Though not written as an autobiography, CONSIDER THIS delivers the goods with a candid exposure to people and situations in Beach’s life. The book takes the reader on an insider’s journey to “the way it used to be,” and offers a context from which today’s young Black men can look at their lives. You hear the lament often that today’s youth would not think and behave the way they do if they knew their true story. Well CONSIDER THIS is the book that lays that story down in clear simple language.
He talks about being a high school “star player” and later drop out, his life in the National Football League, in the newly-integrated United States Air Force, as a mentor to young men in church, on the street, in prison, and as a father, grandfather and great-grandfather. Beach’s former teammate, NFL Hall of Famer Jim Brown, writes the Foreword to CONSIDER THIS.
Buy NowCONSIDER THIS a new book written by Walter Beach III, cornerback of the World Champion 1964 Cleveland Browns and was independently published today by New Word Media. Here what others are saying....
“I think this is one of the most important books I’ve ever read discussing what it is to be a human being, what it takes to be a human being, what’s important about being a human being and being able to maintain those values without compromise.”
“This book is a deeply personal and philosophical account of the African American experience in Michigan. I highly recommend it.”
"Walter Beach is one of the most important political-athletes who has ever lived, played and fought for a better world. Read his book because he has a wisdom about the world that extends far beyond the playing field."