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9781250053954 English 1250053951 In the summer of 1964, a high school all-star team lost the most significant football game in Texas's history, to the Pennsylvania Big 33 squad. Determined to prevent another loss, Coach Bobby Layne met with the governor for an important request: authorization to recruit black all-stars for his new squad. It was an ambitious plan; Texas high school football at the time was dominated by white players, though the state was flush with many great black stars, and black and white players rarely mixed in the racially divided state. Layne's scheme never would have worked without Bill Bradley and Jerry LeVias. When no one else would room with LeVias, one of three black players on the team, Bradley stepped forward, and the two quickly became the closest of friends and the best of teammates. Together-and with Layne's indomitable will to win-the two led their team to triumphant victory at Hershey Stadium. With this moving story, Jim Dent once again brings readers to cheers and tears with an American tale of leadership, brotherhood, and good-of Texas-style football. Book jacket., Jim Dent takes readers to the heart of Texas football with the incredible story of how two young men broke the chain of racism that had existed for more than half a century. In 1965, black and white players barely mixed in Texas. That summer, Jerry LeVias and Bill Bradley came together at the Big 33 game in Hershey, Pennsylvania. When no one else would room with LeVias, Bradley stepped forward. Big-hearted, gregarious, and free-spirited, Bradley looked out for LeVias - one of three black players on the team. A year earlier, Texas had lost to the Pennsylvania all-stars in the most significant defeat in the state's proud history. Texas coach Bobby Layne was mad-as-hell that he was forced to play with second stringers. So he traveled to Austin and asked the Texas governor to end the scheduling conflict with the in-state all-star game so he could suit up the best players. Layne also sought permission to recruit black players. After all, Texas was flush with black stars, some of whom would mature into the most notable players in the history of the NFL.Layne's scheme never would have worked without Bradley and LeVias. Together the two led their team proudly to face down the competition at Hershey Stadium. The Kids Got It Right is a moving story, reminiscent of Remember The Titans . Jim Dent once again brings readers to cheers and tears with a truly American tale of leadership, brotherhood, and good-ol' Texas-style football., Jim Dent, New York Times bestselling author of The Junction Boys , pens the story of Texas high school football integration, and the three men who put together a championship teamJim Dent takes readers to the heart of Texas football with the incredible story of how two young men broke the chain of racism that had existed for more than half a century. In 1965, black and white players barely mixed in Texas. That summer, Jerry LeVias and Bill Bradley came together at the Big 33 game in Hershey, Pennsylvania. When no one else would room with LeVias, Bradley stepped forward. Big-hearted, gregarious, and free-spirited, Bradley looked out for LeVias - one of three black players on the team. A year earlier, Texas had lost to the Pennsylvania all-stars in the most significant defeat in the state's proud history. Texas coach Bobby Layne was mad-as-hell that he was forced to play with second stringers. So he traveled to Austin and asked the Texas governor to end the scheduling conflict with the in-state all-star game so he could suit up the best players. Layne also sought permission to recruit black players. After all, Texas was flush with black stars, some of whom would mature into the most notable players in the history of the NFL.Layne's scheme never would have worked without Bradley and LeVias. Together the two led their team proudly to face down the competition at Hershey Stadium. The Kids Got It Right is a moving story, reminiscent of Remember The Titans . Jim Dent once again brings readers to cheers and tears with a truly American tale of leadership, brotherhood, and good-ol' Texas-style football., Jim Dent, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Junction Boys , returns with a powerful Texas story which transcends college football, displaying the courage and determination of one of the game's most valiant players. Freddie Steinmark was an under-sized but scrappy young man when he arrived in Austin as a freshman at the University of Texas in 1967. Despite the pronouncement by many coaches that he was too small to play football at the college level, Freddie was a tenacious competitor who vowed to start every game as a varsity Longhorn. By the start of the 1969 season, Freddie was making his mark on the college gridiron and national stage as UT's star safety, but he'd also developed a crippling pain in his thigh that worried his high school sweetheart, Linda. Despite the increasingly debilitating pain, Freddie continued to play throughout the season, helping the Longhorns to rip through opponents like pulpwood. His final game was for the national championship at the end of 1969, when the Longhorns rallied to beat Arkansas ina legendary game that has become known as "the Game of the Century." Tragically, bone cancer took Freddie off the field when nothing else could. But nothing could extinguish his irrepressible spirit or keep him away from the game. Although his struggle with cancer would be short-lived, Freddie's fight would inspire the nation as well as thousands of cancer victims, earning him a special citation from President Richard Nixon. Today, a photo of Freddie hangs in the tunnel at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, where players touch it before gamesen route to the field. With this moving story, a Brian's Song for college football, Jim Dent once again brings readers to cheers and tears with a truly American tale of resolution and bravery in the face of the worst odds.
