A Tiger Walk through History: The Complete Story of Auburn Football from 1892 to the Tuberville Era (Pebble Hill Book)
by Paul Hemphill
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Author: Paul HemphillEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2008-08-24
ISBN: 0817315454
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Pebble Hill Books
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Book Review: A New Look at An Old, Old Story--Still, a Walk Worth Taking...
Summary: 4 Stars
Paul Hemphill's cryptic but always loving style (toward anything Auburn)makes this oft-told story of Auburn Football worth reading again. Hemphill tells it well, warts, molds and all, always celebrating the triumphs in such a way that they remain part of the story, not the story itself. By having individuals share their "Auburn Story" as inserts into his text, Hemphill makes this work even more enjoyable. A "Must for the Auburn Football Fan.
Published by the University of Alabama Press under the new "Pebble Hill" seal, that of the Auburn University Center for the Arts and Humanities, this book, while published by Alabama, has the Auburn seal of approval. That alone makes this book noteworthy. (Maybe there is a chance for peace in the Middle East after all!!!)
Summary of A Tiger Walk through History: The Complete Story of Auburn Football from 1892 to the Tuberville Era (Pebble Hill Book)
In this lively and fascinating book, noted writer and Auburn alum Paul Hemphill tells the story of the progress of Auburn from that first game - coached by Auburn legend George Petrie - through the team's growth and development into the national force it is today. Hemphill records the many highs and occasional lows, and the heartbreak and jubilation each caused, noting the standouts great and small on the way."A Tiger Walk through History" contains 172 photographs, many of them rare and surprising. The text and photos capture the many great players and coaches in the Auburn football experience: Auburn's first bowl appearance in 1936; coaching eras of innovative football genius John Heisman, after whom the Heisman trophy is named; 'Iron Mike' Donahue; Ralph 'Shug' Jordan, who brought Auburn its first national championship; Pat Dye, Terry Bowden, and present coach Tommy Tuberville; Auburn's two Heisman trophy winners Pat Sullivan and Bo Jackson; and victories over rivals Alabama and Georgia. The 2007-2008 season is highlighted, including the sixth straight win over Alabama and a bowl victory over Clemson. As the game has grown, Auburn and its team have grown with it, and Auburn now ranks as a perennial power both in its conference and in the nation.Vince Dooley states in his foreword that "beyond the famous coaches and players and their heroics on behalf of the Orange and Blue, "A Tiger Walk through History" is also about time-honored traditions - rallying cries like 'Sullivan-to-Beasley' and 'Punt Bama Punt' and 'Rolling Toomer's Corner' - that echo in resounding fashion from the pages of Paul Hemphill's remarkable book."No fan, casual or devoted, can afford to miss this riveting account of the Plainsmen's journey from the very beginning to today, which is the record of a great university as well as the story of the development of a great football team.Alabama Books
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