Description
Wilkes College (now Wilkes University) football was the talk of the nation in the late 1960s when the team went undefeated from Oct. 9, 1965 to Oct. 18, 1969. During this five-season run, the Colonels won 32 consecutive games. captured or shared five Middle Atlantic Northern Division titles; were awarded two Lambert Bowls in 1966 and 1968, symbolic of eastern small college supremacy; and honored by the Washington, DC Touchdown Club in 1969 with its "Timmie Award," as the most outstanding team in the nation. Guiding the team was Head Coach Roland C. "Rollie" Schmidt, a Wilkes-Barre, PA native, who was a stickler for detail, technique and preparation and masterminded one of the greatest successes in small college football history. Many of his players during that era were the first generation of their families to earn a college degree. A majority of these individuals came from the Greater Wyoming Valley area, that surrounds Wilkes-Barre, PA where Wilkes University is located. Some were sons and grandsons of Anthracite coal miners, who came to Northeastern Pennsylvanian from Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in search of better life for their families. The Wyoming Valley of Pennsylvania has a rich high school football tradition that dates back to the 1880s. Football was one of the first sports that was introduced by the College in 1946 when it was known as Bucknell Jr, College, soon to be renamed Wilkes College in 1947. "Zeus and the Boys" is the story of Rollie Schmidt and the team's special time in history. The book is about members of those teams and how their football experience provided important lessons for their professional career growth.
ASIN: B08B33YCK8
VSKU: BVV.B08B33YCK8.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Pawlush, George G.
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
ASIN: B08B33YCK8
VSKU: BVV.B08B33YCK8.G
Condition: Good
Author/Artist:Pawlush, George G.
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.