Title:
The idealist : Jack Trice and the battle for a forgotten football legacy / Jonathan Gelber ; foreword by Seneca Wallace.
ISBN:
9781629379968
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Publication Information:
Chicago, Illinois : Triumph Books, [2022]
©2022
Physical Description:
256 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Contents:
A little boy with a big smile -- Sad Sam and East Tech football -- Baggy's boys of Everett, Washington -- A call to the West -- Cora -- No second chances -- Freshman year and the peanut man -- Alpha Phi Alpha and varsity football -- Jack's letter -- "I go higher" -- A nutty-violent period -- The first regents meeting -- The great compromise -- Fists up!
Summary:
"The Idealist is a complete portrait of Jack Trice, an Iowa State football player who suffered a fatal injury during a game in 1923. Jack was the son of a former Buffalo Soldier who became a high school football standout in Ohio and embarked on his college career hoping to emulate fellow Iowa State University alum George Washington Carver. It is also the story of those who fought for his legacy across generations." -- Publisher.
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OCLC Number:
on1294285458
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