A Gamecock Odyssey : University of South Carolina Sports in the Independent Era / Alan Piercy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Piercy, Alan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

University of South Carolina.

University of South Carolina--Sports.

College sports--Management.

College sports.

College sports--United States--Management.

United States.

South Carolina.

Genre:

History

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (351 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Columbia, South Carolina : University of South Carolina Press, [2023]

Summary:

"Meet the coaches, athletes, and other larger-than-life characters that laid the foundation for today's Gamecock NationIn A Gamecock Odyssey: University of South Carolina Sports in the Independent Era, author Alan Piercy chronicles the significant events and describes the larger-than-life characters of the years following the university's departure from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The University of South Carolina experienced some of the highest highs and lowest lows in its athletics history. With colorful storytelling and Gamecock pride, Piercy gives curious college sports fans and diehard Gamecocks a behind-the-scenes tour of these raucous decades. Tales of interpersonal clashes between football head coach Paul Dietzel and men's basketball head coach Frank McGuire, the Icarian rise and fall of women's basketball coach Pam Parsons, George Rogers and his magical Heisman Trophy-winning season, the birth of USC's beloved mascot, Cocky, and other USC sports stories converge, stirring feelings of amusement, nostalgia, and pride. A Gamecock Odyssey captures the spirit of the time and shows the reader how those years influenced today's Gamecock athletics culture"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Storms in the Southland : why South Carolina left the Atlantic Coast Conference

Build it, and they will come : new facilities usher USC into the modern era

Into the wilderness : South Carolina navigates a post-ACC world

Legends, logos, mascots, and traditions : how the independent era changed everything

A national power emerges : Richardson, Raines, and the rise of Gamecock baseball

Pullets, chicks, and Lady Gamecocks : the evolution of women's sports at USC

Any port in a storm : USC joins the Metro Conference

Good times, bad times : Heisman Highs and losing lows

THE man in black : Joe Morrison brings unprecedented excitement, notoriety to South Carolina program

The backside of the storm : football scandal and basketball probation mar late '80s success

A new world order : South Carolina and the Southeastern Conference.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-64336-449-9

OCLC:

1388322189