Thomas Fuller’s new book, “Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory,” tells the incredible, inspiring story.
California School for the Deaf-Riverside players toss a water bucket at head coach Keith Adams After beating Faith Baptist in the CIF Southern Section 8-Man, Division 1 championship, Friday, Nov. 18, 2022, at Birmingham High School.
California School for the Deaf, Riverside, students celebrate their school’s back-to-back 8-man football Southern Section CIF championships during a Monday, Nov. 27, 2023, parade. California School for the Deaf-Riverside’s Head Coach Keith Adams shows the CIF Southern Section’s 8-Man, Division 2 football championship plaque after defeating Faith Baptist at King HS stadium on Saturday Nov. 25 2023.
So the reporter, who spent most of his career covering international stories, embedded himself with the team and began work on a book. “The Boys of Riverside: A Deaf Football Team and a Quest for Glory” arrived in stores on August 6., beating Canoga Park’s Faith Baptist in the CIF championship for their division for the second year in a row.)
Fuller has a knack for languages. He also speaks French and Thai and has picked up other languages while working as a foreign correspondent. While he did start to learn American Sign Language in the course of his reporting, he relied on an interpreter, Melika Angoorani, throughout the project.
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