Today GRUFFtalk podcast host Barbara Hannah Grufferman is joIned by Jean Duffy, who wrote a very special book about a very special group of women, known as the Soccer Grannies.  

Jean’s book, “Soccer Grannies: The South African Women Who Inspire the World” shines a light on a group of women who lived through incredible poverty, loss, and many hardships but found great joy in playing soccer (or football, as it is known throughout the world) . . . even while wearing long skirts.  

Jean had a career as an engineer in Massachusetts, and then one day while watching her daughters play soccer, she decided to start playing soccer, too, and joined a woman’s soccer club, which is comprised of other midlife women. Eventually, Jean’s team heard about these incredible Soccer Grannies in South Africa . . . and that’s where the story begins.  

Enjoy this conversation about resilience, determination, and sheer grit in the face of adversity.  

Who knows? Maybe after listening to this you, too, will say, “Football is Life!”  

Key Links: 

Connect with Jean Duffy:  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SoccerGranniesBook 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/soccergranniesbook/ 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Jean_G_Duffy 

Threads: https://www.threads.net/@soccergranniesbook 

Book: Soccer Grannies: https://www.amazon.com/Soccer-Grannies-South-African-Inspire/dp/1538170175/ 

Alive & Kicking/Documentary: https://www.journeyman.tv/film/7404/soccer-grannies 

GoFundMe Page for Soccer Grannies: https://www.gofundme.com/f/score-one-for-south-africas-soccer-grannies 

Connect with Barbara: 

Website: https://www.barbarahannahgrufferman.com  

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BarbaraHannahGruffermanAuthor 

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barbarahannahgrufferman/ 

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