Tales from the Iowa Sidelines

by Ron Maly

Book Overview

The University of Iowa has been fielding football teams since 1889, and Kirk Ferentz is the latest Hawkeye coach to attain success. Ferentz's teams have won a school-record 38 games over the past four... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596700130
• ISBN13: 9781596700130
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: Sports Publishing LLC
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Hawkeyes

In Tales from the Iowa Sidelines award winning author Ron Maly covers Ferentz's highlights at Iowa. Experience the rich history through the memories of captain Erwin Prasse and teammate George Frye as the flash back to 1939 Ironmen team led by Heisman Trophy winner Nile Kinnick. Look at Howard Jones's unbeaten teams in 1921 and 1922. Forest Evashevski's two Rose Bowl championship teams in the 1950s and how Fry brought Iowa back from the scrap heap in the 1980s and 1990s. The author describes the interesting All-Americans Calvin Jones and Alex Karras, and a story how former star Bob Stoops placed his Rose Bowl ring on his father's casket and why the 1985 Hawkeyes were ranked number 1 nationally for five weeks. The Iowa Football team was looking for a new coach it was former Iowa star Bob Stoops or Kirk Ferentz, Stoops was looking towards Oklahoma but he wasn't offered the job. You should read this book if you want to know about the rich Hawkeye history or you are a fan that is crazy about the hawkeyes. The book has some main points about how Kirk Ferentz came to the team and brought a 0-8 to 8-0 in the Big Ten.