| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 217 pages, 4 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. From Power to Finesse; 2. A Surprise Choice; 3. Installing the T; 4. "This stuff really works"; 5. A Confidence Builder; 6. Shaughnessy the Man; 7. The Scrappy Broncos; 8. The White Ghosts; 9. Recruiting; 10. "Pop" Comes Around; 11. Meeting Jackie Robinson; 12. Closing In; 13. Life on Campus; 14. Another Tough Matchup; 15. Big Game Fever; 16. Bring on Nebraska; 17. "Pretty good ball club, Coach"; 18. The Legacy; 19. Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography |
| Summary |
Chronicles the 1940 phenomenon of the T-formation offense, from the hiring of coach Clark Shaughnessy to his marshalling of the untapped talents of such future standouts as Frankie Albert, Hugh Gallarneau and Pete Kmetovic, and Norm Standlee, to his reintroduction of the out-of-favor T-formation and its profound and enduring effect on football |
| Notes |
"A Bison original"--Page 4 of cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-217) |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Shaughnessy, Clark Daniel, 1892-1970.
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| SUBJECT |
Shaughnessy, Clark Daniel, 1892-1970 fast |
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Stanford University -- Football -- History
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Stanford Cardinal (Football team) -- History
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| SUBJECT |
Stanford Cardinal (Football team) fast |
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Stanford University fast |
| Subject |
Football -- Offense.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Football.
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Football
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Football -- Offense
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Recreation & Sports.
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Social Sciences.
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
0803203101 |
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9780803203105 |
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1280550686 |
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9781280550683 |
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9786610550685 |
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6610550689 |
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