The legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant is recognized nationwide as one of the greatest coaches ever.
He is a graduate of Southern Methodist University..
He is an award-winning journalist who covered the Dallas Cowboys for eleven years and worked in the sports media for more than two decades.
About the Author: Jim Dent is the author of The Undefeated, King of the Cowboys, and You\'re out and You\'re Ugly, Too (with Durwood Merrill).
The Junction Boys contains all the hallmarks of a classic sports story, and it combines America\'s love of college football with an extraordinary story of perseverance and triumph.
In vivid and powerful images reminiscent of Friday Night Lights, Hoosiers, and The Last Picture Show, these young men and their driven coach come to life.
They profited from the Junction experience; the knowledge they took back with them to College Station, about themselves and what they were capable of, would be used for the rest of their lives.
The thirty-five survivors bonded together like no other Team in America.
An extraordinary fellowship was Forged from the mind-numbing pain.
The Junction Boys is more than just a story of tough practices without water breaks.
Only a handful of players survived the entire 10 days, but they braved the intense heat of the Texas sun and the burning passion of their coach, and turned a floundering Team into one of the nation\'s best.
In a move that many consider the salvation of the Texas A&M football program, Coach Bryant put 115 players through the most grueling practices ever imagined.
The Junction Boys tells the story of Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant\'s legendary training camp in the small town of Junction, Texas.
So why did he always cite his 1-9 A&M Team of 1954 as his favorite? This is the story of a remarkable team--and the beginning of the legend.
The legendary Paul "Bear" Bryant is recognized nationwide as one of the greatest coaches ever
