This is the story of a group of unheralded athletes driven to the pinnacle of college football by a hardnosed coach whose style was right for the times. This inside look at college football in 1959 follows the Syracuse University Football Team through their remarkable season. Led by a team captain who as a young boy in Nazi Germany survived World War II, this improbable tale is at times humorous, other times poignant, but always brutally honest. It's a look back at a young black kid by the name of Ernie Davis who would blaze a trail and then tragically be gone. At the end of a decade so rich in culture, we find this unique blend of young men coming together to create a lasting moment in time.
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Fantastic inside look at the making of a National Champion ... A must read for every college football fan. -- Tom LaRochelle, November 5, 2003
The story of the 1959 Syracuse Football team is remarkable. Ben, from his heavenly cloud, would be impressed. --Mrs. Ben Schwartzwalder, November 10, 2003
THIS BOOK ROCKS! Dennis Quaid Actor: --Quote from Dennis Quaid about '59
The story of the 1959 Syracuse Football team is remarkable. Ben, from his heavenly cloud, would be impressed. --Mrs. Ben Schwartzwalder, November 10, 2003
THIS BOOK ROCKS! Dennis Quaid Actor: --Quote from Dennis Quaid about '59
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Maury Youmans was a member of the 1959 Syracuse University Football Team. He played six years in the NFL with both the Chicago Bears and the Dallas Cowboys.
Gary Youmans was a high school and professional basketball coach. He is a sports marketing consultant and former owner of a minor league basketball team.
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This review is from: '59: The Story of the 1959 Syracuse University National Championship Football Team (Hardcover)
This book is a valuable resource in that the story of the 1959 national champion Syracuse Orange needed to be told. The information gathered in the various interviews is informative and revealing.
That said, was no one assigned to copyedit or fact-check this book? The errors jump out at you from the second sentence of chapter one (where "its" is spelled "it's") and continue throughout, to chapter 19 (where "we're" is spelled "were"). Errors of fact abound, such as referring to Oklahoma coach Bud Wilkinson as "Wilkerson" and Pitt coach John Micheloson as "Michelson." Photos of SU vs. Maryland are misidentified as SU vs. Penn State. And I don't believe the University of Kansas ever used the nickname "Jayhawkers" as the book claims; nor was the Kansas coach in 1959, Jack Mitchell, an All-America at Oklahoma (at least not a consensus All-America). The book even concludes with an error (of ommission). The final page has a list of "1959 Syracuse University Football Team Statistics," categories in which the team led the nation, such as 451.5 yards/game total offense and 39 points/game scoring. However, the listing "Touchdowns -- 21" should be "Passing Touchdowns." -- Jon C. Halter Euless, TX 5.22.07
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The Story of the Syracuse 1959 National Championship Team,
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This review is from: '59: The Story of the 1959 Syracuse University National Championship Football Team (Hardcover)
The book was a factual account of the players, coaches and games that led to the National Championship of College Football in 1959. Interesting quotes from both players and coaches, both living and deceased. I enjoyed it immensely.
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On Tuesday, September 1, 1959, Coach Ben Schwartzwalder greeted sixty-eight players who would make up this year's Syracuse University football team. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
freshmen coach, number one team, right halfback, athletic board, unbalanced line, total offense, straight running, coaching football, spring practice, total defense Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Penn State, West Virginia, Ben Schwartzwalder, Ernie Davis, Gerhard Schwedes, Holy Cross, Orange Bowl, Roger Davis, Cotton Bowl, Dave Sarette, Bob Yates, Courtesy of Syracuse University Archives, Dick Easterly, Mark Weber, Art Baker, Roy Simmons, Bill Bell, Fred Mautino, John Brown, New York, Dave Baker, Ted Dailey, Jerry Skonieczki, Bob Thomas, Rocco Pirro New!
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On Tuesday, September 1, 1959, Coach Ben Schwartzwalder greeted sixty-eight players who would make up this year's Syracuse University football team. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
freshmen coach, number one team, right halfback, athletic board, unbalanced line, total offense, straight running, coaching football, spring practice, total defense Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Penn State, West Virginia, Ben Schwartzwalder, Ernie Davis, Gerhard Schwedes, Holy Cross, Orange Bowl, Roger Davis, Cotton Bowl, Dave Sarette, Bob Yates, Courtesy of Syracuse University Archives, Dick Easterly, Mark Weber, Art Baker, Roy Simmons, Bill Bell, Fred Mautino, John Brown, New York, Dave Baker, Ted Dailey, Jerry Skonieczki, Bob Thomas, Rocco Pirro New!
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- West Virginia (The States and the Nation series) by J.A. Williams on page 133, page 136, and page 137
- John Brown (Pb) (Gateway Civil Rights) by James L. Collins on page 201
- Moving on by Kevin Lewis on page 138
- Chicago Bears by C. W. C. Sports Inc. in Front Matter
- The University of South Carolina (SC) (Campus History Series) by Elizabeth Cassidy West on page 76
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