From that first 0-0 game against McMurry in 1925 to the Tangerine Bowl contest of 1977 against the Florida State Seminoles, the history of the Red Raiders' 53 seasons of gridiron wars is captured in these pages.
Stories are included on all of Texas Tech's coaches: E. Y. Freeland, the first Tech grid mentor; Grady Higginbotham, who stayed only one year; Pete Cawthon, the colorful, famed friend of Knute Rockne; Dell Morgan, who eased Tech through the World War II years; DeWitt Weaver, who helped Tech into the Southwest Conference; JT King, whose goal for the Raiders was SWC contention; the sometimes bombastic Jim Carlen; the youthful Steve Sloan; and his promising successor, Rex Dockery.
Tech's All-Americans, Donny Anderson, E. J. Holub, Dave Parks, and many others are here in separate stories. Also, there are special color stories on the Masked Rider; Barbara Specht, Tech's national centennial football queen; Dr. J. William Davis, originator of the now nationally used letter of intent; the huge Jones Stadium expansion of 1960; and the long battle to enter the Southwest Conference.
These, plus other stories, are all contained in this book, accompanied by more than 100 photographs of Tech's football history from 1925 through the 1977 season.
Here is an account of every game of the more than 500 Tech has played since 1925, plus statistics of Tech teams and players.
This first complete coverage of Red Raider football is certain to please all followers of Tech's rich gridiron tradition.
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Raider Power!,
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If you are a die hard Red Raider fan, this is the book for you. Summary of every year and every big game from the early days to the Steve Sloan era. Brought back many memories, though mine have only been for 32 years...it is very worth while and informative!GO TECH!
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Great History Book Of Texas Tech Football...,
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This review is from: Red Raiders: Texas Tech University Football (Hardcover)
A must for any Texas Tech Red Raider Football fan. From the days of Pete Cawthon to the Glory Days of Steve Sloan. This is a very informative book worth reading. I only wish I could get another copy as I loaned mine out to someone who never returned it in College.
Mark in Raiderland
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