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Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right
Taylor Bell
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Description for Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right
Paperback. A colorful history of high school football in Illinois Num Pages: 280 pages, 60 black & white photographs. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; JNLC; WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 6452 x 4522 x 18. Weight in Grams: 567.
From small towns like Metamora, Aledo, and Carthage to East St. Louis and Chicago's South Side, Illinois's high school football fields have been the proving ground for such future stars as Dick Butkus, Red Grange, and Otto Graham. In Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right, longtime fan and sportswriter Taylor Bell shares the stories of the greatest players, toughest coaches, most memorable games, and fiercest rivalries in Illinois history. Drawing on dozens of personal interviews, Bell profiles memorable figures such as Tuscola's record-setting quarterback Dusty Burk, Pittsfield's brutally demanding yet devoted Coach Donald "Deek" Pollard, and Evanston's Murney "Mr. Do-Right" Lazier, ... Read more
From small towns like Metamora, Aledo, and Carthage to East St. Louis and Chicago's South Side, Illinois's high school football fields have been the proving ground for such future stars as Dick Butkus, Red Grange, and Otto Graham. In Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right, longtime fan and sportswriter Taylor Bell shares the stories of the greatest players, toughest coaches, most memorable games, and fiercest rivalries in Illinois history. Drawing on dozens of personal interviews, Bell profiles memorable figures such as Tuscola's record-setting quarterback Dusty Burk, Pittsfield's brutally demanding yet devoted Coach Donald "Deek" Pollard, and Evanston's Murney "Mr. Do-Right" Lazier, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Illinois Press United States
Number of pages
280
Condition
New
Number of Pages
280
Place of Publication
Baltimore, United States
ISBN
9780252077319
SKU
V9780252077319
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About Taylor Bell
Taylor Bell has covered high school and professional sports in Illinois for more than forty years, mostly for the Chicago Daily News and the Chicago Sun-Times. His other books include Sweet Charlie, Dike, Cazzie, and Bobby Joe: High School Basketball in Illinois.
Reviews for Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right
"Bell has given the Illinois high school football fan a wonderful chance to learn more about their stories and many others."
Daily Herald "Taylor Bell's expertise in high school sports in Illinois is second to none. He has a great perspective, in that he loves the integrity and character of what high school sports is all about."
Don Beebe, head football coach, ... Read more
Daily Herald "Taylor Bell's expertise in high school sports in Illinois is second to none. He has a great perspective, in that he loves the integrity and character of what high school sports is all about."
Don Beebe, head football coach, ... Read more