Fightin Gators

Author : Kevin M. McCarthy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738505596
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fightin' Gators written by Kevin M. McCarthy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2000 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The University of Florida, the state's oldest and largest university, is recognized today as one of the country's most academically diverse public institutions. Though able to trace its history to 1853, the school did not begin its popular football program until the first few years of the 20th century. The program has had its share of scandals and embarrassments over time, but it has also produced two Heisman Trophy winners, a national champion, numerous players drafted into the professional ranks, and a visibility that consistently ranks the team in the top five in the country. Now attracting 85,000 fans to each of its home games, the Gators' football program has become a vital part of the University of Florida. When the team won the national championship in 1996, no one could have predicted such success just 90 years earlier. Fortunately, that fascinating journey through the last century has been captured in great photographs that include formal portraits of teams; action shots on the field; views of "The Swamp"; and snapshots of fans from every decade. These images tell the story of the birth and growth of a football team, a team that has brought enjoyment to millions and national recognition to the University of Florida.

Author : Kevin M. McCarthy
Publisher : Turtleback
ISBN 13 : 9780613647151
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fightin' Gators written by Kevin M. McCarthy and published by Turtleback. This book was released on 2000-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NULL

Author : Warren St. John
Publisher : Crown
ISBN 13 : 0609807137
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer written by Warren St. John and published by Crown. This book was released on 2005-05-31 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is it about sports that turns otherwise sane people into raving lunatics? Why does winning compel people to tear down goal posts, and losing, to drown themselves in bad keg beer? In short, why do fans care? In search of answers, Warren St. John seeks out the roving community of RVers who follow the Alabama Crimson Tide from game to game. A movable feast of Weber grills and Igloo coolers, these are hard-core football fans who arrive on Wednesday for Saturday’s game: The Reeses, who skipped their own daughter’s wedding because it coincided with a Bama game; Ray Pradat, the Episcopal minister who watches the games on a television beside his altar while performing weddings; and John Ed, the wheeling and dealing ticket scalper whose access to good seats gives him power on par with the governor. In no time at all, St. John buys an RV (a $5,500 beater named The Hawg) and joins the caravan for a full football season, chronicling the world of the extreme fan and learning that in the shadow of the stadium, it can all begin to seem strangely normal. Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer is not only a hilarious travel story, but a cultural anthropology of fans that goes a long way toward demystifying the universal urge to take sides and to win.

Author : Kevin M. McCarthy
Publisher : Pineapple Press Inc
ISBN 13 : 1561641588
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alligator Tales written by Kevin M. McCarthy and published by Pineapple Press Inc. This book was released on 1998 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tall tales and historical stories of Florida's alligators

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1464 pages
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Download or read book Focus On: 100 Most Popular African-American Players of American Football written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 1464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1043 pages
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Download or read book Focus On: 100 Most Popular American Football Running Backs written by Wikipedia contributors and published by e-artnow sro. This book was released on with total page 1043 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kevin M. McCarthy
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1439658056
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Gators and Seminoles written by Kevin M. McCarthy and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2016-10-24 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The University of Florida and Florida State University are two of the best institutions of higher learning in the third most populous state in our country. They cooperate in many academic ventures and have joint programs, especially in the sciences. They do not, however, cooperate in athletic endeavors and, in fact, compete fiercely in all sports, especially football. Since 1958, when they first started playing football against each other, they have met 60 times, twice in postseason bowl games, one of which was for the national championship. The two teams have each had three Heisman Trophy winners and have won the national championship in Division I a total of 13 times: five for Florida and eight for Florida State. This then is the story of one of this country's fiercest football rivalries, complete with outstanding players and coaches, as well as controversies.

Author : Pat Dooley
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1623682932
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Things Florida Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die written by Pat Dooley and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2013-09-01 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This guidebook to all things Gators reveals the most critical moments and important facts about past and present players, coaches, and teams that are part of the storied history that is Florida football. Throughout the pages, readers will find pep talks, records, and Gators lore to test their knowledge, including Steve Spurrier's 1966 Heisman Trophy season and how the quarterback-turned-head coach returned to build one of the nation's elite programs in the 1990s; the teams' unforgettable 1996 championship season, when Spurrier and quarterback Danny Wuerffel led one of the most prolific offenses in college football history; and the Gators' return to the top in 2006 and 2008 behind head coach Urban Meyer and legendary quarterback Tim Tebow. Die-hard fans from the days of Spurrier behind center and new supporters of head coach Will Muschamp's squad alike will appreciate this book that contains everything University of Florida fans should know, see, and do in their lifetime.

Author : David Stirt
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781582611136
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Florida Saturdays at the Swamp written by David Stirt and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the history and tradition that takes place on football Saturdays at the University of Florida.

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Total Pages : 430 pages
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