War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest,Books,0446580139,

	War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest by Michael Rosenberg
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Product Details Binding Hardcover Dewey Decimal Number 796.3320922 EAN 9780446580137 ISBN 0446580139 Manufacturer Grand Central Publishing Number Of Items 1 Number Of Pages 384 Publication Date September 10, 2008 Publisher Grand Central Publishing Availability Usually ships in 24 hours Product Description For many, the late 1960s/early 1970s meant a country in turmoil. Sit-ins. Vietnam War protests. Don't trust anyone over 30. Nixon was 'not a crook' - or so he claimed. At the other end of the spectrum was the intense rivalry between Woody Hayes, the legendary Ohio State football coach, and his nemesis, Bo Schembechler from Michigan. To them, the American heartland was still 'pure and sacred', and they were totally in command of their troops. Hayes idolized General Patton, the great war hero. Schembechler idolized President Ford, a former All-American football player. Rosenberg sets the stage brilliantly for this coming clash of cultural differences, as Hayes and Schembechler try desperately to win a national football championship while coping with a shifting political landscape. It all leads to a climatic, and in part tragic, downfall of an important era gone by. The yearly battle between Ohio State and the University of Michigan is one of the most intensely fought rivalries in college football, and one of its greatest eras began in 1969, when Bo Schembechler arrived in Michigan as the team's new head coach. Schembechler had been a former protégé of Woody Hayes, the legendary coach of Ohio State—who was so intimidating that one player used to be terrified that Hayes would kick him in the testicles during practice, despite never having seen him do it to another player. Rosenberg, a sportswriter for the Detroit Free Press, tracks how the two coaches pushed their players to greatness over the next nine years (until Hayes was fired after punching an opposing player in the middle of a game) while trying to adjust to the social upheavals of the 1970s. His attempts to bring the radical student underground into the story are an intermittent distraction—the most powerful drama is out on the football field and in the locker room when every year Schembechler and Hayes went head-to-head. The story has its strong moments, including one of history's most notorious missed field goals, but it's the dual portrait of the old-school coaching legends that's the real attraction. (Sept. 10) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. 'WAR AS THEY KNEW IT is a wonderfully crafted collision course of a book...By the final page, you have glimpsed deeply into the soul of both college sports and America' - MITCH ALBOM For many, the late 1960s/early 1970s meant a country in turmoil. Sit-ins. Vietnam War protests. Don't trust anyone over 30. Nixon was 'not a crook' - or so he claimed. At the other end of the spectrum was the intense rivalry between Woody Hayes, the legendary Ohio State football coach, and his nemesis, Bo Schembechler from Michigan. To them, the American heartland was still 'pure and sacred', and they were totally in command of their troops. Hayes idolized General Patton, the great war hero. Schembechler idolized President Ford, a former All-American football player. Rosenberg sets the stage brilliantly for this coming clash of cultural differences, as Hayes and Schembechler try desperately to win a national football championship while coping with a shifting political landscape. It all leads to a climatic, and in part tragic, downfall of an important era gone by. MICHAEL ROSENBERG is a sports columnist for the Detroit Free Press as well as a featured columnist at FOXsports.com, making him one of the best-read sports writers in the country. Rosenberg's work appears in the 2005 edition of Best American Sports Writing and he has received numerous awards for his work. Customers who bought this item also bought The Winners Manual: For the Game of Life Michigan vs. Ohio State: The Rivalry American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty 1968; The Year that Saved Ohio State Football Customer Reviews for: War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest Rating - Two coaches the likes we will never see again. Exellant read,Woody Hayes loved his school and his country. He saw back then the destruction of our society and knew what was coming and it tore him apart.Woody and BO could not coach todays "pre-madonna" athletes, todays players would crumble under their strict and hardnosed programs. I found it interesting that people who are in the news today got their start at Ann Arbor back in the 60's and 70's, such as "Bill Ayers".This book offers the reader a glimpse back at what life really was like "on campus"back ... Read More Rating - I was there and he got it right Michael Rosenberg, who is MUCH younger than I, "got it" as if it were first-hand. As someone who went to Michigan during those highly charged times and embodied the schizophrenic combo of political activist-protester and Michigan football fanatic, I can attest to the author's excellent emotional grasp of his research. (PS 40 years later I am still a social activist and M football fanatic...those were the times that created the soul of a generation...even when we go 3 and 9) Rating - Great Football Story, Along with Social History War As They Knew It is an ingeniously created look at the intense rivalry between Ohio State coach Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler in a time of political unrest. Set in a world of political scandals and the Vietnam War, this book is an excellent narrative of the two coaches careers and their game-winning plays. From the social unrest at the campuses to the vivid description of key games, this book draws the reader in and keeps their heart pounding until the last page is turned. The author has a fair, unbiased look ... Read More see more reviews See all books by author Michael Rosenberg

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