An excellent sports history ( Publishers Weekly ) in the tradition of Michael Lewis\'s Moneyball , award-winning historian S.
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Whether you\'re a casual or ravenous Football fan, this is a rousing tale of innovation ( Booklist ), and Gwynne\'s book ably relates the story of that innovation and the successes of the man who devised it ( New York Journal of Books )..
Gwynne explores Mumme\'s leading role in changing Football from a run-dominated sport to a pass-dominated one, the game that tens of millions of Americans now watch every fall weekend.
A superb treat for all gridiron fans ( Kirkus Reviews , starred review), The Perfect Pass S.
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And Mumme and Leach did it all without even a playbook.
Implementing their Air Raid offense, their teams--at Iowa Wesleyan and later at Valdosta State and the University of Kentucky--played blazingly fast--faster than any team ever had before, and they routinely beat teams with far more talented athletes.
In the cornfields of Iowa these two mad inventors, drawn together by a shared disregard for conventionalism and a love for Jimmy Buffett, began to engineer the purest, most extreme passing game in the 145-year history of football.
It all began at a tiny, overlooked college called Iowa Wesleyan, where Mumme was head coach and Mike Leach, a lawyer who had never played college football, was hired as his offensive line coach.
Hal Mumme spent fourteen mostly losing seasons coaching Football before inventing a potent passing offense that would soon shock players, delight fans, and terrify opposing coaches.
Gwynne tells the incredible story of how two unknown coaches revolutionized American Football at every level, from high school to the NFL.
An excellent sports history ( Publishers Weekly ) in the tradition of Michael Lewis\'s Moneyball , award-winning historian S.
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