Gus Dorais : gridiron innovator, all-American and hall of fame coach / Joe Niese with Bob Dorais ; foreword by Roland Lazenby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Niese, Joe, author.

Dorais, Bob, 1957- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dorais, Charles, 1891-1954.

Dorais, Charles.

University of Notre Dame--Football--History.

University of Notre Dame.

Football players--United States--Biography.

Football players.

Football.

History.

United States.

Football coaches--United States--Biography.

Football coaches.

Genre:

Biographies.

History.

Physical Description:

x, 254 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2018]

Summary:

"Charles "Gus" Dorais (1891-1954) is best known as the passing end of Notre Dame's "Dorais to Rockne" tandem that helped revolutionize football's forward pass in the early 1910s. A triple threat prep star from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, Dorais was a captain and four-year starter at Notre Dame, becoming the school's first consensus All-American in 1913"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Chapter 1 A River City Childhood p. 9

Chapter 2 Notre Dame's Little General, 1910-1912 p. 22

Chapter 3 A National Stage, 1913 p. 47

Chapter 4 Teacher, Coach and Player, 1914-1917 p. 64

Chapter 5 A Brief Reunion, 1918-1919 p. 87

Chapter 6 Invading the Inland Empire, 1920-1925 p. 104

Chapter 7 Motor City Man, 1925-1930 p. 131

Chapter 8 Changing Landscape, 1931-1936 p. 155

Chapter 9 A Sage Coach, 1937-1942 p. 179

Chapter 10 The Professional Game, 1943-1947 p. 204

Chapter 11 A Football Man to the End p. 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781476675244

1476675244

OCLC:

1039672344