Ninety-Nine Iron : The Season Sewanee Won Five Games in Six Days / Wendell Givens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Givens, Wendell.

Series:

Alabama Fire Ant

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of the South--Football--History--19th century.

University of the South.

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (138 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, 2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fascinating story of a remarkable, unassailable winning streak. Ninety-Nine Iron is the story of the 1899 Sewanee football team. The University of the South, as it is formally called, is a small Episcopal college on Mounteagle Mountain in southeastern Tennessee. It is a respected academic institution not known for its athletic programs. But in that final year of the 19th century the Sewanee football team, led by captain ""Diddy"" Seibels, produced a record that is legendary. In six days, on a grueling 2,500-mile train trip, the team defeated Texas, T

Contents:

Contents; Introduction; I. Mountaintop Jubilee; II. Iron Men Roll Call; III. The Way They Played the Game; IV. Sewanee, Pre-Iron Age; V. Prelude to History; VI. ""Don't You Remember?""; VII. Sewanee 12, Texas 0; VIII. Sewanee 10, Texas A&M 0; IX. Sewanee 23, Tulane 0; X. Sewanee 34, LSU 0; XI. Sewanee 12, Ole Miss 0; XII. Sewanee 11, Auburn 10; XIII. Heisman Versus the Umpire; XIV. Sewanee 5, Carolina 0; XV. The Rest of Their Story; XVI. So, What Place for Sewanee; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8173-8828-1

OCLC:

882764547