From the #1?bestselling author of?Heat，?Travel Team?and Fantasy League?comes?a story of heroes， family， and football. When the Brighton Bears suit up on game day， 12-year-old Tommy Gallagher is the toughest kid on the football field. And the bravest. After all， his father Patrick is a Boston firefighter--one of Boston's bravest. Tommy's dad taught him everything he knows about football--and life. Yet even Tommy isn't strong enough for what happens when the sirens ring and， for the first time， they're racing away from the fire.?"First man in; last man out" had always been his dad's motto . . . yet he never said anything about leaving in an ambulance. Now Tommy's biggest battle has nothing to do with a football field. Set in New England， home of the Patriots' football dynasty， Mike Lupica shows off his trademark knack for spinning a tale that's equal parts sports action and heart. Last Man Out is a thoughtful tribute to the bravery of firefighters and the need we all have to live up to the level of our heroes.