Peter Gent wrote a book about the seamier side of football which became the movie, "North Dallas Forty"died at the age of 69 on September 30, 20011 from a pulmonary illness. He was living at his boyhood home in Bangor, Michigan.
Gent was a basketball star at Michigan State University in the 1960's. He was drafted by the NBA Baltimore Bullets, but decided to tryout for the Dallas Cowboys in spite of not having played college football. He made the team as a receiver and spent five seasons with them.
He penned his novel in 1973 dealing with the drugs, sex and greed in professional football. The book was made into the 1979 movie starring Nick Nolte.
He wrote sevral other books including a sequel, "North Dallas After Forty".
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