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PENN STATE FOOTBALL: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports (Sports By the Numbers)

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Numbers tell stories, and this book by Jared Trexler delivers well past what any reader would expect. This is not a numbers-filled statistical book, but rather a numbers-oriented tale of a football program full of anecodotes and writing that captures the story's setting and the program's success since 1887.

This is a must-read for any Penn State football fan and a perfect holiday gift for any Penn Stater. The author's writing style brings these numbers to life, and it's a book you can read time and time again.

I am a big fan of the "Sports by the Numbers" series. I loved the MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports (Sports By the Numbers) and New York Yankees: An Interactive Guide to the World of Sports (Sports by the Numbers) editions and was over the moon when the Mixed Martial Arts IQ: The Ultimate Test of True Fandom (Volume 1) came out. So I am a little biased because I like the system these books run on. Basic premise is give the sports fan a statistic that coincides with every number from 1 to 1000. Along the way include memorable photographs and stories to compliment the history of the sport or franchise. So the reader gets a fun filled history lesson that builds and builds and this is complimented by an online guide.

Having said that, I admit I am a fair weather Nittany Lions fan. Don't get me wrong; I love Papa Joe and the history there, but I grew up in Virginia and went to the University of Virginia so there is another institution pulling at my sweatshirt sleeve. But after reading this book I have a renewed appreciation for the Penn State football program. Their 1987 Fiesta Bowl win over Miami may just be the best David versus Goliath story ever. And this book reintroduced me to that game and some of the stats that made it all the more powerful. Thank you gentlemen!

A great book for a Nittany Lions fan and for a fair weather fan as well.

Sam Hendricks, Author Fantasy Football Tips and Fantasy Football Guidebook