Game Day: Notre Dame Football

The Greatest Games, Players, Coaches and Teams in the Glorious Tradition of Fighting Irish Football

Athlon Sports (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

160 Seiten

2006
Triumph Books (Verlag)
978-1-57243-881-1 (ISBN)

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Whether rediscovering the best team moments, or initiating into the histories and traditions of Fighting Irish fandom, this book about the University of Notre Dame football team is both a useful resource and cherishable memorabilia. Packed with anecdotes of the players, explanations about the beginnings of rivalries and traditions, detailed histories about the greatest players and moments in the school’s history, lists of the most successful seasons, recaps of the most exciting games ever played, and year-by-year statistics, this collectible book is the primary source for anyone eager to be an expert regarding anything about the Fighting Irish. The book captures the essence of what it means to be a true Notre Dame fan: more national championships than any program, seven Heisman Trophy winners, blue and gold (and sometimes green), the House That Rockne Built, the Golden Dome, Touchdown Jesus, Ara, “The Victory March,” pep rallies in the JACC, gold dust, Fair Catch Corby, the Irish Guard, “Notre Dame, Our Mother,” and the Four Horsemen.

Athlon Sports is a publisher of preseason, single-title sports annuals, covering professional and college athletics and distributed throughout North America and Europe. Founded in 1967, they are now the largest sports magazine in the U.S., and have won Publisher of the Year, Magazine of the Year, and an Emmy Award. They are based primarily in Nashville, Tennessee. Mike Golic is the cohost of the ESPNRadio show Mike and Mike in the Morning, and is an analyst for theESPNand ESPN2 studio programmingof professional and collegiate football. Heis a former captain of the University of Notre Dame football team, and was drafted into the NFLwith theHouston Oilers. He hada nine-year professional career, which included seasons playing for the Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins. He lives in Avon, Connecticut.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	8.12.2006
Reihe/Serie	Game Day
Vorwort	Mike Golic
Zusatzinfo	color and b-w photos throughout
Verlagsort	Chicago
Sprache	englisch
Maße	203 x 228 mm
Gewicht	893 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
	Reisen
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-57243-881-9 / 1572438819
ISBN-13	978-1-57243-881-1 / 9781572438811
Zustand	Neuware