Bowled Over: Big-time College Football from the Sixties to the BCS Era

Bowled Over: Big-time College Football from the Sixties to the BCS Era
ISBN-10
0807833290
ISBN-13
9780807833292
Series
Bowled Over
Category
Sports & Recreation
Pages
334
Language
English
Published
2009
Publisher
Univ of North Carolina Press
Author
Michael Oriard

Description

In this compellingly argued and deeply personal book, respected sports historian Michael Oriard--who was himself a former second-team All-American at Notre Dame--explores a wide range of trends that have changed the face of big-time college football and t

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