Author: Clair Bee
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676591
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
This final installment finds Chip, now a senior at State, hoping to quarterback the football team all the way to the Rose Bowl-and using his wholesome values to enlist the full support of a troublesome new player.
Fiery Fullback
Author: Clair Bee
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676591
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
This final installment finds Chip, now a senior at State, hoping to quarterback the football team all the way to the Rose Bowl-and using his wholesome values to enlist the full support of a troublesome new player.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676591
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 233
Book Description
This final installment finds Chip, now a senior at State, hoping to quarterback the football team all the way to the Rose Bowl-and using his wholesome values to enlist the full support of a troublesome new player.
When Saturday Mattered Most
Author: Mark Beech
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250013569
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
When Saturday Mattered Most is the stirring story of the 1958 undefeated Army football team and the controversial coach who inspired Vince Lombardi It was the end of an era, the last season before the surge of professional football began to lure the nation's best young student-athletes away from the military academies. That fall, the Black Knights of Army were the class of the nation. Mark Beech, a second-generation West Pointer, recounts this memorable and never-to-be-repeated season with: - Pete Dawkins, the Heisman Trophy winner who rose to the rank of Brigadier General - The long -Reclusive Bill Carpenter, the fabled "lonesome end" who earned the Distinguished Service Cross for saving his company in Vietnam - Red Blaik, who led Army back to glory after the cribbing scandal and had the field at Michie Stadium named in his honor Combining the triumph of The Junction Boys with the heroics of The Long Gray Line, Beech captures a unique period in the history of football, the military, and mid-twentieth-century America.
Publisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 1250013569
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
When Saturday Mattered Most is the stirring story of the 1958 undefeated Army football team and the controversial coach who inspired Vince Lombardi It was the end of an era, the last season before the surge of professional football began to lure the nation's best young student-athletes away from the military academies. That fall, the Black Knights of Army were the class of the nation. Mark Beech, a second-generation West Pointer, recounts this memorable and never-to-be-repeated season with: - Pete Dawkins, the Heisman Trophy winner who rose to the rank of Brigadier General - The long -Reclusive Bill Carpenter, the fabled "lonesome end" who earned the Distinguished Service Cross for saving his company in Vietnam - Red Blaik, who led Army back to glory after the cribbing scandal and had the field at Michie Stadium named in his honor Combining the triumph of The Junction Boys with the heroics of The Long Gray Line, Beech captures a unique period in the history of football, the military, and mid-twentieth-century America.
Hungry Hurler
Author: Clair Bee
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Home for the summer, college athlete Chip Hilton hopes to occupy the restless and destructive young people of the town by involving them in a sports program, with an emphasis on baseball.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676583
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
Home for the summer, college athlete Chip Hilton hopes to occupy the restless and destructive young people of the town by involving them in a sports program, with an emphasis on baseball.
A Pass and a Prayer
Author: Clair Bee
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676370
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The final season of team captain Chip's football career at Valley Falls High finds him fighting a new coach, who threatens to destroy the fair play, sportsmanship, and good citizenship that have made his team great.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676370
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
The final season of team captain Chip's football career at Valley Falls High finds him fighting a new coach, who threatens to destroy the fair play, sportsmanship, and good citizenship that have made his team great.
Clutch Hitter
Author: Clair Bee
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
While playing baseball for the steel company where he works during the summer, high school star athlete Chip Hilton comes up against professionals participating illegally in amateur sport.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676362
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 235
Book Description
While playing baseball for the steel company where he works during the summer, high school star athlete Chip Hilton comes up against professionals participating illegally in amateur sport.
Fence Busters
Author: Clair Bee
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
As the freshman baseball team at State University tries to live up to its nickname, "Fence Busters," Chip must endure an injury and friction with a jealous teammate.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676435
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 247
Book Description
As the freshman baseball team at State University tries to live up to its nickname, "Fence Busters," Chip must endure an injury and friction with a jealous teammate.
Triple-Threat Trouble
Author: Clair Bee
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676532
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Trouble starts at State’s training camp when two obnoxious sophomores, nicknamed the Touchdown Twins, become more interested in personal glory than in team play. This leads to a showdown with Chip. The antagonism grows and eventually engulfs the entire squad to such an extent that an important game is lost. It appears that State’s defense of the conference title is hopeless. But Chip, playing in every game despite an injured shoulder, inspires the team to keep fighting. Through it all, Chip finds time to help a confused high school football star, Skip Miller, make the biggest decision of his life and struggles to convince the Touchdown Twins that you can’t win without team play and a tough, hard-hitting spirit.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676532
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Trouble starts at State’s training camp when two obnoxious sophomores, nicknamed the Touchdown Twins, become more interested in personal glory than in team play. This leads to a showdown with Chip. The antagonism grows and eventually engulfs the entire squad to such an extent that an important game is lost. It appears that State’s defense of the conference title is hopeless. But Chip, playing in every game despite an injured shoulder, inspires the team to keep fighting. Through it all, Chip finds time to help a confused high school football star, Skip Miller, make the biggest decision of his life and struggles to convince the Touchdown Twins that you can’t win without team play and a tough, hard-hitting spirit.
Backboard Fever
Author: Clair Bee
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676427
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
When an injury prevents him from joining the college basketball team, Chip keeps busy serving as an emergency replacement coach for the high school and participating in an important basket shooting tournament.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676427
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
When an injury prevents him from joining the college basketball team, Chip keeps busy serving as an emergency replacement coach for the high school and participating in an important basket shooting tournament.
Pay-Off Pitch
Author: Clair Bee
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676516
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
It's baseball season again, and Chip and his sophomore friends hope to build on their freshman success with the varsity team. But cliques within the team and rumors of a NCAA rules violation endanger the team's championship chances. The situation comes to a crisis when Coach Rockwell receives an anonymous tip naming five players as suspects-among them is his number-one pitcher, Chip Hilton!
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676516
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
It's baseball season again, and Chip and his sophomore friends hope to build on their freshman success with the varsity team. But cliques within the team and rumors of a NCAA rules violation endanger the team's championship chances. The situation comes to a crisis when Coach Rockwell receives an anonymous tip naming five players as suspects-among them is his number-one pitcher, Chip Hilton!
Comeback Cagers
Author: Clair Bee
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676567
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
After a hard-luck season and a stunning upset victory over Northern State, the State University basketball team finds out a selection committee has arbitrarily excluded State from National Tournament competition. Chip and Soapy, his best pal, don’t give up as they battle to sustain the morale of their teammates and to change the committee’s ruling.
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
ISBN: 1433676567
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 215
Book Description
After a hard-luck season and a stunning upset victory over Northern State, the State University basketball team finds out a selection committee has arbitrarily excluded State from National Tournament competition. Chip and Soapy, his best pal, don’t give up as they battle to sustain the morale of their teammates and to change the committee’s ruling.