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- catalog abstract "Pigskin Pulpit weaves together a compelling story, making use of extensive interviews with more than eighty Texas high school football coaches. Most of them entered the profession between the 1930s and the 1950s, and collectively their voices provide a character study of a unique breed of men whose deeply planted values were nurtured in the common experiences of traditional Texas culture, economic depression, and times of war. The book also surveys the portrayals and perceptions of Texas high school coaches in popular culture and scholarly works, as well as addresses the concerns that modern-day Texans have expressed over such football-related issues as education, brutality, racism, and competition.".
- catalog contributor b11014976.
- catalog contributor b11014977.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description "Foreword / O.A. "Bum" Phillips -- pt. I. Overview. Ch. 1. The Coaches and the Game -- pt. II. The Development of Coaching and Texas High School Football, 1890-1945. Ch. 2. Pioneers on a Hundred-Yard Long Frontier: Football in Texas, 1890-1930. Ch. 3. Growing Up on Black-Eyed Peas and Football: Coaches' Childhoods, 1920s-1940s. Ch. 4. A Rough Sport for Tough Times: Football in the Great Depression. Ch. 5. Down at the Stadium and Other Theaters of War: Football in the 1940s -- pt. III. The Golden Age of Texas High School Football, 1945-1970. Ch. 6. The Last Days of the Iron Man: Texas High School Football at Its Peak. Ch. 7. A Glorious and Bittersweet Career: Coaching in the Golden Age.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-293) and index.".
- catalog description "Pigskin Pulpit weaves together a compelling story, making use of extensive interviews with more than eighty Texas high school football coaches. Most of them entered the profession between the 1930s and the 1950s, and collectively their voices provide a character study of a unique breed of men whose deeply planted values were nurtured in the common experiences of traditional Texas culture, economic depression, and times of war. The book also surveys the portrayals and perceptions of Texas high school coaches in popular culture and scholarly works, as well as addresses the concerns that modern-day Texans have expressed over such football-related issues as education, brutality, racism, and competition.".
- catalog extent "xii, 309 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0876111681 (alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Austin : Texas State Historical Association,".
- catalog spatial "Texas".
- catalog subject "796.332/62/09764 21".
- catalog subject "Football Coaching Texas History.".
- catalog subject "Football Social aspects Texas History.".
- catalog subject "Football coaches Texas History.".
- catalog subject "GV956.6 .C38 1998".
- catalog subject "School sports Coaching Texas History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Foreword / O.A. "Bum" Phillips -- pt. I. Overview. Ch. 1. The Coaches and the Game -- pt. II. The Development of Coaching and Texas High School Football, 1890-1945. Ch. 2. Pioneers on a Hundred-Yard Long Frontier: Football in Texas, 1890-1930. Ch. 3. Growing Up on Black-Eyed Peas and Football: Coaches' Childhoods, 1920s-1940s. Ch. 4. A Rough Sport for Tough Times: Football in the Great Depression. Ch. 5. Down at the Stadium and Other Theaters of War: Football in the 1940s -- pt. III. The Golden Age of Texas High School Football, 1945-1970. Ch. 6. The Last Days of the Iron Man: Texas High School Football at Its Peak. Ch. 7. A Glorious and Bittersweet Career: Coaching in the Golden Age.".
- catalog title "Pigskin pulpit : a social history of Texas high school football coaches / by Ty Cashion.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".