Publisher's Synopsis
On the eve of Superbowl, Andre Waters, phenom running back of Portland's professional football team, is shot three times in a Las Vegas penthouse suite. Before his attacker is identified, Andre reflects on his life choices and football career decisions leading to this violent conclusion in the luxurious lodgings of a ritzy casino Skyloft.
From humble beginnings at Texas Southern University, Andre is a 17-year-old pigskin prodigy, young, dumb and full of‐‐testosterone. Gifted and gullible, Andre is fabulous on the field, while off-field he clumsily fumbles the hearts of two gorgeous young women. With the speed of an Olympic sprinter, Andre can maneuver between defenders and pivot between girlfriends. As linebackers pursue Andre in football games, the running back is oblivious to evil forces stalking him in his personal life. A tragic tale of the Arkansas backwoods reveals the motivations of Andre's true enemy. He keeps running back between two women until he is eventually blindsided. The Running Back is the calamitous drama of a rich, Black, adolescent fool!
