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Longhorn Nation
Longhorn Nation

Longhorn Nation

Texas' Greatest Players Talk About Longhorns Football
By Bill Little, By Jenna McEachern

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320 Pages, 5.5 x 8.5

Formats: Trade Paper, Mobipocket, EPUB, PDF

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ISBN 9781629371269

Rights: WOR

Triumph Books (Sep 2015)

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Overview

Firsthand accounts of the legends and lore of Texas football
 
The most outstanding voices of the University of Texas football tradition come together in this decade-by-decade collection of more than 40 stories. Texas fans will relish the intimate stories told by Darrell Royal, Mack Brown, Earl Campbell, Ricky Williams, and other figures they have come to cherish. This collection of interviews with student athletes and coaches captures the true essence of Texas football, making it the perfect book for any Longhorn fan.

Author Biography

Bill Little
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Bill Little is an award-winning writer who worked with the University of Texas athletics media relations office for more than four decades. He has written for the Austin American-Statesman and is the author of six books on Texas Longhorn sports, including Stadium Stories: Texas Longhorns and What It Means to Be a Longhorn. Jenna Hays McEachern has been a freelance writer and editor for more than 30 years. She formerly worked for the University of Texas sports information department, served as an editor in the oral history department of the LBJ Library, and was a senior editor for the Presidential Election Study Series Snapshots of the 1988 Presidential Campaign. She is the editor of One Heartbeat: A Philosophy of Teamwork, Life, and Leadership and One Heartbeat II: The Road to the National Championship. They both live in Austin, Texas.

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Longhorn Nation: Texas’ Greatest Players Talk about Longhorn Football

By Bill Little and Jenna Hays McEachern

Forewords by Darrell Royal and Mack Brown

Contact: Samantha Frontera, Triumph Books, 312.324.8500, s.frontera@triumphbooks.com

 

The Texas Longhorn football team is one of the most noteworthy teams in college football. The players and coaches have a long tradition of excellence and have created a legacy that makes the great state of Texas very proud. Additionally, The University of Texas at Austin is consistently ranked one of the top schools athletically and academically.

 

Longhorn Nation: Texas’ Greatest Players Talk about Longhorn Football (Triumph Books, September 2015), by Bill Little and Jenna Hays McEachern, is a compilation of unique and wonderful stories by Texas Longhorn football players over the decades. This revered team managed to survive even by the attack on Pearl Harbor. This book takes you through how the players felt at pivotal moments during their time as Longhorns. With spirited coaches, such as D.X. Bible and Darrell Royal, the Longhorns were whipped into shape before they ever stepped foot on the field.

 

Some of the most amazing players at The University of Texas were Rooster Andrews, Bobby Layne, Earl Campbell, and Vince Young. He received offers to play at several universities, but Texas called his name. Each of these players played with true heart and dedication. Football fans will delight in this celebration of Longhorn football history, which includes an in-depth look at the following:

 

  • Noble Doss, who made the impossible catch that resulted in victory over A & M in 1940
  • Rooster Andrews, who was originally the water boy and went on to drop-kick an extra point in a game during World War II
  • The Longhorns 1953 defeat over Tennessee in the Cotton Bowl, which was the first nationally televised New Year’s Day bowl game
  • Ricky Williams became the NCAA’s all-time career rusher with a 60-yard run against Texas A & M in 1998

 

About the Authors

Bill Little is an award-winning writer who worked with The University of Texas Athletics Media Relations office for more than four decades. He is the author of eight books on Texas Longhorn sports. He has written for the Austin American-Statesman and the Associated Press in Oklahoma City. He is a member of the Longhorn Hall of Honor and the CoSIDA Hall of Fame.

 

Jenna Hays McEachern has been a freelance writer and editor for 35 years. She formerly worked for The University of Texas Sports Information Department, and was the Senior Editor of One Heartbeat: A Philosophy of Teamwork, Life, and Leadership and One Heartbeat II: The Road to the National Championship. Also, she is the author of DKR: The Royal Scrapbook (2012) and 100 Things Longhorn Fans Should Know and Do Before They Die.

 

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