Author: Lester Chadwick
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
"The Winning Touchdown" by Lester Chadwick is a sports-themed novel that follows the adventures of a group of young athletes striving for success on the football field. Here is a summary of the book: The story revolves around a high school football team known as the "Fairport Eleven." The team is made up of a group of dedicated and passionate young athletes who dream of achieving greatness in the world of American football. The central character of the story is Dick Merriwell, a star player on the team and a natural leader. Dick is not only an exceptional athlete but also a person of great character and integrity. He is well-liked and respected by his teammates, coaches, and the entire school community. As the football season progresses, the Fairport Eleven faces various challenges and obstacles on their path to victory. They go through rigorous training, endure injuries, and face tough opponents on the field. Throughout it all, Dick Merriwell's leadership and determination inspire the team to persevere and give their best effort. The climax of the story comes during a crucial football game in which the Fairport Eleven must score the winning touchdown to secure their championship hopes. The game is filled with suspense, drama, and intense competition as the team battles their rivals on the gridiron. "The Winning Touchdown" not only celebrates the excitement of football but also highlights the values of teamwork, sportsmanship, and the importance of working together to achieve a common goal. It is a story of triumph over adversity and the rewards of dedication and perseverance. Lester Chadwick's novel captures the spirit of American football and the camaraderie that forms among teammates as they strive for victory. It remains a classic sports story that continues to resonate with readers who enjoy tales of athletic achievement and personal growth.
The Winning Touchdown
Author: Lester Chadwick
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
"The Winning Touchdown" by Lester Chadwick is a sports-themed novel that follows the adventures of a group of young athletes striving for success on the football field. Here is a summary of the book: The story revolves around a high school football team known as the "Fairport Eleven." The team is made up of a group of dedicated and passionate young athletes who dream of achieving greatness in the world of American football. The central character of the story is Dick Merriwell, a star player on the team and a natural leader. Dick is not only an exceptional athlete but also a person of great character and integrity. He is well-liked and respected by his teammates, coaches, and the entire school community. As the football season progresses, the Fairport Eleven faces various challenges and obstacles on their path to victory. They go through rigorous training, endure injuries, and face tough opponents on the field. Throughout it all, Dick Merriwell's leadership and determination inspire the team to persevere and give their best effort. The climax of the story comes during a crucial football game in which the Fairport Eleven must score the winning touchdown to secure their championship hopes. The game is filled with suspense, drama, and intense competition as the team battles their rivals on the gridiron. "The Winning Touchdown" not only celebrates the excitement of football but also highlights the values of teamwork, sportsmanship, and the importance of working together to achieve a common goal. It is a story of triumph over adversity and the rewards of dedication and perseverance. Lester Chadwick's novel captures the spirit of American football and the camaraderie that forms among teammates as they strive for victory. It remains a classic sports story that continues to resonate with readers who enjoy tales of athletic achievement and personal growth.
Publisher: BoD - Books on Demand
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
"The Winning Touchdown" by Lester Chadwick is a sports-themed novel that follows the adventures of a group of young athletes striving for success on the football field. Here is a summary of the book: The story revolves around a high school football team known as the "Fairport Eleven." The team is made up of a group of dedicated and passionate young athletes who dream of achieving greatness in the world of American football. The central character of the story is Dick Merriwell, a star player on the team and a natural leader. Dick is not only an exceptional athlete but also a person of great character and integrity. He is well-liked and respected by his teammates, coaches, and the entire school community. As the football season progresses, the Fairport Eleven faces various challenges and obstacles on their path to victory. They go through rigorous training, endure injuries, and face tough opponents on the field. Throughout it all, Dick Merriwell's leadership and determination inspire the team to persevere and give their best effort. The climax of the story comes during a crucial football game in which the Fairport Eleven must score the winning touchdown to secure their championship hopes. The game is filled with suspense, drama, and intense competition as the team battles their rivals on the gridiron. "The Winning Touchdown" not only celebrates the excitement of football but also highlights the values of teamwork, sportsmanship, and the importance of working together to achieve a common goal. It is a story of triumph over adversity and the rewards of dedication and perseverance. Lester Chadwick's novel captures the spirit of American football and the camaraderie that forms among teammates as they strive for victory. It remains a classic sports story that continues to resonate with readers who enjoy tales of athletic achievement and personal growth.
