The wow boys : a coach, a team, and a turning point in college football /
Johnson, James W., 1938-
The wow boys : a coach, a team, and a turning point in college football / James W. Johnson. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xix, 217 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
"A Bison original"--Page 4 of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217).
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.
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 its profound and enduring effect on football.
English.
0803203101 (electronic bk.) 9780803203105 (electronic bk.) 1280550686 9781280550683 9786610550685 6610550689
Shaughnessy, Clark Daniel, 1892-1970.
Shaughnessy, Clark Daniel, 1892-1970.
Stanford University--Football--History.
Stanford Cardinal (Football team)--History.
Stanford Cardinal (Football team)
Stanford University.
Football--Offense.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Football.
Football.
Football--Offense.
Recreation & Sports.
Social Sciences.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
GV958.S7 / J64 2006eb
796.332/630979473
The wow boys : a coach, a team, and a turning point in college football / James W. Johnson. - Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, 2006. - 1 online resource (xix, 217 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations
"A Bison original"--Page 4 of cover.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217).
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.
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 its profound and enduring effect on football.
English.
0803203101 (electronic bk.) 9780803203105 (electronic bk.) 1280550686 9781280550683 9786610550685 6610550689
Shaughnessy, Clark Daniel, 1892-1970.
Shaughnessy, Clark Daniel, 1892-1970.
Stanford University--Football--History.
Stanford Cardinal (Football team)--History.
Stanford Cardinal (Football team)
Stanford University.
Football--Offense.
SPORTS & RECREATION--Football.
Football.
Football--Offense.
Recreation & Sports.
Social Sciences.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
GV958.S7 / J64 2006eb
796.332/630979473