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When Oberlin Was King of the Gridiron: The Heisman Years
Nat Brandt
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Paperback. In October 1892, a young law graduate, John Heisman, assumed the unpaid position as coach of Oberlin College's football squad. This "bespectacled, stoop-shouldered" young man led the team to an undefeated first season. This book recounts the story of the Oberlin fans, players, heroes, and rivals. Num Pages: 248 pages, 22 halftones, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBEP; 1KBBNH; 3JH; BGS; HBJK; HBLL; WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 354.
A young law graduate of the University of Pennsylvania assumed the unpaid position as coach of Oberlin College's football squad in October 1892. This "bespectacled, stoop-shouldered" young-man, as he was described by one player who saw him on his first day of coaching, was John Heisman. Brandt traces the origins of football at this renowned academic institution and the success of its students on and off the playing field, regaling readers with the stories of the fans, the players, the heroes, the rivals.
A young law graduate of the University of Pennsylvania assumed the unpaid position as coach of Oberlin College's football squad in October 1892. This "bespectacled, stoop-shouldered" young-man, as he was described by one player who saw him on his first day of coaching, was John Heisman. Brandt traces the origins of football at this renowned academic institution and the success of its students on and off the playing field, regaling readers with the stories of the fans, the players, the heroes, the rivals.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Kent State University Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Kent, OH, United States
ISBN
9780873386845
SKU
V9780873386845
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About Nat Brandt
Veteran journalist Nat Brandt is the author of ten previous books, including The Man Who Tried to Burn New York and The Town That Started the Civil War. The former editor-in-chief of Publishers Weekly, Brandt was also an editor for The New York Times
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