Frantic Francis : how one coach's madness changed football / Brett Perkins
| Author(s): | Perkins, Brett |
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| Subjects: | Football coaches--United States--Biography Coaches (Athletics)--United States--Biography Schmidt, Francis (Francis Albert), 1886-1944 |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2009 |
| LC Classification: | G, GV |
| Table of Contents: | List of Illustrations Preface Introduction: A Man Ahead of His Time 1. Something Stirring on the Prairie 1 2. Frantic Francis 14 3. The Man from Nowhere 58 4. The Open-Game Movement 87 5. Razzle-Dazzle 108 6. The Game 150 7. The Immovable Object 197 8. Slingin' for Dollars 236 9. On the Edge 259 10. Spreading the Message 294 11. The Magic Remains 327 12. The Cost of Odd 356 13. The Final Act 399 14. The Schmidt Effect 409 Epilogue: Schmidt from the Players' View 431 Appendix. Schmidt's Coaching Record 439 Notes 447 Bibliography 483 Index 487 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2009009247 ISBN: 9780803218949 (pbk. : alk. paper) ISBN: 080321894X (pbk. : alk. paper) "Bison books"--Prelim. p Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Physical Description: | xvi, 509 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 316232632 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9780803218949 080321894X |