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The perfect pass : American genius and the reinvention of football / S. C. Gwynne.
- Title
- The perfect pass : American genius and the reinvention of football / S. C. Gwynne.
- Author
- Gwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.), 1953-
- Publication
- New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2016.
- ©2016
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- Description
- x, 292 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
- Summary
- "New York Times bestselling, award-winning historian S.C. Gwynne tells the incredible story of how Hal Mumme and Mike Leach--two unknown coaches who revolutionized American football in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s--changed the way the game is played at every level, from high school to the NFL"--
- Alternative Title
- American genius and the reinvention of football
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-275) and index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- The mad pirate's revenge -- A job you wouldn't want -- A brief history of men throwing balls -- Secrets of the air -- Ballad of the lonesome polecat -- Of Mouse and Mormons -- Maybe the worst team in America -- The future does not exist -- A convocation of rejects -- Hal's theory of relativity -- The air show comes to town -- The one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic pass -- No good deed unpunished -- Bumps in the road -- Pilgrimage to Margaritaville -- Rise of a great American offense -- The street value of an aerial circus -- Air raid -- High, wide, and handsome -- Stars in their courses -- Epilogue: The game changes.
- ISBN
- 9781501116193
- 1501116193
- LCCN
- ^^2016012980
- OCLC
- 1089549149
- SCSB-10539941
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library