Tales from the Vanderbilt Commodores (eBook)

A Collection of the Greatest Commodore Stories Ever Told

Chris Lee (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
304 Seiten
Sports Publishing (Verlag)
9781613217504 (ISBN)

Infos

Though boasting a smaller student body than most other Southeastern Conference schools, Vanderbilt Universitys spirit and passion is without boundsand with good reason. This book highlights several Vandy sports programs whose teams have shined over the course of the schools athletic history and the players and coaches who have been a part of them.Much of Vandys recent athletic success has come from the football team. Under coach James Franklin, the Commodores had their first sold-out season opener since 1999. In 2012, the squad tied the school record for most wins and finished in the top 25 poll, en route to a bowl game for the second straight year, and followed that with another bowl game in 2013. The mens basketball team has also offered a lot of excitement of late. In 20112012, the squad boasted the top two scorers in the conference in John Jenkins and Jeffrey Taylor, both of whom were drafted to the NBA. The team won the SEC Tournament title that season, beating conference rival Kentucky. On the womens side, the team made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2013, marking the 11th time in as many seasons that coach Melanie Balcomb has led the team to at least 20 wins and an NCAA berth. The Commodores have also had something to cheer about on the baseball field, winning or sharing three SEC titles since 2007. In 2012, alumnus David Price received the American League Cy Young Award. Pedro lvarez, also an alumnus and an infielder on the Pittsburgh Pirates, was a member of the 2013 National League All-Star team.In this latest addition to the Tales From series, Chris Lee highlights these athletes and coaches and so many others who have become part of Commodore lore. Its perfect for the fan of the black and gold!Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sportsbooks about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team.Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

Autor

Chris Lee is a sportswriter and a sports talk radio show host who has followed Vanderbilt for 35 years. He’s on Nashville Sports Radio as host of The College Sports Report and the host of VandySports.com Radio on Saturdays. During football season, he is also on the VandySports.com Radio postgame call-in show. He’s the publisher and founder of VandySports.com and also freelances for several magazines and has written two other books: The Winner’s Guide to Fantasy Baseball and The Winner’s Guide to Drafting a Fantasy Football Team. He lives in Tennessee, with his wife, Kristin, and his daughter, Isabella.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.10.2014
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sport ► Ballsport ► Basketball
• Schlagworte: American business • american economy • American Life • Andrew Jackson • basketball history • basketball player • bear bryant • Bill Gates • black athlete • black basketball • Black students • boston sports • business acumen • business career • Business practices • california gold • Central America • central railroad • Changing Times • college basketball • College Football • college sports • commodore vanderbilt • cornelius vanderbilt • Court decision • Doing Business • Economic Development • Economic History • economic world • epic life • ferry boat • ferrying people • ferry service • Financial Capital • Gilded Age • gold fields • Gold rush • gold standard • Hudson River • Industrial Revolution • jay gould • modern corporation • played basketball • race relations hist • railroad empire • railroad industry • railroad lines • robber barons • son william • south carolina business empire • Southeastern Conference • Staten Island • steam boat • stiles argues • Stock Market • strong inside • super rich • tangible world • vanderbilt family • vanderbilt university • wallace's life • wallace's story • William Walker
• ISBN-13: 9781613217504 / 9781613217504