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Informationen zum Autor By John Kryk Klappentext This book brings to life the story of two college football coaches in the early 1900s who would do almost anything to win-Amos Alonzo Stagg of the University of Chicago and Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. It recounts their bitter rivalry and the lengths each went to in order to gain victory on the football field. Zusammenfassung This book brings to life the story of two college football coaches in the early 1900s who would do almost anything to win—Amos Alonzo Stagg of the University of Chicago and Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. It recounts their bitter rivalry and the lengths each went to in order to gain victory on the football field. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionPart I: Before 1901Chapter 1: The praying pitcher - Amos Alonzo StaggChapter 2: Judicious expenditures of moneyChapter 3: The cleanest team on earthChapter 4: Closed fists, closed eyes, closed mindsChapter 5: The human hurricane - Fielding H. YostPart II: 1901-05Chapter 6: 1901 off the field - Coast-to-coast YostChapter 7: 1901 on the field - Hurrying up, eating everybody upChapter 8: 1902 off the field - Stagg's empire fights backChapter 9: 1902 on the field - A point a minuteChapter 10: 1903 off the field - Football's greatest interceptionChapter 11: 1903 on the field - Incredibly, Mich-againChapter 12: 1904 off the field - Alabaster Alonzo StaggChapter 13: 1904 on the field - Authentication deniedChapter 14: 1905 off the field - The nadirChapter 15: 1905 on the field - Equal to the taskPart III: AftermathChapter 16: Fully dismantledChapter 17: FatesNotesAcknowledgmentsIndexAbout the Author
