Football for Fun
The Story of Coach Stewart ""Fergie"" Ferguson
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2023
South Dakota State Historical Society (Verlag)
978-1-941813-47-8 (ISBN)
South Dakota State Historical Society (Verlag)
978-1-941813-47-8 (ISBN)
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On the eve of World War II, a bold coach from a small Arkansas college transformed football into a spirited spectacle. Eschewing win–at–all costs, his misfit team embarked on a three-year barnstorming odyssey, using slapstick antics and unexpected plays to confound rivals and capture the hearts of fans.
On the eve of World War II, Stewart Ferguson, a football coach from a tiny Arkansas agricultural college, decided the sport ought to played for fun. Under a bizarre contract that made no bones about whether they ever won a game, "Fergie" and his team of misfits piled into a rickety bus for a three-year barnstorming odyssey that would see the Wandering Weevils of Arkansas A & M befuddle their opponents with slapstick antics, become media and fan favorites, and earn the moniker "the Marx Brothers of Football."
Born in Missouri and raised near Mitchell, South Dakota, this son of a stern Methodist minister was a larger-than-life personality with equally outsized opinions. Fergie left an indelible impression on generations of athletes, first in Louisiana, then at Dakota Wesleyan University and Arkansas A & M, and later as head coach at Deadwood High School, where he led the Bears to their first ever football conference championship.
In Football for Fun, authors Bill Bell and Peter Oltchick draw on rich sources, including Ferguson's unpublished memoirs and interviews with former players and family, to bring this remarkable South Dakotan—and the often cutthroat world of high school and collegiate sports—to life.
On the eve of World War II, Stewart Ferguson, a football coach from a tiny Arkansas agricultural college, decided the sport ought to played for fun. Under a bizarre contract that made no bones about whether they ever won a game, "Fergie" and his team of misfits piled into a rickety bus for a three-year barnstorming odyssey that would see the Wandering Weevils of Arkansas A & M befuddle their opponents with slapstick antics, become media and fan favorites, and earn the moniker "the Marx Brothers of Football."
Born in Missouri and raised near Mitchell, South Dakota, this son of a stern Methodist minister was a larger-than-life personality with equally outsized opinions. Fergie left an indelible impression on generations of athletes, first in Louisiana, then at Dakota Wesleyan University and Arkansas A & M, and later as head coach at Deadwood High School, where he led the Bears to their first ever football conference championship.
In Football for Fun, authors Bill Bell and Peter Oltchick draw on rich sources, including Ferguson's unpublished memoirs and interviews with former players and family, to bring this remarkable South Dakotan—and the often cutthroat world of high school and collegiate sports—to life.
Peter Oltchick got his start in writing as sports editor for the oldest college weekly in America, The Colgate Maroon. He has written for the online magazine Suite101 and is the author of a children's picture book, Clean Clara. He lives in New York City with his wife Amanda and children Zoe and Andrew.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 19.09.2023 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Pierre |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 680 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-941813-47-X / 194181347X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-941813-47-8 / 9781941813478 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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