
The Backyard Brawl : Stories from One of the Weirdest, Wildest, Longest Running, and Most Instense Rivalries in College Football History.
Title:
The Backyard Brawl : Stories from One of the Weirdest, Wildest, Longest Running, and Most Instense Rivalries in College Football History.
Author:
Antonik, John.
ISBN:
9781935978848
Personal Author:
Physical Description:
1 online resource (330 pages)
Contents:
Front Cover -- Dedication -- Contents -- Prologue -- 1943-1955 The Rivalry Resumes -- The Long Shadow of Sutherland -- Finally! -- Pappy Makes 'em Happy -- The Power of Positive Thinking -- Pass the Sugar -- 1957-1965 Wild Times -- West Virginia Survives -- A "Pitt-iful" Performance -- The Garbage Game -- The Battle of the Brothers -- Points Galore -- Color Photo Section A -- 1967-1979 The Birth of the Backyard Brawl -- "Jusk" for Kicks -- Bobby Blows It -- McKenzie Kicks the Hell Out of Pitt -- Tony D Gets Tossed -- Farewell, Old Mountaineer Field -- 1982-1991 A Changing of the Guard -- A Classic Comeback -- "Let's Do It!" -- A Tie and a Sigh -- Kissing Your Sister -- Clubbing Your Neighbor -- Color Photo Section B -- 1991-2011 The Big East Years -- A Big East Blowout -- E-I-E-I-O, Tractors and Corncob Pipes -- For the Love of Pete -- Collins Steals the Show -- Miracle in the Mountains -- Down to the Wire -- Epilogue -- Backyard Brawl Complete History -- Acknowledgments -- Bibliograhpy -- About the Author -- Index of Names -- Back Cover.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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