Meet the Real Jerry Maguire at Newport Beach Library

From a press release:

Sports agent Leigh Steinberg, who was the inspiration behind the film “Jerry Maguire,” will speak about the rise and fall of his 40-year career 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14 in the Central Library Friends Room, Newport Beach.

Steinberg, who has represented over 150 professional athletes, is the author “The Agent: My 40-Year Career Making Deals and Changing the Game.” Once the most powerful sports agent in the country, Steinberg will talk about his masterful rise, his crushing personal and professional fall, and his inspiring personal story of recovery and determined redemption in the high-stakes world of professional sports.

Books will be available for purchase and signing. The Newport Beach Public Library presents a variety of programs that foster cultural arts enrichment.

For more information, please contact the Library at 949-717-3800, option 2, or visit the website at

• Author and super agent Leigh Steinberg at the Newport Beach Central Library, Friends Room
• 1000 Avocado Avenue, Newport Beach
• Tuesday, October 14, 2014, 7pm, Author talk and Q & A, followed by book sales and signing
• Free admission, Seating is first-come, first-seated, limited by room capacity of 200

Contact information for public: www.newportbeachlibrary.org or phone 949.717.3860