Tales From The Georgia Tech Sideline

Author : Kim King
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1613217439
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Georgia Tech Sideline written by Kim King and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-09-02 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this reissue of Tales from the Georgia Tech Sideline, former quarterback Kim King shares stories from his unique half-century involvement with Yellow Jackets football. As a child growing up in Atlanta, King watched Coach Bobby Dodd’s great Tech teams of the 1950s play in historic Grant Field. A highly recruited high school quarterback, King went to Tech and became the star quarterback from 1965–67. “The Young Left-Hander,” as late Tech radio announcer Al Ciraldo called King, led the Jackets to two bowl games and was Bobby Dodd’s last quarterback before he retired after the 1966 season. King’s involvement with Tech football did not end with his graduation. In 1974 he joined Ciraldo in the radio booth as Tech’s color commentator. In the book, he details Tech’s struggles after Dodd’s retirement; the colorful and turbulent Pepper Rodgers years; Bill Curry’s painful first coaching steps back at his alma mater before restoring Tech to prominence in the mid-’80s; and the two awful seasons Bobby Ross endured before the historic 1990 breakthrough, culminating in Georgia Tech’s fourth national championship. Following Bill Lewis’s disastrous tenure in the early ’90s, George O’Leary revived Tech football yet again before his controversial departure for Notre Dame led to Chan Gailey’s arrival on The Flats. Kim King saw many of the Jackets’ bowl victories and nearly 50 years of Tech football before his death in 2004. He shares those memories, along with his personal reminiscences of Tech players and coaches, triumphs and travails, in Tales from the Georgia Tech Sideline. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports—books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Author : Matt Winkeljohn
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781582619804
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Atlanta Falcons Sideline written by Matt Winkeljohn and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2005 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Andersen's goal to become the NFL's all-time leading scorer continued right on through the 2004 season (when he kicked for the Vikings), when Gary Anderson came out of retirement yet again to stay just ahead of the former Danish soccer star.

Author : Chris Colston
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1613213174
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Virginia Tech Sideline written by Chris Colston and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What started with a bunch of gangly teens playing ball on a plowed wheat field has become one of the most exciting powerhouses in college football history. Fans of this raucous and indomitable team get to relive all the great moments with this revised edition of Tales from the Virginia Tech Sideline. Virginia Tech alum and former editor of the Hokie Huddler Chris Colston shares the school’s greatest football stories and anecdotes. From the days of Miles Stadium to Beamerball, fans will recapture all the excitement of the most well known games.

Author : Jim Cnockaert
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1582617716
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Michigan written by Jim Cnockaert and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The numbers appear to be incongruous. The University of Michigan has won more football games than any other Division I-A school, yet the program has only produced three Heisman Trophy winners and precious few winners of other individual awards. The numbers are understandable, however. The focus of Michigan football has always been on the team rather than the individual. The Team, The Team, The Team has for decades been one of the program's best known mantras. No one player, not even someone worthy of the Heisman, is considered greater than anyone else. Team goals come first. Still, the storied history of the Michigan football program is composed mostly of the exploits of its players. While that history might start with the likes of Tom Harmon, Desmond Howard, and Charles Woodson, it does not end there. For every Heisman Trophy winner, there are hundreds of other players who helped to make the Michigan winged helmet the most recognized symbol in college football. Michigan: Where Have You Gone? offers a look at 50 of those other players. Some had a singular moment that would forever define their careers. Others played an exceptional game, in many cases against the Wolverines' biggest rivals. Still others are remembered for a marvelous season. All of them helped Michigan become, as the words to the school's fight song suggest The leaders and best and the champions of the west.

Author : Rusty Burson
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1582617538
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Where Have You Gone? Texas A&M written by Rusty Burson and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2004 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Many Texas A&M fans can tell you exactly where they were when Branndon Stewart hit Sirr Parker for a 32-yard touchdown pass that stunned the college football world and propelled the Aggies to the 1998 Big 12 championship. In Texas A&M: Where Have You Gone? 31 former football greats at A&M recall their fondest memories and finest moments in an Aggies uniform. Author Rusty Burson goes one step further to deliver the rest of the story. He catches up with the former collegians and describes how their experiences in Aggieland shaped their lives after their final down had been played. As a bonus, Texas A&M: Where Have You Gone? also catches up with 10 non-football Aggies, including one woman.

