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Buck Shaw By Kevin Carroll

Buck Shaw by Kevin Carroll


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Blocking for the Gipper, Lawrence Buck Shaw was one of Knute Rockne's star players at Notre Dame during 1919 through 1921. However, it was his nearly four decades of college and pro coaching that earned him esteem. This complete biography tells the colourful story of Shaw's college and pro years.

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Buck Shaw: The Life and Sportsmanship of the Legendary Football Coach by Kevin Carroll

Blocking for the Gipper, Lawrence Buck Shaw was one of Knute Rockne's star players at Notre Dame during 1919 through 1921. However, it was his nearly four decades of college and pro coaching that earned him esteem. Viewed as a player's coach, Shaw was talented at relating to young men and molding them into a winning team. His college teams won two Sugar bowls. Shaw's successful coaching with the San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles also played an integral role in helping the NFL grow into a billion-dollar business. A contemporary of Vince Lombardi, Shaw's Eagles won the NFL championship in the pre-Super Bowl era. A member of the College Football Hall of Fame, Shaw never received serious consideration for enshrinement at Canton for his professional career. This complete biography tells the colorful story of Shaw's college and pro years, shedding light on Shaw's over-looked achievements in the professional ranks, which saw him earn a higher winning percentage a half-dozen Hall of Fame coaches.

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Well written excellently researched work...Mr. Carroll has once again done a fine job of covering the life and career of a relatively unknown former major coach, and this biography certainly would be a worthwhile addition to any football historian's library.-St. Louis Post-Dispatch

About Kevin Carroll

Kevin Carroll is a history teacher at Albuquerque Academy in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He also served as their head football coach for 30 years.

Table of Contents

  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • One. The Early Years
  • Two. Rockne's Ramblers
  • Three. Carlinville and Getting into Coaching
  • Four. Trading Wolf Packs Twice
  • Five. The Apprentice Years at Santa Clara
  • Six. Buck Takes the Broncos' Reins
  • Seven. Two Sugar Bowls
  • Eight. Santa Clara: A Football School
  • Nine. Slip Departs and the T Formation Arrives
  • Ten. Rumors and the War Years
  • Eleven. California Dreaming
  • Twelve. The Birth of the 49ers
  • Thirteen. The All-America Conference Years
  • Fourteen. The NFL: A New Beginning
  • Fifteen. Making a Dent in the NFL
  • Sixteen. Hi-Lo Country
  • Seventeen. Buck Joins the Air Force
  • Eighteen. Climbing into Air Force's Football Cockpit
  • Nineteen. The Silver Fox Becomes an Eagle
  • Twenty. Winning the 1960 NFL Championship
  • Twenty-One. Life After Football
  • Appendix: Shaw's Career Head Coaching Record
  • Chapter Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

Additional information

NLS9781476686905
9781476686905
1476686904
Buck Shaw: The Life and Sportsmanship of the Legendary Football Coach by Kevin Carroll
New
Paperback
McFarland & Co Inc
2022-03-25
277
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