Cathedrals Of College Football [Hardcover]

Michael Irwin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1999

A visit to the traditions and history of college football at 25 of the top universities in the nation.

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From the Back Cover

Where can you go to a college football game by boat? Why do Aggies stand up during Texas A&M games? When do they sit down? What was the first mascot of the University of Georgia? Which team ate its first mascot? What stadium crowd caused an earthquake? Where is the Sod Cemetery? And who is buried in it? Who is Caninus Megaphonus Pennsylvanus anyway? Where did the Wave begin? Who were the Bugeaters? What is a Sooner? What is a Hokie? Or a Wahoo? Who fell into the Washington Moat?

You can learn all of this and more in Cathedrals of College Football.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 328 pages
• Publisher: Alliance Press / Football-Tradition.com; 1st edition (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967209609
• ISBN-13: 978-0967209609
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #598,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a Football Book, November 22, 1999

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James Joseph (Ft. Worth, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cathedrals Of College Football (Hardcover)

Just completed this wonderful book about the traditions that make college football such a great experence for players,fans,students and the universities they represent. The interesting stories, facts and information contained in Cathedrals make it a very exciting read.

Additionaly it's an excellent reference book, that you will refer back to time and again.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cathedrals of College Football, November 23, 1999

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Ellen Schiver (Austin, Texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Cathedrals Of College Football (Hardcover)

I've been a Texas A&M fan for a long time so I was very happy to see A&M in the book. After reading about the other schools, I came away with a greater appreciation for college football and what it means to fans around the country. It's a great game and CATHEDRALS OF COLLEGE FOOTBALL is a great book.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Go Hokies, January 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Cathedrals Of College Football (Hardcover)

So much gets written about the big schools and their successes on the field. This is the first book that I've seen that takes a look at a lot of the schools that don't get the gushing press accolades and the constant fawning over by other media. And it's also cleanly written with a focus on the positives of college football. It's so easy today to get jaded because of the big money and the behavior of some of football's so called 'stars'. But the real stars of college football are the fans and their support of their team. These guys get get it!