Hawkeye Greats, By the Numbers
Author: L. Hammes, N. Rozendaal; K. Hammes
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426943024
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
"Hawkeye Greats, By the Numbers features prominent Hawkeye football and men’s basketball players by their jersey numbers, and it’s bound to be a hit with Hawkeye fans as they recall all the fine players in Iowa football and men’s basketball history who wore those numbers." - Ron Gonder "I think it’s marvelous how you are arranging Hawkeye Greats, By the Numbers. So often books in this genre are arranged by a ranking with no historical significance, and I’m glad to see a book with a truly unique approach.” - University of Iowa Press
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1426943024
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
"Hawkeye Greats, By the Numbers features prominent Hawkeye football and men’s basketball players by their jersey numbers, and it’s bound to be a hit with Hawkeye fans as they recall all the fine players in Iowa football and men’s basketball history who wore those numbers." - Ron Gonder "I think it’s marvelous how you are arranging Hawkeye Greats, By the Numbers. So often books in this genre are arranged by a ranking with no historical significance, and I’m glad to see a book with a truly unique approach.” - University of Iowa Press
The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly: Seattle Seahawks
Author: Chris Cluff
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1617493279
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
What fans don't love to relive the good times of their favorite team? Likewise, in a twisted sort of way, what fans can really resist a self-pitying look back on some of those times that tested their allegiance? Those forgettable games, seasons, and plays that made the good times even better? The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly presents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the Seattle Seahawks. It also unmasks, but doesn't revel in, the bad, the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Seahawks highlights, lowlights, wonderful and wacky memories, legends and goats, the famous and the infamous. You'll relive the Jim Zorn fake field goal on Monday night but also the Brian Bosworth fiasco. The heady play of Steve Largent but also the near move to Los Angeles. The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly includes the best and worst Seahawks teams and players of all time, the most clutch performances and performers, the biggest choke jobs and chokers, great comebacks and blown leads, plus overrated and underrated Seahawks players and coaches. There are Seahawks you loved for all the right reasons, and those you couldn't stand, sublime and embarrassing records, and trades, both savvy and savagely bad. Brawls and fights. Rivalries. Compelling photos. And much, much more. If you're a through-thick-and-thin Seahawks fan, The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly is especially for you. It will remind you of the good and great times and bring a knowing smile about some of those other times, when you proved to yourself just how loyal you are. For everyone else, this warts-and-all portrait of the Seahawks will provide countless fond memories, goose bumps, and laughs.
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1617493279
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
What fans don't love to relive the good times of their favorite team? Likewise, in a twisted sort of way, what fans can really resist a self-pitying look back on some of those times that tested their allegiance? Those forgettable games, seasons, and plays that made the good times even better? The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly presents all the best moments and personalities in the history of the Seattle Seahawks. It also unmasks, but doesn't revel in, the bad, the regrettably awful and the unflinchingly ugly. In entertaining—and unsparing—fashion, this book sparkles with Seahawks highlights, lowlights, wonderful and wacky memories, legends and goats, the famous and the infamous. You'll relive the Jim Zorn fake field goal on Monday night but also the Brian Bosworth fiasco. The heady play of Steve Largent but also the near move to Los Angeles. The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly includes the best and worst Seahawks teams and players of all time, the most clutch performances and performers, the biggest choke jobs and chokers, great comebacks and blown leads, plus overrated and underrated Seahawks players and coaches. There are Seahawks you loved for all the right reasons, and those you couldn't stand, sublime and embarrassing records, and trades, both savvy and savagely bad. Brawls and fights. Rivalries. Compelling photos. And much, much more. If you're a through-thick-and-thin Seahawks fan, The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly is especially for you. It will remind you of the good and great times and bring a knowing smile about some of those other times, when you proved to yourself just how loyal you are. For everyone else, this warts-and-all portrait of the Seahawks will provide countless fond memories, goose bumps, and laughs.
