Rising Tide: Bear Bryant, Joe Namath, and Dixie's Last Quarter

by Ed Krzemienski and Randy W. Roberts

Book Overview

The extraordinary story of how Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and Joe Namath, his star quarterback at the University of Alabama, led the Crimson Tide to victory and transformed football into a truly national pastime.

During the bloodiest years of the civil rights movement, Bear Bryant and Joe Namath-two of the most iconic and controversial figures in American sports-changed the game of college football forever. Brilliantly and urgently drawn,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1455526339
• ISBN13: 9781455526338
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: Twelve
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"