Frantic Francis :: how one coach's madness changed football /

This book tells the little-known story of the man who forever changed the way football is played--and whose coaching lineage can be traced to such current names as Bill Walsh, Al Davis, and Mike Holmgren. Frantic Francis offers an unforgettable portrait of an eccentric character whose paranoid, mani...

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1. Verfasser: Perkins, Brett
Format: Regierungsdokument Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press, ©2009.
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Zusammenfassung:This book tells the little-known story of the man who forever changed the way football is played--and whose coaching lineage can be traced to such current names as Bill Walsh, Al Davis, and Mike Holmgren. Frantic Francis offers an unforgettable portrait of an eccentric character whose paranoid, manic, brusque, and profane ways shocked and confused even his players, but whose speedy, deceptive, and imaginative plays remade the sport of football. Although Schmidt's mania eventually sabotaged his career, his legacy was secure and the style he introduced continues to make football one of the most p.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xvi, 509 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, plates
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-486) and index.
ISBN:9780803226173
0803226179

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