"I enjoyed it -- a good read. I was an old-time fan of the A.A.F.C. and Mike Demilio captured it perfectly. Both on a football level and a fiction level, this book gave me many happy moments." -- Paul Zimmerman, Sports Illustrated A classic American story of optimism, courage and love, Autumn Fool follows Mattia DiCielo from aerial battles over WWII Germany to the brutal gridiron of 1940's professional football. Mattia holds true to his love for Anna as the world burns around him and the mafia pits his own brother against him. Through it all, he never loses his belief in family, love and the American dream.