Rejebian Series Presents Larry Wansley: "Tough Streets, Rough Skies, Sunday Sidelines"

While reading Tough Streets, Rough Skies, and Sunday Sidelines, readers may need to be reminded that it is a true story. From Larry Wansley’s days as a young police detective, dodging bullets while attempting to calm the Compton (California) race riots, to his leadership of a staff that identified the 9/11 hijackers, this globally respected security figure has written an action-packed recollection of his foot-to-the-pedal career. Written with two-time Edgar Award winner Carlton Stowers, Wansley’s autobiography runs the emotional gamut from terrifying to heartbreaking to laugh-out-loud funny, with the dangerous and high-drama situations that are often only found in fiction.

About Larry Wansley
Larry Wansley is a globally respected author and leader in the aviation, sports/entertainment, corporate, and executive security world. He was a Marine, an FBI undercover agent, the first Director of Corporate Security and Player Counseling for the Dallas Cowboys under Tex Schramm and Coach Tom Landry. His position became the model for all NFL teams. He also served as Whitney Houston’s bodyguard (inspiring the movie The Bodyguard), and the head of global security operations for American Airlines, the world’s largest airline. He earned the FBI Director’s Award for his team’s identification of the 9/11 terrorists, and his passenger screening model led to the creation of TSA. In October 2025, he retired as the Director of Corporate Security for the Dallas Cowboys, where he was responsible for meeting the security needs of the organization and its related companies, to become CEO of L.A. Wansley Consulting, LLC, with a focus on global consulting projects about Aviation, Maritime, Sports, and Entertainment Protection and speaking engagements.