Honor on the Line: The Fifth Down and the Spectacular 1940 College Football Season - Couverture souple

Scott, Robert J.

 
9781475932089: Honor on the Line: The Fifth Down and the Spectacular 1940 College Football Season
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ISBN 10 : 1475932081 ISBN 13 : 9781475932089
Editeur : iUniverse, 2012

Synopsis

It was the fall of 1940, and Americans turned to college football for relief from the turbulent world around them. The Depression still had its grip on the nation and, across the Atlantic, the Battle of Britain raged. As war crept closer every day, the nation's first peacetime draft called Americans to the defense of the country. While the great Tom Harmon of Michigan set new standards on the gridiron, on other fields black stars struggled for the right to play. At Stanford, coaching genius Clark Shaughnessy reinvented the game and in the process engineered the greatest turnaround in the history of college football. But the team everybody was talking about was Cornell. Fueled by the most powerful offense in the country, the Big Red dominated the national rankings until, on a snowy field at Dartmouth, they eked out a win with a touchdown on the last play of the game-or did they? When it came to light that the touchdown had been scored on a grievous error by the officials, Cornell, undefeated and in the race for the national championship, faced a wrenching decision. The 1940 season was one of the most exciting on record-and one that taught America about the values that really matter.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

It was the fall of 1940, and Americans turned to college football for relief from the turbulent world around them. The Depression still had its grip on the nation and, across the Atlantic, the Battle of Britain raged. As war crept closer every day, the nation's first peacetime draft called Americans to the defense of the country. While the great Tom Harmon of Michigan set new standards on the gridiron, on other fields black stars struggled for the right to play. At Stanford, coaching genius Clark Shaughnessy reinvented the game and in the process engineered the greatest turnaround in the history of college football. But the team everybody was talking about was Cornell. Fueled by the most powerful offense in the country, the Big Red dominated the national rankings until, on a snowy field at Dartmouth, they eked out a win with a touchdown on the last play of the game-or did they? When it came to light that the touchdown had been scored on a grievous error by the officials, Cornell, undefeated and in the race for the national championship, faced a wrenching decision. The 1940 season was one of the most exciting on record-and one that taught America about the values that really matter.

Biographie de l'auteur

Robert J. Scott holds degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and Cornell University. He served in the US Army as an infantry sergeant and was awarded two Bronze Stars while in Vietnam. Myles A. Pocta received his master's and bachelor's degrees from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. He serves as President of MAP Environmental Inc., where he has published many scientific articles and reports.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1475932081
ISBN 13 
9781475932089
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
318
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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ISBN 10 :  1475932103 ISBN 13 :  9781475932102
Editeur : iUniverse, 2012
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