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The Wow Boys: A Coach, a Team, and a Turning Point in College Football
James W. Johnson
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Paperback. The story of the 1940 college football season when Stanford Coach Clark Shaughnessy's T-formation offense revolutionized the game of football. Num Pages: 220 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: WSJS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 13. Weight in Grams: 295.
In 2002 ESPN rated football’s shift to the modern T-formation offense as the second best sports innovation of all time—just behind baseball’s free agency. The story behind the move to the T-formation is also the story of a season unparalleled in the annals of college football—the year Stanford’s new coach, fresh from seven dismal seasons with the University of Chicago, deployed an out-of-favor offense to take a team of talented underdogs to a Rose Bowl victory.
In 2002 ESPN rated football’s shift to the modern T-formation offense as the second best sports innovation of all time—just behind baseball’s free agency. The story behind the move to the T-formation is also the story of a season unparalleled in the annals of college football—the year Stanford’s new coach, fresh from seven dismal seasons with the University of Chicago, deployed an out-of-favor offense to take a team of talented underdogs to a Rose Bowl victory.
The Wow Boys (the title refers to the nickname the team earned at its very first game) chronicles Stanford’s miraculous 1940 season, from the ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Number of pages
220
Condition
New
Number of Pages
220
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803276321
SKU
V9780803276321
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About James W. Johnson
James W. Johnson is a professor emeritus of journalism at the University of Arizona. He is also a longtime newsman who worked for the Philadelphia Inquirer, the Oakland Tribune, and the Oregonian, among other newspapers. His most recent book is Arizona Politicians: The Noble and the Notorious.
Reviews for The Wow Boys: A Coach, a Team, and a Turning Point in College Football
“[The Wow Boys] concerns the inauguration of the T formation in modern college football. . . . This well-researched, well-written book from UA professor emeritus Johnson explains it all to you.”—Arizona Daily Star