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Where Football Is King
Christopher J. Walsh
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Description for Where Football Is King
Hardback. From his unique vantage point as beat writer for Alabama football for the "Tuscaloosa News," Walsh gives insight into the culture and traditions of football in the South, where, it is said (and probably widely believed), the game is greater than religion. Num Pages: 312 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WSJS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 183 x 27. Weight in Grams: 858.
Arguably the best football conference in America, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) contains some of the most storied programs in the history of college football. In Where Football is King, Christopher Walsh provides a team-by-team history of the SEC and describes the classic games, players and coaches in the conference's seventy-three-year history. The genesis of the SEC really begins with the introduction of football to the University of Georgia in 1891 by a chemistry professor, Charles Herty. While Georgia's first game was against Mercer University that Fall, the South's oldest rivalry was born when Georgia took on Auburn on February 20, ... Read more
Arguably the best football conference in America, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) contains some of the most storied programs in the history of college football. In Where Football is King, Christopher Walsh provides a team-by-team history of the SEC and describes the classic games, players and coaches in the conference's seventy-three-year history. The genesis of the SEC really begins with the introduction of football to the University of Georgia in 1891 by a chemistry professor, Charles Herty. While Georgia's first game was against Mercer University that Fall, the South's oldest rivalry was born when Georgia took on Auburn on February 20, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Taylor Trade Publishing United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781589793552
SKU
V9781589793552
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About Christopher J. Walsh
Christopher J. Walsh has been an award-winning sports writer for 16 years and currently covers Alabama football for the Tuscaloosa News. Walsh has won several awards including the First Amendment Award, New York Times Chairman’s Award, as well as receiving two Pulitzer Prize nominations. Walsh also received first place honors for a sports feature from the Alabama Press Association, and ... Read more
Reviews for Where Football Is King
Everyone knows football is king in the south, and here Chris proves worthy of being known as one of the finest writers under 40. This is a must-read book for anyone who loves the SEC.
Pedro Gomez, ESPN Christopher Walsh looks under every pylon in his brilliant exposé of Southeastern Conference football.
Sam Cook
Fort Myers News-Press ... Read more
Pedro Gomez, ESPN Christopher Walsh looks under every pylon in his brilliant exposé of Southeastern Conference football.
Sam Cook
Fort Myers News-Press ... Read more