Bissinger

As Sports Illustrated noted on the back cover: "The Best Football Book Ever"....I would agree. This was a masterpiece telling the story of "Friday Night Lights" in Odessa, Texas.

The book is about so much more than football: the town, the oil industry, the racial attitudes, the worship (at the time) of the Permian Panthers. Difficult to read in some chapters (centered around race), this is an important book to read. Glad I finally got around to reading it 20 years later! Reminded me some of my high school football experiences in some areas. 5 stars.