Vince papale was born on february 9, 1946 in chester, pennsylvania, usa as vincent francis papale. Vince papale family photos, wife, son, age, net worth. When he heard that coach dick vermeil was holding open tryouts, he decided to give it a shot. Vince papale spent three seasons with the eagles 197678 as a special teams player and wide receiver. He has been married to janet cantwell since august 14, 1993. The true story of the nfls oldest rookie in 1976, vince papale was thir. Vince papale speaker agency, speaking fee, videos speaking. Vince papale and wife janet coauthor new book, be invincible october 8, 2011 at 10. See all books authored by vince papale, including invincible. Vincent papale born february 9, 1946 is a former professional american football player. Invincible vince papale promotes new book at delco press club.
They share snapshots of other successful people that have. Vince gladly accepts autograph requests for personal items. Noted eagles underdog vince papale never lost faith this. Vince papale biography facts, childhood, family life. Becoming invincible the true story of vince papale gives viewers an inside look of how vince papale fulfilled his dream in 1976 by playing for the philadelphia eagles. Vince papales postcollegiate football career began with the aston green knights of the semipro seaboard football league. Invincible my journey from fan to team captain was a critically acclaimed success. Kindle edition by vandehey, tim, cantwellpapale, janet, papale, vince, vermeil, dick. Maybe vince papale isnt a hero, but like rocky, rudy, or any of the other classic sports figures we idolize, but he comes damn close. A playbook for reaching your full potential vince papale, janet. A substitute teacher and bartender who never played college football, he tried out for the philadelphia. This book eclipses the hollywood version of the incredible story of vince papale.
Invincible by vince papale overdrive rakuten overdrive. Helping making ends meet as a parttime bartender, he was also a season ticket holder for the eagles. Vince papale books list of books by author vince papale. Be invincible a playbook for reaching your full potential.
He made the philadelphia eagles at age 30 and became the oldest nonkicker rookie in nfl history. Vincent francis papale was born february 9, 1946, in. One such individual is vince papale, who was a 30yearold walkon at a 1976 tryout for the philadelphia eagles football team. Enter vince papale who was a local thirtyyear old teacher and coach. He played three seasons with the philadelphia eagles of the national football league following two seasons with the philadelphia bell of the world football league. A playbook for reaching your full potential is a musthave guide to living your life to the fullest, regardless of the challenges you face financial, healthrelated, relationshiporiented, or any other potential roadblock. At that time, papale was a teacher at interboro high school and was coaching the junior varsity football team when he successfully tried out for the philadelphia bell of the world football league as a wide receiver. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading be invincible. My journey from fan to nfl team captain, and be invincible a playbook for reaching your full potential, and more on. In reality, vince papale didnt meet his wife janet until years later, after his playing days. The ultimate underdog, eagles fan and 30yearold parttime bartender, vince papale became a professional nfl player on his favorite team after enduring a. A movie about vince papale called invincible was released august 25th, 2006. When you have the tools and techniques to be invincible, you can overcome anything. Vince papale career stats with the philadelphia eagles.
A playbook for reaching your full potential by vince papale and janet cantwellpapale with time vandehey. Thats what happened recently as accelerent hosted vince papale, the former philadelphia eagles walkon legend and the inspiration for the film invincible. When he joined the team, papale became the oldest nonkicking rookie in nfl history, a fan favorite who played for four years and was named a team captain. He was previously married to sandy bianchini and sharon.
Mark wahlberg who obviously bulked up for the movie, but still looks tiny when standing next to the nflsized guys on. He overcame some long odds to develop into one of the biggest stars in hollywood. The film was released in the united states on august 25, 2006. The invincible vince papale hma public relations daily blog.