Under Stately Oaks
Author: Thomas F. Ruffin
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 080713211X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
In a captivating blend of photographs and text, Under Stately Oaks showcases over 150 years of Louisiana State University's past, following the evolution of the tiny Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana, founded near Pineville in 1853, into a university of well over 30,000 students for the twenty-first century. Thomas F. Ruffin has written an affectionate history of LSU, but it is also an honest one. The notorious scandals of 1939, the university's desegregation struggles, and free-speech alley confrontations during the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War, as well as the football team's 2003 NCAA championship and the university's pivotal role in relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina -- all are chronicled here.From the red pantile roofs and honey-colored stucco of its Italian Renaissance architecture to the "stately oaks and broad magnolias" hailed in the alma mater, the distinct beauty of the LSU campus is unrivaled. The history of the state's flagship university is as colorful as the azaleas that adorn its landscape every spring. Its first superintendent, William Tecumseh Sherman, later opposed its first faculty member and future president, David F. Boyd, in war. Yet both also fought for an LSU curriculum that embraced a liberal education with a classical component. When LSU lost its state funding during the 1870s, it was Boyd who maneuvered a merger with Louisiana A&M College, a move that ensured LSU's survival and preserved its identity. In the 1930s, Huey Long demanded the best for LSU on many fronts, and by the mid-twentieth century the institution was not only the state's premier university but also nationally recognized for its prestigious faculty and cutting-edge research. This newly updated edition features a foreword by Chancellor Sean O'Keefe and a final chapter entitled "The 21st Century and Beyond," which details the concrete steps LSU has taken towards fulfilling its goal of becoming a nationally competitive flagship institution. The last chapter also portrays, in text and striking photographs, the central role LSU played in emergency relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina, and examines how the university is faring in the post-Katrina world. Under Stately Oaks captures the spirit of the university as never before. Though the book shows that much has changed over the years, it is primarily a celebration of the timeless aspects of the LSU experience and a compelling testimony to the university's ongoing commitment to progress.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 080713211X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
In a captivating blend of photographs and text, Under Stately Oaks showcases over 150 years of Louisiana State University's past, following the evolution of the tiny Seminary of Learning of the State of Louisiana, founded near Pineville in 1853, into a university of well over 30,000 students for the twenty-first century. Thomas F. Ruffin has written an affectionate history of LSU, but it is also an honest one. The notorious scandals of 1939, the university's desegregation struggles, and free-speech alley confrontations during the civil rights movement and the Vietnam War, as well as the football team's 2003 NCAA championship and the university's pivotal role in relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina -- all are chronicled here.From the red pantile roofs and honey-colored stucco of its Italian Renaissance architecture to the "stately oaks and broad magnolias" hailed in the alma mater, the distinct beauty of the LSU campus is unrivaled. The history of the state's flagship university is as colorful as the azaleas that adorn its landscape every spring. Its first superintendent, William Tecumseh Sherman, later opposed its first faculty member and future president, David F. Boyd, in war. Yet both also fought for an LSU curriculum that embraced a liberal education with a classical component. When LSU lost its state funding during the 1870s, it was Boyd who maneuvered a merger with Louisiana A&M College, a move that ensured LSU's survival and preserved its identity. In the 1930s, Huey Long demanded the best for LSU on many fronts, and by the mid-twentieth century the institution was not only the state's premier university but also nationally recognized for its prestigious faculty and cutting-edge research. This newly updated edition features a foreword by Chancellor Sean O'Keefe and a final chapter entitled "The 21st Century and Beyond," which details the concrete steps LSU has taken towards fulfilling its goal of becoming a nationally competitive flagship institution. The last chapter also portrays, in text and striking photographs, the central role LSU played in emergency relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina, and examines how the university is faring in the post-Katrina world. Under Stately Oaks captures the spirit of the university as never before. Though the book shows that much has changed over the years, it is primarily a celebration of the timeless aspects of the LSU experience and a compelling testimony to the university's ongoing commitment to progress.
