The Heisman: Great American Stories of the Men Who Won

by Bill Pennington

Book Overview

Close your eyes and picture the
Heisman Trophy. The form is easy
to conjure, a graceful, fluid pose
that is football past and football present
in one dignified figure ...
The story of the Heisman Trophy
is an american epic.
-- from the Preface

No sport in America can match the pageantry, raw emotion, and thrilling tradition of college football. It is a world in which a twenty-year-old kid can become a national sensation overnight,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060554711
• ISBN13: 9780060554712
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: HarperEntertainment
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Great Stories - Hope that It's Updated

The Heisman: Great American Stories of the Men Who Won Great stories of former Heisman Trophy Winners. I've always been a fan of what I consider the best award in Sports. We learn more about our winners of this award than any other and those that become part of this tradition are forever known as "Heisman Trophy Winner". I loved reading the stories of past winners, that I never got the chance to see play. Well before my time. Those such as Glenn Davis and Tom Harmon. But it did include Ernie Davis and Doug Flutie - two of my all time favorite winners. However, I hope that an update adds recent great winners such as Tim Tebow and just announced winner Mark Ingram. I thoroughly enjoyed this list and I hope that you will as well. Highly recommended