Overview
Glenn Scobey ""Pop"" Warner (1871-1954) stands among the giants of the coaching profession, alongside Knute Rockne, Amos Alonzo Stagg, George Halas and Vince Lombardi. Warner turned a ragtag team from a Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Indian boarding school into a national power and later won multiple national championships at the University of Pittsburgh and Stanford. His 319 victories made him one of the winningest coach in college football history. A pioneer of the forward pass, he is credited with inventing the single-wing formation--widely considered the genesis of modern-day offense--as well as the double wing, the three-point stance for backs, the naked bootleg and the spiral punt. He also developed improvements to shoulder pads, tackling dummies, blocking sleds and much more. The book traces Warner's rise from his small town roots to becoming one of the most influential coaches in football, a man who helped refine the sport from a tedious, push-and-shove affair into the dynamic, high-speed game of today.
Full Product Details
Author: Jeffrey J. Miller
Publisher: McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.20cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.313kg
ISBN: 9780786464975
ISBN 10: 0786464976
Pages: 228
Publication Date: 17 August 2015
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
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Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""a comprehensive and informative look at Warner's career...Miller has written an impressive book on Pop Warner...highly recommend""--Gridiron Greats; ""Miller's work is, quite simply, a touchdown. The book does far more than glorify all that Warner did for the game""--Sport in American History; ""presents the most-definitive-to-date biography of Glenn Scobey 'Pop' Warner. The author fleshes out a fuller picture of Pop's personality and the personal life of the man who reshaped the game of football""--ProtoView."
a comprehensive and informative look at Warner's career...Miller has written an impressive book on Pop Warner...highly recommend --<i>Gridiron Greats</i>; Miller's work is, quite simply, a touchdown. The book does far more than glorify all that Warner did for the game --<i>Sport in American History</i>; presents the most-definitive-to-date biography of Glenn Scobey 'Pop' Warner. The author fleshes out a fuller picture of Pop's personality and the personal life of the man who reshaped the game of football --<i>ProtoView</i>.
a comprehensive and informative look at Warner's career...Miller has written an impressive book on Pop Warner...highly recommend --Gridiron Greats; Miller's work is, quite simply, a touchdown. The book does far more than glorify all that Warner did for the game --Sport in American History; presents the most-definitive-to-date biography of Glenn Scobey 'Pop' Warner. The author fleshes out a fuller picture of Pop's personality and the personal life of the man who reshaped the game of football --ProtoView.
“a comprehensive and informative look at Warner’s career...Miller has written an impressive book on Pop Warner...highly recommend”—Gridiron Greats; “Miller’s work is, quite simply, a touchdown. The book does far more than glorify all that Warner did for the game”—Sport in American History; “presents the most-definitive-to-date biography of Glenn Scobey ‘Pop’ Warner. The author fleshes out a fuller picture of Pop’s personality and the personal life of the man who reshaped the game of football”—ProtoView.
Author Information
Award-winning author Jeffrey J. Miller lives in Springville, New York, the hometown of Pop Warner.
