Chasing the Bear : How Bear Bryant and Nick Saban Made Alabama the Greatest College Football Program of All Time by Lars Anderson (2019, Hardcover)
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The biographical sports book explores the coaching legacies of Bear Bryant and Nick Saban in making Alabama a powerhouse football program. With a dust jacket and pictures, the 294-page book is intended for young adults and adults interested in the story of these iconic coaches and their impact on college football.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherGrand Central Publishing
ISBN-101538716488
ISBN-139781538716489
eBay Product ID (ePID)9038631645
Product Key Features
Book TitleChasing the Bear : How Bear Bryant and Nick Saban Made Alabama the Greatest College Football Program of All Time
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicCoaching / Football, General, Football, Sports
Publication Year2019
IllustratorYes
GenreSports & Recreation, Biography & Autobiography
AuthorLars Anderson
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight18 Oz
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2019-287135
Reviews"This isn't just a great football book; this is a beautiful piece of literature that reveals the secrets of the two greatest college football coaches of all-time. The parallels are stunning. Lars Anderson has given us another narrative masterpiece here."-- Rick Bragg, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author of My Southern Journey
SynopsisA dual biography of two coaching legends -- Bear Bryant and Nick Saban -- who built the Alabama Crimson Tide into a true football dynasty. Both Bear Bryant and Nick Saban are undeniable kings of college football, two coaches at Alabama who have each won more national championships -- six apiece -- than anyone else in the history of the game. CHASING THE BEAR examines how they did it, revealing along the way their similarities in style, background, football philosophy, and recruiting methods, while providing readers a rare inside look at two of the greatest leaders in the history of sports. Bear Bryant and Nick Saban never met, but they have more in common than either of them realize. Both grew up in small towns -- Bryant in Moro Bottom, Arkansas, a dot on the map, and Saban from Monongah, West Virginia, population five hundred. As a child, Saban pumped gas at his father's service station, washing and waxing cars and doing anything he could to help the business. Bryant's father suffered from multiple physical ailments, which forced Bryant to work to keep the family farm going. Both men knew the value of hard work from the time they were young boys, and both understood that there were no shortcuts to success. But both dreamed of escaping their hometowns, and both used football as the means to do so. Separated by two generations, Bear Bryant and Nick Saban are mythic figures linked by a school, a town, and a barroom debate centering on one question: Which is the greatest college coach of all time?, A dual biography of two coaching legends -- Bear Bryant and Nick Saban -- who built the Alabama Crimson Tide into a true football dynasty. Both Bear Bryant and Nick Saban are undeniable kings of college football, two coaches at Alabama who have each won more national championships-six apiece-than anyone else in the history of the game. Chasing the Bear examines how they did it, revealing along the way their similarities in style, background, football philosophy, and recruiting methods, while providing readers a rare inside look at two of the greatest leaders in the history of sports. Bear Bryant and Nick Saban never met, but they have more in common than either of them realize. Both grew up in small towns-Bryant in Moro Bottom, Arkansas, a dot on the map, and Saban from Monongah, West Virginia, population five hundred. As a child, Saban pumped gas at his father's service station, washing and waxing cars and doing anything he could to help the business. Bryant's father suffered from multiple physical ailments, which forced Bryant to work to keep the family farm going. Both men knew the value of hard work from the time they were young boys, and both understood that there were no shortcuts to success. But both dreamed of escaping their hometowns, and both used football as the means to do so. Separated by two generations, Bear Bryant and Nick Saban are mythic figures linked by a school, a town, and a barroom debate centering on one question: Which is the greatest college coach of all time?
LC Classification NumberGV958.A4A64 2019
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- 27 Feb, 2024
Hard but worth the sweat
Great book, I gave it to my grandson!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 30 Jul, 2022
good
OKVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
