Across
- 3. setting where the spartans play Football
- 8. sport messina is revolved around
- 9. only gay former football player in messina
- 11. what ends neely's career
- 13. personified number of years that have passed
- 15. Neely signed with this orginazation
- 16. Neely's best friend, a banker
- 18. One of Neely's ex girlfriend who he feels guilt towards and still loves
- 19. He is the player who holds the record for the number of laps completed in the Spartan Marathon - 83.
- 21. what neely confesses he did about rake towards end of story
- 22. former football coach of Messina for 34 years.
- 23. the young man who collapsed and died in Rake’s arms while running the Spartan Marathon.
- 24. what Neely tells Cameron after he sees her after all the years passed.
Down
- 1. neely's nickname
- 2. name of the Messina football team.
- 4. He played on Rake’s team during The Streak and his jersey was the first to be retired
- 5. former football player, runs a body shop and also a chop shop
- 6. Neely's conflict against Rake
- 7. He has not returned to his hometown in 15 years because of his hatred for Coach Rake.
- 10. neely's football position
- 12. what rake did to get blacks into schools
- 14. Neely's ex girlfriend who lives in Nevada as a cocktail waitress
- 17. main event towards end of story
- 20. another nickname for neely