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Rising tide : Bear Bryant, Joe Namath, and Dixie's last quarter / Randy Roberts and Ed Krzemienski.
Van Pelt Library GV958.U513 R63 2013
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Roberts, Randy, 1951-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bryant, Paul W.
- Namath, Joe Willie, 1943-.
- Namath, Joe Willie.
- Alabama Crimson Tide (Football team).
- Football--United States--History.
- Football.
- United States.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- vii, 437 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Twelve, 2013.
- Summary:
- Describes how Joe Namath and Bear Bryant led the Crimson Tide to an Orange Bowl championship in 1965, amidst bloody fights in the civil rights movement and a pair of ethics scandals, to change football's culture and economics.
- Contents:
- Prologue: The tower
- "Mama called"
- "Dixie's pride, Crimson Tide"
- The river
- The privileged son
- Playing defense
- Becoming Joe Willie
- "With every force at my command"
- The greatest performance of his life
- "Living like Yankees, playing like Barber College"
- The Rat Pack
- Redemption song
- "Joe moves like a human now"
- Epilogue: In a class of his own.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1455526339
- 9781455526338
- OCLC:
- 816563675
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