The Olympians: Football

The Olympians: Football
Author: The Olympians Book
Publisher: The Olympians Book LLC
Total Pages: 404
Release: 2024-08-23
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN:

The first book in The Olympians Series brings to life the greatest football players of all time, from Mel Hein to Patrick Mahomes, through hundreds of artistic designed graphics, culminating with the “Football Olympian”, the greatest player of all time. In the end, readers will get the opportunity to choose their own “Football Olympian” by casting the ballot that will determine who is the people’s choice for the greatest football player of all time. But before all of that, readers will go on a journey over the course of this book that includes: The Field Generals: Greatest Quarterbacks of All-Time Football 100: Greatest Players of All-Time Five-Star Generals: The Pantheon of Quarterbacks Top Gun: Greatest QB-Receiver Duos The Special Forces: All-Time Team The Pantheon of Football The Olympian: Greatest Player of All-Time Additional content includes: “The Premonition”; which current player could eventually challenge the “Football Olympian” for “G.O.A.T.” status. “The Prophecy”; who might be the next “chosen one” that will force us to open the “G.O.A.T.” conversation again in the future. Bonus feature: Clickable graphics that link to players, events, glossary and ballot pages. The Ballot links to the poll page where the readers can choose their “Football Olympian”.

Football in the South Bay

Football in the South Bay
Author: Don Lechman
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Total Pages: 299
Release: 2014-10-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 1625847939

Hardly a season passes in which one or more South Bay football stars don't shine in major college or NFL play. Vince Ferragamo led the Rams to a Super Bowl, but in Wilmington, he's the pride of Banning High School. Before he was television's "Hunter" or an NFL All-Pro, Fred Dryer was an El Camino College and Lawndale High star. Wesley Walker snagged deep passes for the New York Jets but honed his skills under legendary coach Gene Vollnogle for the Carson High Colts, historically the top prep team in the South Bay. From the inspirational coaches like Mira Costa's Don Morrow and San Pedro's Mike Walsh to the greatest players raised here, author Don Lechman presents the full story of South Bay gridiron glory.

India and the Olympics

India and the Olympics
Author: Boria Majumdar
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2009-05-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 1135275750

The Olympic movement, including the relevant records and statistics, provides a unique prism to understand the complex evolution of modern Indian society. Drawing on hitherto unused archival sources, this book examines the relations between India's place in the Olympic movement and the country's quest for a national and international identity.

Mediated Football

Mediated Football
Author: Jacco van Sterkenburg
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2018-02-02
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1317432207

Football has become one of the most mediated cultural practices in modern Western societies, providing players, officials and spectators with implicit and often hidden discourses about race/ethnicity, national identity and gender. This book provides new and critical insights into how mediated football as a contested cultural practice influences, and is influenced by, discourses and stereotypes about race/ethnicity, nation and gender that operate at the local, national and global level. It analyzes both contemporary media representations and the ways these representations are negotiated, interpreted and used by football media audiences. These issues are explored across all media genres (print media, television, online, social media, film, and so forth) in a multidisciplinary and cross-cultural manner, with contributions from diverse disciplines and countries. This book was originally published as a special issue of Soccer and Society.

I Love Georgia/I Hate Florida

I Love Georgia/I Hate Florida
Author: Patrick Garbin
Publisher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 239
Release: 2012-08-01
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1623680352

Spotlighting a team that holds the edge in a series dating back to 1915, this pro-Georgia history proves why fans should love the Bulldogs and hate their archrivals, the Florida Gators. A pep talk from Vince Dooley is featured as is beloved mascot Uga, and the “Gator Stomp” that made Tim Tebow look even goofier than usual is highlighted for good measure. This entertaining chronicle argues for adoring Buck Belue while raking Rex Grossman over the coals, relating the fantastic coaching stories of the legendary W. A. Cunningham, Wally Butts, and Vince Dooley as well as up-close and personal chats with Fran Tarkenton, Herschel Walker, Boss Bailey, and more. Combining the legacy of a timeless rivalry with challenging trivia and insider knowledge, this definitive account grapples with a southern clash as broad as the Georgia&–Florida state line.

Call Us Olympians

Call Us Olympians
Author: Steve Wolfe
Publisher: Publication Consultants
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2011-07-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1594332436

Call Us OLYMPIANS is more than just more wrestling stories. It’ wonderfully entertaining stories of life in Homer, Alaska. Sure, many of the stories center on wrestling, but Call Us Olympians overflows with short, poignant stories of life in a small town in Alaska. The reader is drawn in as Wolfe tells the stories from building a high school wrestling program to a 30-year coaching career, and finally, coaching at the Olympics—all told with spirit and humor —Steve finds humor and fun in just about every situation. Like Steve’s other two books, Call Me Coach and Call Us Champions, these tales will warm your heart, make you laugh, and have you asking for more. You don’t have to be a wrestling fan, know anything about Alaska, or even enjoy sports to absolutely love the Call Us Olympians stories.

Sports Nation: Contemporary American Professional Organizations

Sports Nation: Contemporary American Professional Organizations
Author: Frank P Jozsa, Jr
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 352
Release: 2017-08-28
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 981322553X

The book focuses on, identifies, and analyzes various divisions and conferences of four professional sports leagues and their teams' historical regular season and postseason performances, and also provides a recent financial profile of them while being competitive, profitable or unprofitable, and well-known enterprises. The parent sports organizations are the American League and National League in Major League Baseball, American Football Conference and National Football Conference in the National Football League, and the Eastern and Western Conference each in the National Basketball Association and National Hockey League.

The Olympics and Philosophy

The Olympics and Philosophy
Author: Heather Lynne Reid
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
Total Pages: 310
Release: 2012-06-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0813136482

In 1973, Wilson Carey McWilliams (1933Ð2005) published The Idea of Fraternity in America, a groundbreaking book that argued for an alternative to AmericaÕs dominant philosophy of liberalism. This alternative tradition emphasized that community and fraternal bonds were as vital to the process of maintaining political liberty as was individual liberty. McWilliams expanded on this idea throughout his prolific career as a teacher, writer, and activist, promoting a unique definition of American democracy. In The Democratic Soul: A Wilson Carey McWilliams Reader, editors Patrick J. Deneen and Susan J. McWilliams, daughter of the famed intellectual, have assembled key essays, articles, reviews, and lectures that trace McWilliamsÕs evolution as a scholar and explain his often controversial views on education, religion, and literature. The book also showcases his thoughts and opinions on prominent twentieth-century figures such as George Orwell and Leo Strauss. The first comprehensive volume of Wilson Carey McWilliamsÕ collected writings, The Democratic Soul will be welcomed by scholars of political science and American political thought as a long-overdue contribution to the field.