Texas Football Trilogy [Paperback]

Mitchell Krugel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 15, 2001

In terms of books, SPIÂ’s Texas Football Trilogy could well become the Friday Night Lights of 1999. From the innocent exuberance of high school football to the spectacle of the college game to the glitz of AmericaÂ’s Team, the story of the importance of football to the state of Texas is told in this book. Trilogy takes readers behind the scenes to look at the night before the big game, the life of the star player and how football at any level is big business in Texas. The stateÂ’s most popular entertainers, the Cowboys, are part of the focus of Trilogy, which looks at the religion of football in Texas at the professional, college and high school levels. Texas Football Trilogy also chronicles a banner season for Texas A & M, including an inside look at the AggiesÂ’ stunning upset of Nebraska, and a view of one of the stateÂ’s premier prep programs, AustinÂ’s Westlake High School.

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About the Author

Mitchell Krugel has been a sports writer, sports columnist and sports editor for the past twenty years. He has been writing about Michael Jordan since 1986 when he authored a mass-market biography on the then-rising star. He worked at "The Times" of Munster, Indiana from 1991-94 when he covered the Chicago Bulls beat in addition to serving as sports editor. Following turns at the "Fort Worth Star-Telegram" and "San Antonio Express-News," he became an Assistant Managing Editor for "The Record" in Bergen County, New Jersey. Since 1991, his sports sections have been honored among the ten best in the nation by Associated Press Sports Editors seven times. He lives in Oakland, New Jersey with his wife Mary and their four-year-old daughter Brittany.

Product Details

• Paperback: 271 pages
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC (December 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1582615039
• ISBN-13: 978-1582615035
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,615,879 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Information, lore, and fascinating details for football fans, April 12, 2002

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This review is from: Texas Football Trilogy (Paperback)

Texas Football Trilogy: A Season In The Lone Star State by Mitchell Krugel (Sports Editor, "The Bergen Record", Hackensack, New Jersey) is a comprehensive, informative look of the popular American sport of football in a state where the people take their team sports seriously. From an overview of the history of football to modern-day teams, celebrated coaches and the emphatic football season of 1998, Texas Football Trilogy is enhanced with a 16-page photo insert and a text filled with a wealth of information, lore, and fascinating details for football fans.