Connecticut Gridiron

Author : William J. Ryczek
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2014-10-21
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781476617268

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Connecticut Gridiron by William J. Ryczek Pdf

This narrative history of minor league football teams in Connecticut in the 1960s and 1970s is based on extensive newspaper and periodical research and interviews with nearly 70 former players, broadcasters and journalists. Only a few players—like Marv Hubbard, Lou Piccone and Bob Tucker—made it to the NFL, but many more played for as little as $25 per game in their quest to make it big or just have fun. Wealthy men like Pete Savin and Frank D’Addario owned teams in Hartford and Bridgeport. In the days before cable television saturated the media with live sports, small town fans turned out to support their local heroes, often men who worked on construction crews during the week and stopped by the diner Sunday morning to talk football. Now in their 60s, 70s and 80s, these men share their stories of a simpler era; the good times, like the Hartford Knights’ 1968 ACFL championship season, and the long bus rides and missed paydays that were as much a part of minor league ball as first downs and interceptions.

Author : Michael Pellowski
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780813542836

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Rutgers Football by Michael Pellowski Pdf

Rutgers Football: A Gridiron Tradition in Scarlet is a richly illustrated history of one of the most storied programs in all of college football. From the first intercollegiate contest against Princeton in 1869, which started college football as we know it, through the years that Paul Robeson suited up for the team, the famous undefeated season of 1976, and right up to the Schiano era, former Scarlet Knight Michael Pellowski takes you on a fascinating journey that chronicles the highlights of the first 137 years of Rutgers football. He makes special mention of the Scarlet Knights who have gone on to successful careers in the NFL-Brian Leonard, Mike McMahon, L.J. Smith, Gary Brackett, Ray Lucas, Deron Cherry, among others-and includes a complete listing of letter winners.

Author : William J. Ryczek
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2014-10-15
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9780786478330

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Connecticut Gridiron by William J. Ryczek Pdf

This narrative history of minor league football teams in Connecticut in the 1960s and 1970s is based on extensive newspaper and periodical research and interviews with nearly 70 former players, broadcasters and journalists. Only a few players--like Marv Hubbard, Lou Piccone and Bob Tucker--made it to the NFL, but many more played for as little as $25 per game in their quest to make it big or just have fun. Wealthy men like Pete Savin and Frank D'Addario owned teams in Hartford and Bridgeport. In the days before cable television saturated the media with live sports, small town fans turned out to support their local heroes, often men who worked on construction crews during the week and stopped by the diner Sunday morning to talk football. Now in their 60s, 70s and 80s, these men share their stories of a simpler era; the good times, like the Hartford Knights' 1968 ACFL championship season, and the long bus rides and missed paydays that were as much a part of minor league ball as first downs and interceptions.

Author : James R. Wallen
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-26
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781459743229

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Gridiron Underground by James R. Wallen Pdf

Gridiron Underground traces the Canadian lifeline that brought talented African-American football players who were overlooked, ignored, or prevented from playing football in their home country from the 1940s right through to the present day.

Author : Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1948
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015068303547

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Caduceus by Kappa Sigma Fraternity Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1956
Category : Athletics
ISBN : UOM:39015082119911

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Athletic Journal by Anonim Pdf

Vols. 9-10 include proceedings of the 8th-11th annual meeting of the American Football Coaches Association and of the 3d-6th annual meeting of the National Association of the Basketball Coaches of the United States.

Author : Christy Walsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 952 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1949
Category : Football
ISBN : UIUC:30112051322557

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College Football and All America Review by Christy Walsh Pdf

Author : Jonathan Hernandez,Lars Anderson
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780062872944

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The Truth About Aaron by Jonathan Hernandez,Lars Anderson Pdf

The unvarnished true story of the tragic life and death of Aaron Hernandez, the college All-American and New England Patriots star convicted of murder, told by one of the few people who knew him best, his brother. To football fans, Aaron Hernandez was a superstar in the making. A standout at the University of Florida, he helped the Gators win the national title in 2008. Drafted by the New England Patriots, in his second full season with the team he and fellow Patriots’ tight end Rob Gronkowski set records for touchdowns and yardage, and with Tom Brady, led New England to Super Bowl XLVI in 2012. But Aaron’s NFL career ended as quickly as it began. On June 26, 2013, he was arrested at his North Attleboro home, charged with the murder of Odin Lloyd, and released by the Patriots. Convicted of first-degree murder, Aaron was sentenced to life in prison without parole. On May 15, 2014, while on trial for Lloyd's murder, Aaron was indicted for two more murders. Five days after being acquitted for those double murders, he committed suicide in his jail cell. Aaron Hernandez was twenty-seven years old. In this clear-eyed, emotionally devastating biography—a family memoir combining football and true crime—Jonathan (formerly known by his nickname DJ) Hernandez speaks out fully for the first time about the brother he knew. Jonathan draws on his own recollections as well as thousands of pages of prison letters and other sources to give us a full portrait of a star athlete and troubled young man who would become a murderer, and the darkness that consumed him. Jonathan does not portray Aaron as a victim; he does not lay the blame for his crimes on his illness. He speaks openly about Aaron’s talent, his sexuality, his crimes and incarceration, and the CTE that ravaged him—scientists found that upon his death, Aaron had the brain of a sixty-seven-year old suffering from the same condition. Filled with headline-making revelations, The Truth About Aaron is a shocking and moving account of promise, tragedy, and loss—of one man’s descent into rage and violence, as told by the person who knew him more closely than anyone else.

Author : Michael Globetti
Publisher : Random House (NY)
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : PSU:000019357119

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God Save the Quarterback! by Michael Globetti Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Connecticut
ISBN : CORNELL:31924087561415

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The Connecticut Economic Digest by Anonim Pdf

Author : John Dennis McCallum,Charles Hugo Pearson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Football
ISBN : PSU:000022671578

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College Football, U.S.A., 1869-1973 by John Dennis McCallum,Charles Hugo Pearson Pdf

Author : District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 2110 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Washington (D.C.)
ISBN : CHI:096602230

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Annual Report of the Commissioners of the District of Columbia by District of Columbia. Board of Commissioners Pdf

Author : Board of Charities of the District of Columbia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 1906
Category : Charities
ISBN : OSU:32435051189454

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Report of the Board of Charities of the District of Columbia by Board of Charities of the District of Columbia Pdf

Author : National Collegiate Athletic Association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1946
Category : Football
ISBN : UOM:39015071258423

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The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide by National Collegiate Athletic Association Pdf

Including the official rules.

Author : Walter William Skeat
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 838 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1882
Category : English language
ISBN : UOM:39015031030649

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An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat Pdf