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The wow boys : a coach, a team, and a turning point in college football /
Chronicles the 1940 phenomenon of the T-formation offense, from the hiring of coach Clark Shaughnessy to his marshalling of the untapped talents of such future standouts as Frankie Albert, Hugh Gallarneau and Pete Kmetovic, and Norm Standlee, to his reintroduction of the out-of-favor T-formation and...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
2006.
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. From Power to Finesse; 2. A Surprise Choice; 3. Installing the T; 4. "This stuff really works"; 5. A Confidence Builder; 6. Shaughnessy the Man; 7. The Scrappy Broncos; 8. The White Ghosts; 9. Recruiting; 10. "Pop" Comes Around; 11. Meeting Jackie Robinson; 12. Closing In; 13. Life on Campus; 14. Another Tough Matchup; 15. Big Game Fever; 16. Bring on Nebraska; 17. "Pretty good ball club, Coach"; 18. The Legacy; 19. Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography.