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The poem //To an Athlete Dying Young// can be compared to the character, Boobie Miles, in the book //Friday Night Lights//. H.G. Bissinger had stated, “If he didn’t come back that was okay because they had found someone who had not only replaced him but surpassed him” (Bissinger 196). Mike Winchell surpassed Boobie Miles as being the star of the Permian football team now that Boobie was gone for a few weeks. The author describes that the coaches do not need Boobie to play in the game after all. They believe that Boobie should not play on the team because of his knee injury. Since Boobie has been out for a good amount of weeks, the coaches had no hope in him coming back. They found a new replacement to help win the game, and do not see the need to add Boobie back in. The team is doing fine without Boobie Miles now. The result of Boobie Miles missing many games has changed the eyes of the fans. In the poem, //To an Athlete Dying Young//, A.E. Housman states, “And the name died before the man” (Housman). Boobie Miles fame and creditability died after not being in the games for weeks. His reputation was dead. Fans of Permian football are not interested in Boobie Miles anymore. The reputation of being the best and the star of the team has died off. Boobie has lost his image of perfection because of missing a few games and not being on the team. His name is slowly fading with each game the team wins without him. Boobie Miles has lost his reputation of the star of the Permian football team.