Overview
"In the mid-'70s, the University of Georgia football team caused quite a stir off the field. Several players had encounters with the manipulative ""Godfather of Pro Wrestling"" and his money-for-sex scheme. A careless prank aboard a team-chartered airplane resulted in a bomb scare and an FBI inquiry. The mysterious death of a standout teammate in 1976 remained unsolved for decades. Despite it all, a valiant and tenacious head coach and his acclaimed ""Junkyard Dogs"" defied the odds and developed a celebrated championship team. UGA football writer and historian Patrick Garbin, using extensive interviews with former players and coaches, delivers an astounding and, at times, appalling true tale of sex, drugs and wild debauchery in college football."
Full Product Details
Author: Patrick Garbin
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Imprint: History Press Library Editions
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.472kg
ISBN: 9781540226488
ISBN 10: 1540226484
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 11 September 2017
Audience:
General/trade
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""From a cultural standpoint, the 1970s were a wildly carefree time like no other decade. And the wild times apparently included quite a few University of Georgia football players, some who purportedly brushed shoulders with gamblers, partied naked and practiced physical hazing. Bishop author and sportswriter Patrick Garbin delves into those days at UGA through the memories of one of its former players, Steve ""Shag"" Davis, a high school phenom quarterback who morphed into a modest wide receiver for the Bulldogs and played on two of its best teams of the 1970s."" Athens Banner-Herald"
From a cultural standpoint, the 1970s were a wildly carefree time like no other decade. And the wild times apparently included quite a few University of Georgia football players, some who purportedly brushed shoulders with gamblers, partied naked and practiced physical hazing. Bishop author and sportswriter Patrick Garbin delves into those days at UGA through the memories of one of its former players, Steve Shag Davis, a high school phenom quarterback who morphed into a modest wide receiver for the Bulldogs and played on two of its best teams of the 1970s. Athens Banner-Herald
Author Information
Patrick Garbin is a freelance journalist who has authored ten books, eight of which relate to University of Georgia football. He is the UGA football beat reporter for DAWGTIME magazine and DawgTime.com and the research writer for UGASports.com of the Rivals network. He lives just outside of Athens, Georgia, in Bishop with his two children, Trip and Rebecca.