100 Grey Cups
Author: Stephen Brunt
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Limited
ISBN: 0771017448
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This country and its people are made of the same hardy stuff that makes our game and our league. The Grey Cup has helped unite our country for 100 years now. And it has revealed us, built our pride and our sense of Canadianness in annual tributes to effort, sweat and toil. But what does 100 years of history and cultural relevance add up to? When we Canadians look at the Grey Cup, we see far more than a gleaming football trophy; we see a reflection of ourselves. After its first years as an amateur challenge cup, the Grey Cup would go on to be awarded to the best football team in Canada, with Western challengers traveling back east to fall at the hands of the more established Toronto teams. That is, until a group of frustrated Winnipeggers paid an enormous sum during the Depression to buy up star players and bring the cup west for the first time. Following this, the games became about the pride of the country, East versus West, the national identity fought over the gridiron, all chronicled dutifully by bestselling author Stephen Brunt. From the birth of the modern CFL in 1958, through the dynastic Edmonton Eskimos and into the nineties, attempted USA expansion, franchise re-birth in Montreal, 100 Grey Cups has it all: behind-the-scene anecdotes, never-before-seen photographs, and unprecedented access to the CFL archives. It is a must-have for all fans of this national tradition
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart Limited
ISBN: 0771017448
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
This country and its people are made of the same hardy stuff that makes our game and our league. The Grey Cup has helped unite our country for 100 years now. And it has revealed us, built our pride and our sense of Canadianness in annual tributes to effort, sweat and toil. But what does 100 years of history and cultural relevance add up to? When we Canadians look at the Grey Cup, we see far more than a gleaming football trophy; we see a reflection of ourselves. After its first years as an amateur challenge cup, the Grey Cup would go on to be awarded to the best football team in Canada, with Western challengers traveling back east to fall at the hands of the more established Toronto teams. That is, until a group of frustrated Winnipeggers paid an enormous sum during the Depression to buy up star players and bring the cup west for the first time. Following this, the games became about the pride of the country, East versus West, the national identity fought over the gridiron, all chronicled dutifully by bestselling author Stephen Brunt. From the birth of the modern CFL in 1958, through the dynastic Edmonton Eskimos and into the nineties, attempted USA expansion, franchise re-birth in Montreal, 100 Grey Cups has it all: behind-the-scene anecdotes, never-before-seen photographs, and unprecedented access to the CFL archives. It is a must-have for all fans of this national tradition
The Team the Titans Remember
Author: Mark A. O'Connell
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1640274618
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
In 2000, Walt Disney Pictures released the film Remember the Titans which stirred the hearts of many but falsely depicted the Titans of T.C. Williams playing their arch-rival, George C. Marshall, in a nail-biter of a championship football game decided on the last play in a place called Roanoke Stadium. Wrong! The Titans played a small and scrappy bunch of players from Salem known as the Wolverines of Andrew Lewis High in the historic Victory Stadium of Roanoke. Salem native Mark A. O’Connell sets the record straight for all time in this book which tells the true story of the championship game and also links the 1971 Andrew Lewis High “Wolverines” to a lasting-legacy which had begun in 1962 under legendary head Coach Eddie Joyce. Now you can read the true—and unaltered—story. *** Now this from Coach Foster: Andrew Lewis, a small southwest Virginia school located in Salem and nicknamed the Wolverines, played—and won—against some of the largest schools in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and Tennessee. Today, these schools would be classified in Virginia as 6A, the largest of all six classifications. During the 1971 season, Andrew Lewis played 7 schools that had student enrollments over 2,000 while Lewis’s enrollment was only 975 students. Lewis was 12-1 that year, its only loss to T.C. Williams (Remember the Titans Game) which had an enrollment of 5,000 students. Between 1962 and 1971, Andrew Lewis won 2 state championships (‘62,’64) and was runner-up 3 times (‘66,’67 and ‘71) as a member of the largest classification in Virginia. Over that span of time—considered as “the best years of Coach Joyce”—the Wolverines compiled a record of 88 wins, 15 losses and 2 ties—Dale Foster.
