A Fire to Win - The Life and Times of Woody Hayes (Paperback, illustrated edition)

Woody Hayes was one of the greatest football coaches in history---and one of the most fascinating. More than a brilliant coach, he was a complicated, contradictory man. The former history teacher ran his football empire as an absolute monarchy, but had a surprisingly altruistic side, hidden from the public, . and author John Lombardo uses his extensive sports-writing experience to craft an accurate portrait of one of the most complex and fascinating figures in football.
First and foremost, Woody Hayes was a coach---and his achievements are stunning. While at Ohio State, he won five national titles, and thirteen Big Ten Conference championships, made eight Rose Bowl appearances, and earned two national Coach of the Year awards. Moreover, Hayes's lifetime coaching record, 238--72--10, puts him in the first rank of college coaching immortals. No other coach won more games in a shorter period.
Countless interviews of former players, assistant coaches, and friends shape the image of Hayes and his career, which spanned the mid-1940s to the late 1970s during a tremendous period of change in American society. "A Fire to Win" is an honest and revealing biography of Hayes, a man who ranks in the pantheon of football coaches. "An easy-to-read, objective look at one of Ohio's most powerful, complex, admired, feared, and contradictory figures."
---"The ""Columbus"" Dispatch"
"A sympathetic yet evenhanded examination of a modern coaching giant."
---"Booklist"
"Insightful and comprehensive biography."
---"The ""New York"" Sun"
"Contradictions, of course, are what make Hayes fascinating. And Lombardo delves into those contradictions with a cell biologist's eye for detail and a landscape painter's eye for perspective."
---Chicago Tribune

General

Imprint:	St. Martin's Griffin
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	September 2006
First published:	September 2006
Authors:	John Lombardo
Dimensions:	213 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	304
Edition:	illustrated edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-312-36036-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Biography & autobiography > Sport Books > Biography > Sport
LSN:	0-312-36036-3
Barcode:	9780312360368

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