War As They Knew It

For many, the late 1960s and early 1970s meant a country in total turmoil. Campus sit-ins. Vietnam War protests. Kent State. Don't trust anyone over 30. Nixon was "not a crook" - or so he claimed. At the other end of the spectrum was the intense rivalry between Woody Hayes, the legendary Ohio State football coach, and his nemesis, Bo Schembechler from Michigan. To them, the American heartland was still "pure and sacred," and they were totally in command of their football troops. Hayes idolized General Patton, the great American war hero. Schembechler idolized President Ford, a former All-American football player from Michigan. Michael Rosenberg sets the stage brilliantly for this coming clash of cultural differences, as Hayes and Schembechler try desperately to win a national football championship while coping with a shifting political landscape. It all leads to a climatic, and in part tragic, downfall of an important era gone by. This is far more than a sports story. This is an American coming of age story, as experienced by two of the most successful coaches of our time. Rosenberg's extensive research and interviews perfectly captures what life was truly like on two major college campuses during this remarkable time.

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Title of ebook: War As They Knew It
ISBN: 9780446542234
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Internet download file size: 398 kb
Released online for download: 09-10-2008
Author of eBook: Rosenberg, Michael

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War As They Knew It

Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler, and America in a Time of Unrest

Chapter One

What Kind of Game?

It was time for Woody Hayes to adjust. Halftime, late October 1967: Hayes's Ohio State Buckeyes trailed Illinois. Hayes stood at the locker room chalkboard, like any other football coach, to perform the most basic football-coach task: diagramming a play. And Hayes tried, he really did, but then he caught a glimpse of his fullback, Jim Otis, who had fumbled twice in the first half, and suddenly Hayes wanted to smack Otis.

Did it matter that Otis was one of Hayes's favorite players? Or that Otis's father roomed with Hayes for two years at Denison University? Or that Hayes had known Otis for years-and that Otis had spent his whole life preparing to play fullback for Woody at Ohio State?

Hell yes. Of course it mattered. With such close ties to Woody Hayes, Otis knew goddamn well not to fumble.

Hayes turned and rammed through the first two rows of players, then attacked with such force that Otis's Coke popped up in the air. ... read full excerpt from War As They Knew It ebook

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