Sports
February, 1984
After five bruising years catching passes for the Dallas Cowboys, Peter Gent wrote "North Dallas Forty," a novel about the underside of pro football that knocked the N.F.L. for a loop, John A. Walsh recently caught up with Gent, who once again has stirred up the football world with "The Franchise," a novel about corruption and gambling in the professional game.Playboy: What tells you that an ex-football player has made the adjustment to civilian life?Gent: Football is a perfo...
