Win One for the Gipper: America's Football Hero

by Kathy-jo Wargin

Book Overview

Like most boys growing up in Michigan in the early 1900s, George Gipp enjoyed playing sports. But even as a small boy, his athletic skills set him apart from the others. When he is awarded a baseball scholarship to the University of Notre Dame, his future seems set. An afternoon's horseplay with a football, however, brings George to the attention of assistant football coach Knute Rockne, and Notre Dame football is transformed forever. Setting records...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1585362212
• ISBN13: 9781585362219
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 9.1" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 6 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Grades 1 to 4