The perfect pass : American genius and the reinvention of football / S. C. Gwynne.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.), 1953- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Leach, Mike, 1961-2022.

Leach, Mike.

Mumme, Hal.

Football--United States--History.

Football.

United States.

History.

Football--Coaching.

Passing (Football).

Physical Description:

x, 292 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition.

Other Title:

American genius and the reinvention of football

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc., 2016.

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"-- Provided by publisher.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-275) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Gwynne, S. C. (Samuel C.), 1953- author. Perfect pass

ISBN:

9781501116193

1501116193

OCLC:

928481662