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Return to Junction : Smokey and the Bear and Other Aggie Football Stories.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rollins, Gareld D.
- Series:
- Swaim-Paup Sports Series, sponsored by James C. '74 & Debra Parchman Swaim and T. Edgar '74 & Nancy Paup
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Football coaches--United States--Biography.
- Football coaches.
- Football--Texas--History.
- Football.
- Texas A & M Aggies (Football team)--History.
- Texas A & M Aggies (Football team).
- Texas A & M Aggies (Football team)--Biography.
- Texas A & M University--Football.
- Texas A & M University.
- Bryant, Paul W.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (198 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Return to Junction
- Place of Publication:
- College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- "In Return to Junction: Smokey and the Bear and Other Aggie Football Stories, Rollins tells the behind-the-scenes stories of the Bryant era in Texas A&M football, a time that began amid 'the goat-head stickers and dust' of a practice field in Junction, Texas, and ended with the shocking news that Bryant intended to 'go home to Mama,' taking the head coaching job at the University of Alabama"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Oldest Army
- Chapter 2. When Did the Bryant Era Really Begin?
- Chapter 3. Howdy, Rat and Grubworm!
- Chapter 4. It Ain't Always What You Know
- Chapter 5. You Can Call Me Grubworm
- Chapter 6. Howdy! My Name Is Smokey
- Chapter 7. When Wild Willie Met Gabby
- Chapter 8. But Can Pardee Lead?
- Chapter 9. Recruiting, 1954
- Chapter 10. Foresighted in Aggieland
- Chapter 11. Roddy Osborne: Mr. Versatility
- Chapter 12. The Sugar Land Express
- Chapter 13. One-Armed and Dangerous
- Chapter 14. How High Can a Frog Jump?
- Chapter 15. Team Photo Day
- Chapter 16. The Day the Rain Came Down
- Chapter 17. He-e-e-re's Mickey Herskowitz!
- Chapter 18. "I Like Little People!"
- Chapter 19. Dr. Richard Steadman, Left Tackle
- Chapter 20. Those Hallettsville Boys
- Chapter 21. Bonnie Prince Charlie
- Chapter 22. Dub Kendrick from Cowtown
- Chapter 23. Rice vs. Texas A&
- M
- Chapter 24. Dennis Goehring: Mr. Junction Boy
- Chapter 25. The Aggies Are Back!
- Chapter 26. Charlie Caldwell from Krueger
- Chapter 27. John David and Bobby Joe
- Chapter 28. Spur's Favorite Son
- Chapter 29. The Other Howard Payne
- Chapter 30. Jimmy Wright: Villanova and Such
- Chapter 31. Odds and Ends
- Chapter 32. Rings around the Brazos
- Chapter 33. Goodbye, College Station!
- Chapter 34. Skipping Finals
- Chapter 35. Smokey Harper: The Rest of the Story
- Afterword. When Billy Pete Was Just a Lad
- Index.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9781623498665
- 162349866X
- OCLC:
- 1226762229
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