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1640274618
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 491
Book Description
In 2000, Walt Disney Pictures released the film Remember the Titans which stirred the hearts of many but falsely depicted the Titans of T.C. Williams playing their arch-rival, George C. Marshall, in a nail-biter of a championship football game decided on the last play in a place called Roanoke Stadium. Wrong! The Titans played a small and scrappy bunch of players from Salem known as the Wolverines of Andrew Lewis High in the historic Victory Stadium of Roanoke. Salem native Mark A. O’Connell sets the record straight for all time in this book which tells the true story of the championship game and also links the 1971 Andrew Lewis High “Wolverines” to a lasting-legacy which had begun in 1962 under legendary head Coach Eddie Joyce. Now you can read the true—and unaltered—story. *** Now this from Coach Foster: Andrew Lewis, a small southwest Virginia school located in Salem and nicknamed the Wolverines, played—and won—against some of the largest schools in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina and Tennessee. Today, these schools would be classified in Virginia as 6A, the largest of all six classifications. During the 1971 season, Andrew Lewis played 7 schools that had student enrollments over 2,000 while Lewis’s enrollment was only 975 students. Lewis was 12-1 that year, its only loss to T.C. Williams (Remember the Titans Game) which had an enrollment of 5,000 students. Between 1962 and 1971, Andrew Lewis won 2 state championships (‘62,’64) and was runner-up 3 times (‘66,’67 and ‘71) as a member of the largest classification in Virginia. Over that span of time—considered as “the best years of Coach Joyce”—the Wolverines compiled a record of 88 wins, 15 losses and 2 ties—Dale Foster.
If These Walls Could Talk: Clemson Tigers
Author: Sam Blackman
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1633196895
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Chronicling the Clemson Tigers from the national championship in 1981 to the college football playoff in 2015, the authors provide insight into the Tigers' inner sanctum as only members of the Clemson athletic department can. Whether you're a fan from the Danny Ford era or a new supporter of Dabo Swinney, this book is the perfect read for anyone who bleeds orange and regalia.
Publisher: Triumph Books
ISBN: 1633196895
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
Chronicling the Clemson Tigers from the national championship in 1981 to the college football playoff in 2015, the authors provide insight into the Tigers' inner sanctum as only members of the Clemson athletic department can. Whether you're a fan from the Danny Ford era or a new supporter of Dabo Swinney, this book is the perfect read for anyone who bleeds orange and regalia.
The Raiders Encyclopedia
Author: Richard J. Shmelter
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786484675
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
This is the definitive reference work on the NFL's Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. Part I is a season-by-season review, covering each game and player from every campaign. Part II includes a complete all-time roster of players and coaches, with biographical information, along with information on all draft picks, schedules, and individual awards and honors. Part III covers the characters, from executives to cheerleaders, who made the Raiders one of the most colorful organizations in professional sports, and details the franchise's historic stadiums and uniforms.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786484675
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
This is the definitive reference work on the NFL's Oakland/Los Angeles Raiders. Part I is a season-by-season review, covering each game and player from every campaign. Part II includes a complete all-time roster of players and coaches, with biographical information, along with information on all draft picks, schedules, and individual awards and honors. Part III covers the characters, from executives to cheerleaders, who made the Raiders one of the most colorful organizations in professional sports, and details the franchise's historic stadiums and uniforms.
Warpaths
Author: Alan Hoskins
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN: 1461703441
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
From the team's meager beginning as the Dallas Texans in the fledgling American Football League in the sixties, through the ups and downs of the seventies and eighties, to the rebirth of their winning ways in the nineties, Warpaths: The Illustrated History of the Kansas City Chiefs follows one of the NFL's most popular teams through victories, setbacks, and struggles for respect.
Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing
ISBN: 1461703441
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 241
Book Description
From the team's meager beginning as the Dallas Texans in the fledgling American Football League in the sixties, through the ups and downs of the seventies and eighties, to the rebirth of their winning ways in the nineties, Warpaths: The Illustrated History of the Kansas City Chiefs follows one of the NFL's most popular teams through victories, setbacks, and struggles for respect.
The All-America Football Conference
Author: Kenneth R. Crippen
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476670951
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The All-America Football Conference and the National Football League battled for supremacy from 1946 through 1949. In the end, the players from the AAFC, as well as three teams, were brought into the NFL. Through extensive research, the Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) has corrected the statistics and coaching records, selected offensive and defensive All-Pro Teams for all four seasons and an All-Conference team, and provided brief biographies and scouting reports for the members of the All-Conference Team.
Publisher: McFarland
ISBN: 1476670951
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 368
Book Description
The All-America Football Conference and the National Football League battled for supremacy from 1946 through 1949. In the end, the players from the AAFC, as well as three teams, were brought into the NFL. Through extensive research, the Professional Football Researchers Association (PFRA) has corrected the statistics and coaching records, selected offensive and defensive All-Pro Teams for all four seasons and an All-Conference team, and provided brief biographies and scouting reports for the members of the All-Conference Team.