RAZORBACKS: THE STORY OF ARKANSAS FOOTBALL [Paperback]

ORVILLE HENRY (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 463 pages
• Publisher: University of Arkansas Press (August 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 155728430X
• ISBN-13: 978-1557284303
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,629,736 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Glosses over too many things, August 21, 2000

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This review is from: RAZORBACKS: THE STORY OF ARKANSAS FOOTBALL (Paperback)

This is a good overview of the history of the Arkansas Razorback football program. Henry glosses over many good teams, however. He focuses particularly on the mythical championship team of 1964 and leaves a lot out about the better teams of 1969, 1988 and 1989. He has also left out many lettermen from the list in the appendix.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wooo Pig Sooie!!, February 15, 2002

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This review is from: RAZORBACKS: THE STORY OF ARKANSAS FOOTBALL (Paperback)

Besides the Bible (seeing it is at the top of my list), this is one of the best books I have ever read. If you have any fascination with the Arkansas Razorbacks, this is the book for you. Wonderful!!! I might have to get it out and read it again.

5.0 out of 5 stars The Ultimate Record of Razorback History, July 2, 2010

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This review is from: RAZORBACKS: THE STORY OF ARKANSAS FOOTBALL (Paperback)

Authors Orville Henry (deceased 2002) and Jim Bailey collaborated on this outstanding update to the 1973 original, this one released in 1996. Jim Bailey covered the earliest years of Arkansas football, beginning in 1894 and taking us through the 1956 season, when Coach Jack Mitchell resigned to take over at his home state university, Kansas. Mr. Henry picks it up with the hiring of Coach Frank Broyles and covers the next forty plus years including the dying days of the old Southwest Conference and Arkansas' lead-off jump to the Southeastern Conference with Athletic Director Broyles steering the HOGS all the way in the right direction. Looking back at that momentous decision, and knowing of very recent developments involving the Big XXII (now 10), the Big 10 and the PAC 10 (almost 16), Coach Broyles couldn't have made a better decision.