Author : Furman Bisher
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 1582618151
Total Pages : 241 pages
Book Rating : 4.59/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Furman Bisher written by Furman Bisher and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2005 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As a veteran sportswriter, Furman Bisher has been Face to Face with the most influential sports figures the country has to offer. He pulls no punches and leaves no question un-asked in this collection of his all-time best interviews. From baseball to boxing and from Jack Nicklaus to Red Grange, Furman Bisher shares his biggest scoops and most heart-warming stories. Shoeless Joe Jackson, in 1949, agreed to allow Bisher to help him present his side of the Black Sox Scandal, something that had never been done before. Bisher shadowed the Petty racing family at their compound in Level Cross, North Carolina, and discovered the secret behind their success: family. He broke a story about brutality in college football, which led to a nation-wide scandal involving a shady conversation between Bryant and Georgia athletic director Wallace Butts about Georgia's game plan; read Bisher's explanation of this case of mistaken identity. In Face to Face, Bisher provides insight into the private lives of sporting men from all generations, sports, shapes, sizes and dispositions--golfer Arnold Palmer, Marlins manager Jack McKeon, boxer Muhammad Ali, UCLA coach John Wooden, media mogul Ted Turner, and more--open their hearts and their homes to legendary journalist Furman Bisher and to you.

Author : Adam Van Brimmer
Publisher : Triumph Books
ISBN 13 : 1617495743
Total Pages : 309 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Things Yellow Jackets Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die written by Adam Van Brimmer and published by Triumph Books. This book was released on 2011-10 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: All sports fans want to see their team win the championship but being a fan is about more than watching your team win the big game. As part of an ongoing best selling series, "100 Things Yellow Jackets" helps Georgia Tech lovers get the most out of being a fan. Get ready to enjoy your team on a new, more involved, level.

Author : Jon Nelson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1614236135
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of College Football in Georgia written by Jon Nelson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When teams meet on football fields across Georgia, it's more than a game--it's a battle for bragging rights and dominance in a state that prizes football above all other sports. Join seasoned Georgia sports journalist Jon Nelson as he tracks the history of college football statewide. Whether it's Georgia Southern's glory days with legendary coach Erk Russell, the bitter rivalry between Georgia Tech and the University of Georgia, the Mercer College team's historic beginnings or Shorter University's up-and-coming program, every team in Georgia makes the cut in this hard-hitting history. Enhanced by an appendix with each school's records, championship statistics and coaching accomplishments, this is a book no Peach State football fan can do without.

Author : Herschel Nissenson
Publisher : Sports Publishing LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781582613277
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from College Football's Sidelines written by Herschel Nissenson and published by Sports Publishing LLC. This book was released on 2001 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the notebook of award-winning sportswriter Herschel Nissenson comes Tales from College Football's Sidelines, a humorous inside look at the personalities who have shaped one of America's favorite pastimes. The colorful tales will keep readers stocked with stories they will tell their friends over and over again.

Author : Steve Raible
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1683581571
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Tales from the Seattle Seahawks Sideline written by Steve Raible and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the hilarious to the surreal, from inside the huddle to inside the broadcast booth, twenty-eight-year Seattle Seahawks veteran Steve Raible takes fans to places they never knew existed. In this newly revised edition of Tales from the Seattle Seahawks Sideline, fans are offered an inside look at life in the locker room and on the sidelines of one of the NFL’s most beloved franchises. Readers will have the chance to laugh along as Jack Patera trades Andre Hines to the Dolphins after warning Don Shula that a worse offensive lineman never existed, to marvel as Raiders legend John Matuszak becomes Seattle’s offensive coordinator during the final minutes of the Seahawks’ blowout win, to come along with Steve Largent as the Hall of Famer obliterates Broncos safety Mike Harden in the ultimate payback, and so much more. This book brings all the Seahawks’ greatest players to life from Jim Zorn, to Dave Krieg, Kenny Easley, Curt Warner, Brian Bosworth, Cortez Kennedy, Warren Moon, Mike Holmgren, Ricky Watters, Chad Brown, Shaun Alexander, and more. This insider’s account also explores the lesser known characters whose stories inspire laughter, tears, and lasting lessons. Tales from the Seattle Seahawks Sideline is all about the people, proving through vivid anecdotes why the Seahawks are one of the most storied franchises in today’s NFL.