Invincible vince papale true story invincible mark. Vince was born talented and had complete grip on football, basketball and track field in his early childhood. But if you know my story, saw the movie invincible or read my book, you know that nothing. This was double what he was earning as a school teacher. Sharon papale is 72 years old today because sharons birthday is on 03211948. My journey from fan to nfl team captain by vince papale. Vince papale was a boy who grew up in a bad neighborhood in philadelphia with a mentally ill mother and an extremely judgmental father. The teamcolored jersey proudly displays the embroidered single layer tackle twill numbers on. Weve all had our moments of truth where youve taken a giant risk to have a dream come true.
Vince papale inspiration for disney movie invincible and. He studied at the interboro high school in prospect park, where he excelled in various sports, including football, basketball, and track and field. The true story of the nfls oldest rookie in 1976, vince papale was thirty, a former schoolteacher and parttime bartender, and a season ticketholder for his beloved philadelphia eagles. The unembellished story of vince papale bleacher report. He played three seasons with the philadelphia eagles of the national. With elizabeth banks, ray didinger, vince papale, dick vermeil. He led the eagles to an nfc title and the rams to a super bowl victory. My journey from fan to nfl team captain 9781408841. Sharons ethnicity is caucasian, whose political affiliation is currently a registered democrat. Now hes living a second dream by revisiting the first. Final scenes from invincible movie about vince papale, who became nfl player at the age of 30. He is a producer and actor, known for invincible 2006, the ride 2009 and bazaar of all nations 2010.
Mark wahlberg grew up in the gritty, workingclass town of dorchester, massachusetts. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Vince papale was the inspiration for the movie invicible. Invincible is vince papales story, and a tiein to the disney pictures film of the same name starring mark wahlberg as papale and greg kinnear as vermeil. Vince papale was born on february 9, 1946, in chester, pennsylvania to francis j. Uplifting motivational inspirational timely friendly. Shocking himself and the coaches, he ran an explosive 40yarddash in just 4. Thirty years later he experienced the production of the movie invincible, which was based on his life. Dick vermeil led ucla to a rose bowl and its first pac8 championship ever. That smallish salary was only the beginning for this amazing legend. In the past, sharon has also been known as sharon l papale and sharon lee papale. Join facebook to connect with vince papale and others you may know. My journey from fan to nfl team captain by vince papale, chad millman isbn. Tinicum former philadelphia eagles teammates vince papale and dennis franks were underdogs long before the term became.
To have him sign a personal item, send the item wself paid return postage to. Vince is also a colorectal cancer survivor who is sought after as a speaker to raise awareness on cancer prevention. Vincent francis papale is a former professional american football player. Be invincible, eagles, football, gymnast, janet papale, vice papale. Originating from chester, pennsylvania, vincent francis papale was born on february 9, 1946. His story was retold in the 2006 movie invincible, with mark wahlberg as papale. He also spent two seasons in the world football league for the philadelphia bell. Vince papale, the most recognizable underdog in philadelphia eagles history. The unembellished story of vince papale eric quackenbush senior analyst i february 15, 2009 comments. Invincible is a 2006 american sports drama film directed by ericson core. Its that ragstoriches background that turned wahlberg onto. This book, invincible, by vince papale, with chad millman, is an autobiography about beating all odds to make a dream come true. In this book, vince and his wife, janet she has an equally amazing story of overcoming challenges and reinventing yourself, will share with you the key elements of creating the success you want from life.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. It is based on the true story of vince papale mark wahlberg, who played for the philadelphia eagles from 1976 to 1978 with the help of his coach, dick vermeil greg kinnear. I heard that vince papales wife is an athlete too, is this true. Hma has been a part of accelerent since the beginning of the year it is a business development group with.
He later found success as a followyourdreams motivational speaker based on his nfl experience. Heres the truth about vince papales motivating past versus disneys movie version the same studio that produced a similar feel good sports movie entitled the rookie. The front and back body of this highquality jersey is made of durable nylon diamond back mesh and features a newly developed diagonal pattern 2tone flat tricot mesh. He previously played in the national football league for the philadelphia eagles. Vince wrote a book, also titled invincible, about the. What better way to support your favorite team than wearing this vince papale jersey. Noted eagles underdog vince papale never lost faith in this years team.
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