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.
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.
John Kryk is the national NFL columnist for the Toronto Sun and Postmedia. He has been awarded for his spot news reporting, sports photography, and section editing. Kryk is the author of Natural Enemies: Major College Football's Oldest, Fiercest Rivalry-Michigan vs. Notre Dame (2007).
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Introduction Part I: Before 1901 Chapter 1: The praying pitcher Amos Alonzo Stagg Chapter 2: Judicious expenditures of money Chapter 3: The cleanest team on earth Chapter 4: Closed fists, closed eyes, closed minds Chapter 5: The human hurricane Fielding H. Yost Part II: 1901 05 Chapter 6: 1901 off the field Coast to coast Yost Chapter 7: 1901 on the field Hurrying up, eating everybody up Chapter 8: 1902 off the field Stagg's empire fights back Chapter 9: 1902 on the field A point a minute Chapter 10: 1903 off the field Football's greatest interception Chapter 11: 1903 on the field Incredibly, Mich again Chapter 12: 1904 off the field Alabaster Alonzo Stagg Chapter 13: 1904 on the field Authentication denied Chapter 14: 1905 off the field The nadir Chapter 15: 1905 on the field Equal to the task Part III: Aftermath Chapter 16: Fully dismantled Chapter 17: Fates Notes Acknowledgments Index About the Author
Introduction Part I: Before 1901 Chapter 1: The praying pitcher Amos Alonzo Stagg Chapter 2: Judicious expenditures of money Chapter 3: The cleanest team on earth Chapter 4: Closed fists, closed eyes, closed minds Chapter 5: The human hurricane Fielding H. Yost Part II: 1901 05 Chapter 6: 1901 off the field Coast to coast Yost Chapter 7: 1901 on the field Hurrying up, eating everybody up Chapter 8: 1902 off the field Stagg's empire fights back Chapter 9: 1902 on the field A point a minute Chapter 10: 1903 off the field Football's greatest interception Chapter 11: 1903 on the field Incredibly, Mich again Chapter 12: 1904 off the field Alabaster Alonzo Stagg Chapter 13: 1904 on the field Authentication denied Chapter 14: 1905 off the field The nadir Chapter 15: 1905 on the field Equal to the task Part III: Aftermath Chapter 16: Fully dismantled Chapter 17: Fates Notes Acknowledgments Index About the Author
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