It's the Will, Not the Skill: Principles and Philosophies of Success as Seen through the Eyes, Mind and Heart of Herman Edwards, Head Coach of the New York Jets

Jim Tunney has had an exemplary career in sports. A former high school coach, teacher, principal and district superintendent, he had a forty-year career in officiating football and basketball. Thirty-one of those years he was an NFL referee working a record twenty-nine postseason games including three Super Bowls, ten NFC/AFC championship games, six Pro Bowls, and twenty-five Monday-night games. He officiated some of the most memorable games in NFL history, including The Ice Bowl,” The Kick,” The 100th Bears-Packers Game,” The Snowball Game,” the Final Fumble,” The Fog Bowl,” and The Catch.” His book, "Impartial Judgment: The Dean of NFL Referees, Calls Pro Football as He Sees It", chronicles his NFL career. As a professional speaker, he is past president of the National Speakers Association and a charter member of its most prestigious group, the CPAE Speakers Hall of Fame. Jim holds every professional designation of the NSA, including the Oscar” of Professional Speaking – the Cavett. Dr. Tunney, a doctorate in education from University of Southern California, continues to serve his community as a trustee of both Monterey Peninsula College and York School, where he once served as headmaster. In 1993, he founded the Jim Tunney Youth Foundation to support local community programs that develop leadership, work skills, wellness, and self-esteem in youth. He and his wife, Linda, live in Pebble Beach, California. They have six children and thirteen grandchildren. As an author he has written and/or co-authored eight books: "Impartial Judgment", "Chicken Soup for the Sports Fan’s Soul", "Speaking Secrets of the Masters", "You Can Do It!", "Super Bowl Sunday", "Insights into Excellence", "Lessons in Leadership", and "Build a Better You".Tunney, Jim is the author of 'It's the Will, Not the Skill: Principles and Philosophies of Success as Seen through the Eyes, Mind and Heart of Herman Edwards, Head Coach of the New York Jets' with ISBN 9780937539088 and ISBN 0937539082.