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The greatest college football rivalries of all time : the Civil War, the Iron Bowl, and other memorable matchups / Martin Gitlin.

Title
The greatest college football rivalries of all time : the Civil War, the Iron Bowl, and other memorable matchups / Martin Gitlin.
Author
Gitlin, Marty
Publication
Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Holdings

Details

Description
viii, 345 pages : illustrations; 24 cm.
Summary
This book showcases the best of these competitions. Martin Gitlin details game highlights, the history behind the rivalries, and how the fans, players, and coaches have impacted the matchups.
Subject
  • Football
  • Football > United States > History
  • Sports rivalries
  • Sports rivalries > United States
  • United States
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Ohio State vs. Michigan: Woody, Bo and beyond -- Alabama vs. Auburn: the Iron Bowl -- Army vs. Navy: war on the gridiron -- Oklahoma vs. Texas: the Red River rivalry -- Notre Dame vs. Southern California: the cross-country clash -- Harvard vs. Yale: the game -- Georgia vs. Florida: the world's largest cocktail party -- Lafayette vs. Lehigh: the first rivalry -- California vs. Stanford: the big game -- Florida State vs. Miami: the game without a name -- Grambling State vs. Southern: the Bayou Classic -- Utah vs. Brigham Young: the holy war -- Oregon vs. Oregon State: the civil war -- Clemson vs. South Carolina: the Palmetto Bowl.
ISBN
  • 9781442229839 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 1442229837 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • 9781442229846 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
^^2014009231