The Official Football Guide

The Official Football Guide
Author: National Collegiate Athletic Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1928
Genre: Football
ISBN:

Early volumes consisted of rules with a separate publication for text. Later volumes consist of text and rules.

The Official Football Guide

The Official Football Guide
Author: National Collegiate Athletic Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 408
Release: 1935
Genre: Football
ISBN:

Early volumes consisted of rules with a separate publication for text. Later volumes consist of text and rules.

West Virginia University Football Vault

West Virginia University Football Vault
Author: John Antonik
Publisher: Whitman Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre:
ISBN: 9780794827946

Along with a story woven by West Virginia alumnus and longtime sports information official Antonik, this scrapbook contains never-before-published photographs, artwork, and memorabilia.

Let Me Be Frank

Let Me Be Frank
Author: Frank Beamer
Publisher: Triumph Books
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2013-09-01
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1600788467

After 26 seasons as head football coach at Virginia Tech University, Frank Beamer is not only the longest tenured but also the winningest active coach of any major college program, and Let Me Be Frank contains his personal reflections on more than a quarter-century leading the Virginia Tech program. Beamer has directed his alma mater to 20 consecutive bowl appearances, including six BCS bowls, five top-10 finishes, and a trip to the National Championship Game in 1999 led by a freshman quarterback named Michael Vick. But success didn’t come immediately: he started his career at VT with four losing seasons in his first six years, including a 2-8-1 record in 1992 when many fans wanted him fired. He relates how he turned a mediocre program into a perennial power while sporting a clean NCAA record and a well-earned reputation as one of the most-respected head coaches in the nation. However, Beamer is regarded as an even better man than a football coach: he created a state-wide program to help children read, and in the aftermath of the deadliest campus massacre in U.S. history, he met with the parents of the victims and visited with each wounded student. He shares stories from his time spent both on and off the gridiron, including memories of generations of Hokies stars such as Vick, André Davis, Jim Druckenmiller, Corey Moore, Jake Grove, and others.

Spalding's Official Football Guide

Spalding's Official Football Guide
Author: National Collegiate Athletic Association
Publisher:
Total Pages: 388
Release: 1925
Genre: Football
ISBN:

Early volumes consisted of rules with a separate publication for text. Later volumes consist of text and rules.

Routledge Handbook of Football Studies

Routledge Handbook of Football Studies
Author: John Hughson
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2016-10-04
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 113507481X

Football is unquestionably the world’s most popular and influential sport. There is no corner of the globe in which the game is not played or followed. More countries are affiliated to FIFA, football’s governing body, than to the United Nations. The sport has therefore become an important component of our social, cultural, political and economic life. The Routledge Handbook of Football Studies is a landmark work of reference, going further than any other book in considering the historical and contemporary significance of football around the world. Written by a team of leading sport scholars, the book covers a broad range of disciplines from history, sociology, politics and business, to philosophy, law and media studies. The central section of the book examines key themes and issues in football studies, such as the World Cup and international competition, governance and ownership, fandom and celebrity. The concluding section offers in-depth surveys of the culture and organisation of football in each of the regional confederations, from UEFA to CONCACAF. This book will be fascinating reading for any serious football fan and an essential resource for advanced students or scholars undertaking research in football or sport studies, and any practitioner or policy-maker working in football.