9781250053954 English 1250053951 In the summer of 1964, a high school all-star team lost the most significant football game in Texas's history, to the Pennsylvania Big 33 squad. Determined to prevent another loss, Coach Bobby Layne met with the governor for an important request: authorization to recruit black all-stars for his new squad. It was an ambitious plan; Texas high school football at the time was dominated by white players, though the state was flush with many great black stars, and black and white players rarely mixed in the racially divided state. Layne's scheme never would have worked without Bill Bradley and Jerry LeVias. When no one else would room with LeVias, one of three black players on the team, Bradley stepped forward, and the two quickly became the closest of friends and the best of teammates. Together-and with Layne's indomitable will to win-the two led their team to triumphant victory at Hershey Stadium. With this moving story, Jim Dent once again brings readers to cheers and tears with an American tale of leadership, brotherhood, and good-of Texas-style football. Book jacket., Jim Dent takes readers to the heart of Texas football with the incredible story of how two young men broke the chain of racism that had existed for more than half a century. In 1965, black and white players barely mixed in Texas. That summer, Jerry LeVias and Bill Bradley came together at the Big 33 game in Hershey, Pennsylvania. When no one else would room with LeVias, Bradley stepped forward. Big-hearted, gregarious, and free-spirited, Bradley looked out for LeVias - one of three black players on the team. A year earlier, Texas had lost to the Pennsylvania all-stars in the most significant defeat in the state's proud history. Texas coach Bobby Layne was mad-as-hell that he was forced to play with second stringers. So he traveled to Austin and asked the Texas governor to end the scheduling conflict with the in-state all-star game so he could suit up the best players. Layne also sought permission to recruit black players. After all, Texas was flush with black stars, some of whom would mature into the most notable players in the history of the NFL.Layne's scheme never would have worked without Bradley and LeVias. Together the two led their team proudly to face down the competition at Hershey Stadium. The Kids Got It Right is a moving story, reminiscent of Remember The Titans . Jim Dent once again brings readers to cheers and tears with a truly American tale of leadership, brotherhood, and good-ol' Texas-style football., Jim Dent, New York Times bestselling author of The Junction Boys , pens the story of Texas high school football integration, and the three men who put together a championship teamJim Dent takes readers to the heart of Texas football with the incredible story of how two young men broke the chain of racism that had existed for more than half a century. In 1965, black and white players barely mixed in Texas. That summer, Jerry LeVias and Bill Bradley came together at the Big 33 game in Hershey, Pennsylvania. When no one else would room with LeVias, Bradley stepped forward. Big-hearted, gregarious, and free-spirited, Bradley looked out for LeVias - one of three black players on the team. A year earlier, Texas had lost to the Pennsylvania all-stars in the most significant defeat in the state's proud history. Texas coach Bobby Layne was mad-as-hell that he was forced to play with second stringers. So he traveled to Austin and asked the Texas governor to end the scheduling conflict with the in-state all-star game so he could suit up the best players. Layne also sought permission to recruit black players. After all, Texas was flush with black stars, some of whom would mature into the most notable players in the history of the NFL.Layne's scheme never would have worked without Bradley and LeVias. Together the two led their team proudly to face down the competition at Hershey Stadium. The Kids Got It Right is a moving story, reminiscent of Remember The Titans . Jim Dent once again brings readers to cheers and tears with a truly American tale of leadership, brotherhood, and good-ol' Texas-style football., Jim Dent, the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of The Junction Boys , returns with a powerful Texas story which transcends college football, displaying the courage and determination of one of the game's most valiant players. Freddie Steinmark was an under-sized but scrappy young man when he arrived in Austin as a freshman at the University of Texas in 1967. Despite the pronouncement by many coaches that he was too small to play football at the college level, Freddie was a tenacious competitor who vowed to start every game as a varsity Longhorn. By the start of the 1969 season, Freddie was making his mark on the college gridiron and national stage as UT's star safety, but he'd also developed a crippling pain in his thigh that worried his high school sweetheart, Linda. Despite the increasingly debilitating pain, Freddie continued to play throughout the season, helping the Longhorns to rip through opponents like pulpwood. His final game was for the national championship at the end of 1969, when the Longhorns rallied to beat Arkansas ina legendary game that has become known as "the Game of the Century." Tragically, bone cancer took Freddie off the field when nothing else could. But nothing could extinguish his irrepressible spirit or keep him away from the game. Although his struggle with cancer would be short-lived, Freddie's fight would inspire the nation as well as thousands of cancer victims, earning him a special citation from President Richard Nixon. Today, a photo of Freddie hangs in the tunnel at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, where players touch it before gamesen route to the field. With this moving story, a Brian's Song for college football, Jim Dent once again brings readers to cheers and tears with a truly American tale of resolution and bravery in the face of the worst odds.