Then Pinkel Said to Smith: The Best Missouri Tigers Stories Ever Told (Best Sports Stories Ever Told the Best Sports Stories Ever T) with CD [Hardcover]

Steve Richardson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2008 | Series: Best Sports Stories Ever Told

Here is your chance to go inside the huddle, head into the locker room, or grab a seat on the sidelines. This is your exclusive pass to get on the team plane or have breakfast at the team hotel. Go behind the scenes and peek into the private world of the players, coaches, and decision makers and eavesdrop on their conversations.

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"I know the history of Missouri, and it has not had the best of luck. When we got here, Coach Pinkel told us we were about the dream. Our class would be the class to turn it around. And I think we have done a great job." --2007 Missouri nose tackle Lorenzo Williams

"I was offered a scholarship to the University of Missouri, and I took it even though I wondered if I had what it took to play major college football. I was able to mature as a football player and as a man under that program with a coaching staff that was second to none." --NFL Hall of Fame cornerback Roger Wehrli

"When he said `fifth down,' I just dropped the phone and ran out on the field. At that point, Coach Bob Stull is trying to plead his case. `You gave them an extra down!' The officials truly did not believe it." --Joe Castiglione recalling the infamous "Fifth Down Game" against Colorado

"We never dreamed we would be that close to a national championship. It would have been huge." --Merv Johnson, remembering the 1960 Missouri Tigers

From the Inside Flap

In 2007 Missouri football fans were energized by the Tigers' climb to the top of the polls. Winning had finally become commonplace again, thanks to the coaching prowess of Gary Pinkel and the on-field achievements of stars like Chase Daniels. Die-hard followers of the black-and-gold know that the recent bowl appearances represent only Missouri's latest run of success in a long history of great football. Decades earlier, under the wise leadership of coach (later athletics director) Don Faurot, Missouri had developed into a big-time college program--and once Faurot hired Dan Devine as head coach, Missouri become a perennial bowl team in the 1960s. "Then Pinkel Said to Smith..." relives this rich history, recounting all the greatest Missouri Tigers football stories from both yesterday and today, as told by players, coaches, and even fans. Readers will relish the insider accounts of all the greatest highlights in the school's history--from the 1961 Orange Bowl victory over Navy to the 2008 Cotton Bowl trouncing of Arkansas--along with memories of games and seasons that failed to live up to expectations (including the infamous Fifth Down Game against Colorado). Along the way, Missouri fans will enjoy reading about the greatest stars from the team's history--including Roger Wehrli, Kellen Winslow, Phil Bradley, and Brad Smith--and learning why they loved playing for the Tigers. "Then Pinkel Said to Smith..."is the ultimate book for fans of Missouri football. Written by University of Missouri graduate and award-winning sportswriter Steve Richardson, the book offers a personal, up-close look at everything that is great about rooting for the Tigers. A trip through these pages is about as close as you can get to spending a crisp autumn afternoon as part of the crowd enjoying a game at beautiful Faurot Field.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: Triumph Books; Har/Com edition (August 1, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 157243998X
• ISBN-13: 978-1572439986
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.5 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 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: #1,044,937 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mizzou-Rah!!!, August 18, 2008

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This review is from: Then Pinkel Said to Smith: The Best Missouri Tigers Stories Ever Told (Best Sports Stories Ever Told the Best Sports Stories Ever T) with CD (Hardcover)

A very good, comprehensive overview of Missouri Tiger Football. This book covers all of the highs and lows of the football program in a cronilogical fashion . A must for any true Tiger fan. Go Mizzou!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Tiger Tales, October 16, 2009

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This review is from: Then Pinkel Said to Smith: The Best Missouri Tigers Stories Ever Told (Best Sports Stories Ever Told the Best Sports Stories Ever T) with CD (Hardcover)

Steve Tiger Richardson pulls up lots of the best tidbits and stories from Mizzou's history for a great overview of Missouri FB's greatest hits.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Who proofread this book?, November 14, 2010

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This review is from: Then Pinkel Said to Smith: The Best Missouri Tigers Stories Ever Told (Best Sports Stories Ever Told the Best Sports Stories Ever T) with CD (Hardcover)

Inside of front cover he spells Chase Daniel's name wrong. He's one of the best players in Missouri Tiger football history and you can't even spell his name right in a book all about the history of Missouri Tiger football?

Also, a couple times he says "Mississippi" instead of "Missouri."