Illinois State Redbirds Football

Author : Dan Verdun
Publisher : Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780875807591
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Illinois State Redbirds Football written by Dan Verdun and published by Northern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first-ever history of the Illinois State University football program chronicles Redbird legends and lore, from the 1880s team to today's Missouri Valley Football Conference powerhouse. Dan Verdun covers the early years (1887 to World War II) and the post-war era (late 1940s to 1950s) before delving into a decade-by-decade examination of the program. The 1950 Corn Bowl team, playoff appearances, NFL draft picks, and the 2014 team's second-place finish in the FCS National Championship are all included. Opening with a foreword by James "Boomer" Grigsby, an ISU all-American linebacker who was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2005, Illinois State Redbirds Football includes many names that will be familiar to Illinois State fans, including Frank Chiodi, Guy Homoly, Kevin Glenn, Laurent Robinson, Brock Spack, and Tre Roberson. Informed by extensive research and personal interviews, Verdun relays the inside stories of several players and explores the details of where they came from, how they arrived at ISU, what they accomplished on the playing field, and the paths their lives took after graduation. This engaging account retells the greatest moments in ISU Redbirds history with fresh new insight. It will appeal to ISU fans and alumni, and those fascinated by sports history and the history of the region will also find much of interest in this comprehensive volume.

Author : Rachel Farrer
Publisher : College Prowler
ISBN 13 : 1427498652
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Illinois State University 2012 written by Rachel Farrer and published by College Prowler. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dave Blevins
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786448679
Total Pages : 521 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book College Football Awards written by Dave Blevins and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2012-09-14 with total page 521 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each year, more than 575 awards and trophies are presented to college football players and coaches around the country. This comprehensive reference offers detailed descriptions of each of these awards followed by a full list of winners through 2010. All levels of competition are covered, including the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision, NCAA Football Championship Subdivision, NCAA Division II, NCAA Division III, NAIA, NCCAA and community and junior college championships. From major honors like the Heisman Trophy, to level-specific awards such as the NCAA Division I Lou Groza Award, to conference prizes like SEC Offensive Player of the Year, this work celebrates the highest accolades of college football and the talented men upon whom they have been bestowed.

Author : Dan Verdun
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501756958
Total Pages : 255 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eastern Illinois Panthers Football written by Dan Verdun and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-30 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eastern Illinois Panthers Football chronicles the legend and lore of this storied program, from the early days under coach and university-auditor-of-accounting Otis Caldwell, to today's perennial Ohio Valley Conference powerhouse. Sports historian Dan Verdun sets down amazing details about EIU's 15 FCS playoff appearances, 7 OVC championships, 3 NFL head coaches, 2 Walter Payton Award winners, and the 1978 NCAA Division II national championship. Panther fans will recognize the names of Mike Shanahan, Darrell Mudra, Jeff Gossett, Sean Payton, Bob Spoo and Tony Romo, and many others. Dan Verdun tells these men's stories from extensive research and personal interviews. Find out fascinating details about key players and coaches - how they arrived at EIU, what they accomplished in their time wearing the blue and gray, as well as the paths their lives took once they played their last game and graduation day arrived. The greatest moments in EIU Panther football glory are recounted with fresh new insight. Read about the legendary days of quarterback Bill Glenn, who found success in the NFL of the 1940s. Relive the dominance and get the inside stories of the greatest teams in EIU football history. They're all here: the 1978 NCAA Division-II national champions, the 1980 runner-ups, the quarterfinalist 1982, 1986, 1989, and 2013 teams along with the 1995 and 2001 conference champions and playoff qualifiers. With far-ranging appeal, Eastern Illinois Panthers Football will interest those who identify as Panthers as well as sports fans who want to discover the merits of this fine football program. Focused on team members and their coaches over the entire history of EIU football, this book will inform and entertain all age groups.

Author : Taylor Bell
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252090039
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right written by Taylor Bell and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From small towns like Metamora, Aledo, and Carthage to East St. Louis and Chicago's South Side, Illinois's high school football fields have been the proving ground for such future stars as Dick Butkus, Red Grange, and Otto Graham. In Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right, longtime fan and sportswriter Taylor Bell shares the stories of the greatest players, toughest coaches, most memorable games, and fiercest rivalries in Illinois history. Drawing on dozens of personal interviews, Bell profiles memorable figures such as Tuscola's record-setting quarterback Dusty Burk, Pittsfield's brutally demanding yet devoted Coach Donald "Deek" Pollard, and Evanston's Murney "Mr. Do-Right" Lazier, who coached sternly but without prejudice in the racially charged 1960s and '70s. The book also discusses winning programs at schools such as East St. Louis, Mount Carmel, and Joliet Catholic, as well as longstanding rivalries and memorable games in the state playoff and Prep Bowl. The ultimate book for high school football fans in Illinois, Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right is infused with Bell's own love for the game and illustrated with sixty photographs of the players and coaches who made lifetime memories under the Friday night lights.

Author : Carole Marsh
Publisher : Carole Marsh Books
ISBN 13 : 0793315883
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.88/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Illinois Silly Football Sportsmysteries written by Carole Marsh and published by Carole Marsh Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The reader becomes involved when mysterious things begin to happen at different Illinois football games. By choosing specific numbers, the reader determines the outcome of the plot.

Author : Dan Verdun
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780809336197
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Southern Illinois Salukis Football written by Dan Verdun and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern Illinois Salukis Football, the first book to focus solely on the sport at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, details the organization's greatest moments, from its beginnings around the start of the twentieth century, through the great teams of the mid-century, to the present day.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 808 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Author : Dan Verdun
Publisher : Northern Illinois University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780875804835
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Eastern Illinois Panthers Football written by Dan Verdun and published by Northern Illinois University Press. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A sports history of the EIU football team from its origins in 1899 to the present. Features discussion of players, coaches, and local sports reporters who all figure into the history of Panther football, as well as EIU football alumni who have achieved national recognition"--

Author : Doug Feldmann
Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 1501749994
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A View from Two Benches written by Doug Feldmann and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2020-05-15 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether in football or in the law, Illinois Supreme Court Justice Robert Thomas has always had the "best view from the bench." Bob Thomas got his start in football at the University of Notre Dame, kicking for the famed "Fighting Irish" in the early 1970s. Claimed off waivers by the Chicago Bears in 1975, Thomas helped to take the franchise from their darkest days to their brightest. Yet, on the cusp of the team's greatest moment, he was struck with a shocking blow that challenged his fortitude. In this dramatic retelling of Bob Thomas's fascinating life, renowned sports writer Doug Feldmann shows how neither football nor the law was part of Thomas's dreams while growing up the son of Italian immigrants in Rochester, New York, in the 1960s. Chasing excellence on both the gridiron and in the courtroom, however, would require resilience in ways he could not have imagined. As A View from Two Benches shows us, Bob Thomas reached the top of two separate and distinct professions, guided by a bedrock of faith that has impacted his decisions and actions as both a football player and a judge, helping him navigate the peaks and valleys of life. As Doug Feldmann reveals, Bob Thomas has always stayed true to the values he learned in his earliest days. Doug Feldmann's rich biography of an accomplished kicker and a proud justice of the law shows us that determination and resilience go a long way to a successful and impactful life.