Coach Eddie Rake
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Coach Eddie Rake is the hard-driving, controversial high school football coach at the center of John Grisham’s novel "Bleachers," remembered by his former players with a mix of admiration and resentment.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American high school football coach
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fictional character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Bleachers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter |
Neely Crenshaw
NERFINISHED
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former Messina Spartans players ⓘ |
| characterRole |
central character
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title character ⓘ |
| coaches | Messina Spartans football team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coachingStyle |
discipline-focused
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old-school ⓘ win-at-all-costs ⓘ |
| creator | John Grisham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Messina High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| healthStatus | terminally ill ⓘ |
| inUniverseAchievement | multiple high school football championships ⓘ |
| inUniverseImpact | shaped lives of generations of players ⓘ |
| knownFor |
intense training practices
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strict discipline ⓘ winning football tradition at Messina High School ⓘ |
| literaryGenreOfWork |
realist fiction
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sports fiction ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | driving force of plot ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| occupation | football coach ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
authoritarian
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controversial ⓘ demanding ⓘ hard-driving ⓘ |
| plotEvent | death triggers players’ reunion in Bleachers ⓘ |
| position | head coach ⓘ |
| publisherOfWork | Doubleday NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relationshipWithPlayers |
admired by former players
GENERATED
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feared by players GENERATED ⓘ influential mentor GENERATED ⓘ resented by former players GENERATED ⓘ |
| reputationInTown |
divisive figure
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local legend ⓘ |
| setting | Messina, a fictional town ⓘ |
| sport | American football ⓘ |
| themeAssociation |
abusive coaching practices
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cost of winning ⓘ memory and nostalgia ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
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