Martin Gitlin

The Greatest College Football Rivalries of All Time

The Civil War, the Iron Bowl, and Other Memorable Matchups

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

College football is one of the most popular sports in the United States, and rivalry games have an intensity unmatched by any other sporting event. This book showcases the best of these rivalries. With stats, series highlights, and photographs throughout, this book is a must-read for every fan of college football.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 354
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780810895225
• ISBN-10: 0810895226
• Artikelnr.: 49446086

Autorenporträt

Martin Gitlin is a freelance writer and the author of more than 40 books on popular culture and sports. He has won many awards for his writing, including first place for General Excellence in Journalism from the Associated Press. His most recent books are The Great American Cereal Book: How Breakfast Got Its Crunch (2012) and The Greatest Sitcoms of All Time (Scarecrow Press, 2013).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1: Ohio State vs. Michigan: Woody, Bo and Beyond
Chapter 2: Alabama vs. Auburn: The Iron Bowl Chapter 3: Army vs. Navy: War
on the Gridiron Chapter 4: Oklahoma vs. Texas: The Red River Rivalry
Chapter 5: Notre Dame vs. Southern California: The Cross-Country Clash
Chapter 6: Harvard vs. Yale: The Game Chapter 7: Georgia vs. Florida: The
World's Largest Cocktail Party Chapter 8: Lafayette vs. Lehigh: The First
Rivalry Chapter 9: California vs. Stanford: The Big Game Chapter 10:
Florida State vs. Miami: The Game without a Name Chapter 11: Grambling
State vs. Southern: The Bayou Classic Chapter 12: Utah vs. Brigham Young:
The Holy War Chapter 13: Oregon vs. Oregon State: The Civil War Chapter 14:
Clemson vs. South Carolina: The Palmetto Bowl Bibliography Index About the
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