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PublisherWest Virginia University Press

ISBN-101935978829

ISBN-139781935978824

eBay Product ID (ePID)117184815

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameBackyard Brawl : Stories from One of the Weirdest, Wildest, Longest Running, and Most Instense Rivalries in College Football History

SubjectFootball

Publication Year2012

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaSports & Recreation

AuthorJohn Antonik

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight23.1 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2012-013718

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal796.332

Table Of ContentPrologue 1943-1955: The Rivalry Resumes 1943 - The Long Shadow of Sutherland 1947 - Finally! 1952 - Pappy Makes 'em Happy 1954 - The Power of Positive Thinking 1955 - Pass the Sugar 1957-1965: Wild Times 1957 - West Virginia Survives 1959 - A "Pitt-iful" Performance 1961 - The Garbage Game 1963 - The Battle of the Brothers 1965 - Points Galore 1967-1979: The Birth of the Backyard Brawl 1967 - "Jusk" for Kicks 1970 - Bobby Blows It 1975 - McKenzie Kicks the Hell out of Pitt 1976 - Tony D Gets Tossed 1979 - Farewell, Old Mountaineer Field 1982-1991: A Changing of the Guard 1982 - A Classic Comeback 1983 - "Let's Do It!" 1985 and 1987 - A Tie and a Sigh 1989 - Kissing Your Sister; Clubbing Your Neighbor 1991-2011: The Big East Years 1991 - A Big East Blowout 1994 - E-I-E-I-O, Tractors and Corncob Pipes 1997 - For the Love of Pete 2002 - Collins Steals the Show 2007 - 13-9: Miracle in the Mountains 2009 and 2011 - Down to the Wire Epilogue Acknowledgments Bibliography Index About the Author

SynopsisThe West Virginia University Mountaineers and the University of Pittsburgh Panthers, separated by less than eighty miles of highway, have battled it out on the football field for more than one hundred years. Now, with Pitt announcing its departure from the Big East Conference to join the Atlantic Coast Conference and West Virginia becoming a member of the Big 12 Conference, this intense rivalry has come to an abrupt end. Thousands of players and dozens of coaches - some among the very best to ever play the game - have been a part of this famous series known as the "Backyard Brawl." With fantastic tales about this feud's star-studded rosters, including White, Slaton, Harris, Luck, Huff, Nehlen, and Rodriguez for West Virginia and Fitzgerald, Marino, Dorsett, Green, Majors, and Sherrill for Pitt, The Backyard Brawl celebrates the tradition, heritage, and pride of two outstanding universities. With unparalleled access, John Antonik, a 20-year West Virginia University athletic administrator and WVU alumnus, unearths the fascinating and humorous stories that make up this revered, colorful, and cherished football game-and more importantly, the great passion and pride these schools exhibit every time they take the field., The Backyard Brawl celebrates the tradition, heritage, and pride of two outstanding universities: University of Pittsburgh and West Virginia University.

LC Classification NumberGV950.5.A67 2012