TY - BOOK AU - Johnson,James W. TI - The wow boys: a coach, a team, and a turning point in college football SN - 0803203101 AV - GV958.S7 J64 2006eb U1 - 796.332/630979473 22 PY - 2006/// CY - Lincoln PB - University of Nebraska Press KW - Shaughnessy, Clark Daniel, KW - Stanford University KW - Football KW - History KW - Stanford Cardinal (Football team) KW - fast KW - Offense KW - SPORTS & RECREATION KW - bisacsh KW - Recreation & Sports KW - hilcc KW - Social Sciences KW - Electronic books N1 - "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 N2 - 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 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=162250 ER -