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50 Years of College Football: A Modern History of America's Most Colorful Sport
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by Bob Boyles and Paul Guido
Sales Rank: 232271
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List Price: $24.95
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 1312 pages
Published by: Skyhorse Publishing August 2007
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 1602390908
ISBN 13 Number: 978-1602390904
Book Dimensions:
10.9 x 8.5 x 2.3 inches
Weighs: 4.4 pounds
Product Review
“This book really takes me back to ‘Between the Hedges’ at Georgia, my Bulldog teammates, and our 1960 Orange Bowl victory.” —Fran Tarkenton, College and Pro Football Hall of Famer
Product Description
This is a must have for any serious fan of college football. Thoroughly documenting every key moment and statistic from the 1955 season to the 2007 NFL draft, it is simply the most comprehensive encyclopedia of the sport ever written. It’s perfect for fans looking for in-depth information like starting lineups, career statistics, AP Polls, NFL draft lists, and award winners, and has stats organized both by season and team. But, with expert facts and opinions on the game, this guide goes beyond mere number-crunching to get at the heart of collegiate competition. With profiles of the more than 100 stars and coaches, and more than 6,500 recaps of key games, it is a fun read as well as an essential reference.
Reader Reviews
From the first page, 50 Years of College Football bombards you with just about everything you'd want to know about the sport from 1953 through 2006. From thousands of season and game capsules to yearly records, rosters, and the greatest players lists of seventy major football schools, the data is immense, useful, and fun to peruse. The problems are minor, but glaring. The book suffers from a bit of a consistency problem. For instance, among Georgia Tech players, names are spelled correctly in one part of the book and misspelled in another, like "Eddie Lee Ivory" and "Keith Brookings". Joey Hamilton (once referred to as "Joe" and "Joey" the rest of the time) is even listed as being drafted from "Georgia" in the 1999 NFL draft list. The other problem is more of a personal caveat: none of the yearly rosters have any kickers or punters listed in any year, even though they're referenced aplenty in the rest of the book. Some may not particularly care about that, but it's a shame that they were excluded. Despite these flaws, 50 Years is the best college football resource on the market today. No college football fan should be without it.
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