Books : War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest
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by: Michael Rosenberg
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 796.3320922
EAN: 9780446580137
ISBN: 0446580139
Label: Grand Central Publishing
Manufacturer: Grand Central Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 384
Publication Date: September 10, 2008
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Sales Rank: 595
Studio: Grand Central Publishing
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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.
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Rating:  - A Rivalry for the Ages
First and foremost, It would be unfair of me to fail to mention that I am a Buckeye- born of two proud graduates of THE Ohio State University. That said, I want to say that this book is a heart warming and sometimes heart stopping must read for anyone familiar with this cherished rivalry between two very worthy opponents. The times were turbulent and a fitting backdrop for the tales told here of two venerable teams and the legendary coaches that made them so very great. At this time,with "the GAME" ... Read More
Rating: - Those Who Stay Will Be Champions
The story of sports is not in a vacuum and Michael Rosenberg does an outstanding job in delving into a pair of coaches in one of the college gridiron's most bitter rivalries during a tumultuous time in American history.
Woody Hayes of Ohio State - who was a student of military history - and Bo Schembechler - once an assistant to Hayes at OSU - started the "10-Year War" in 1968, with both teams so dominant in the Big 10, that the conference earned the moniker, "Big Two, Little Eight," during ... Read More
Rating: - Wow! Great Book!
This is an awesome book about Woody Hayes and Bo Schembechler. Good from the beginning to the end. Lots of inside stuff I never heard or read about! Hard to put it down with Ohio State-Michigan game coming up soon. A must read for any fan of either school!
Rating:  - War Is Hell . . .
That quotation, attributed to one of Woody Hayes' military heroes (William Tecumseh Sherman), sums up the 10 year rivalry in which Ohio State and Michigan players, coaches and fans went to the Gates of Hell and back in their battles against each other, virtually every of which determined in whole or part the Big Ten and National Championship. Fast paced, competently written, this book will appeal to those (this reviewer included) who lived through that decade of hope and fear (which marks every war). Much ... Read More
Rating: - Football Rivalry Set in Context of the Times
I gave this book to a huge Michigan fan. I had heard the author interviewed and the book sounded very interesting. He had over 200 people tell him anecdotes about Bo and Woody, telling them not to worry about whether it fit his book or not. He then culled what he could use and put them in order.
Unlike most sports books, the author jucstaposed the football programs at the two schools with the events occurring on the campuses at the time. Remember, the ten year long Bo-Woody War started in 1969. ... Read More
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