Ray Eliot: The Spirit and Legend of Mr. Illini
Title | Ray Eliot: The Spirit and Legend of Mr. Illini PDF eBook |
Author | Doug Cartland |
Publisher | Skyhorse Publishing Inc. |
Pages | |
Release | 2011 |
Genre | Football coaches |
ISBN | 9781613211403 |
This biography of legendary University of Illinois coach Ray Eliot describes a man who loved football and motivating his team. Doug Cartland, writes of his grandfather's life as one to admire, to learn from, and to be inspired by.
Ray Eliot: The Spirit and Legend of Mr. Illini
Title | Ray Eliot: The Spirit and Legend of Mr. Illini PDF eBook |
Author | Doug Cartland |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 999 |
Release | 2012-01-23 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1613214863 |
This biography of legendary University of Illinois coach Ray Eliot describes a man who loved football and motivating his team. Doug Cartland, writes of his grandfather's life as one to admire, to learn from, and to be inspired by. Skyhorse Publishing, along with our Arcade, Good Books, Sports Publishing, and Yucca imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of biographies, autobiographies, and memoirs. Our list includes biographies on well-known historical figures like Benjamin Franklin, Nelson Mandela, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as villains from history, such as Heinrich Himmler, John Wayne Gacy, and O. J. Simpson. We have also published survivor stories of World War II, memoirs about overcoming adversity, first-hand tales of adventure, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Subject Guide to Books in Print
Title | Subject Guide to Books in Print PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 3126 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | American literature |
ISBN |
Genealogy of the Descendants of John Eliot, "apostle to the Indians," 1598-1905
Title | Genealogy of the Descendants of John Eliot, "apostle to the Indians," 1598-1905 PDF eBook |
Author | Wilimena Hannah Eliot Emerson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 414 |
Release | 1905 |
Genre | Genealogy |
ISBN |
Ray Eliot
Title | Ray Eliot PDF eBook |
Author | Doug Cartland |
Publisher | Sports Publishing LLC |
Pages | 294 |
Release | 1995 |
Genre | Football coaches |
ISBN | 9781571670151 |
Ray Eliot spent 18 years as head coach of the Fighting Illini. Eliot led Illinois to three Big Ten titles and two Rose Bowl championships in eight years. He was voted National Coach of the Year by the Los Angeles Times in 1951. Eliot's devotion to young men and old-fashioned loyalty to the University of Illinois set him apart and created the legendary mystique of "Mr. Illini."
Prominent Families of New York
Title | Prominent Families of New York PDF eBook |
Author | Lyman Horace Weeks |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1898 |
Genre | New York (N.Y.) |
ISBN |
Red Grange
Title | Red Grange PDF eBook |
Author | Chris Willis, head of the Research Library at NFL Films and author of Red Grange: The Life and Legacy of the NFL’s First Superstar |
Publisher | Rowman & Littlefield |
Pages | 520 |
Release | 2019-08-09 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1538101955 |
This book tells the remarkable story of Red Grange, a two-time NFL champion and three-time consensus All-American. A humble superstar during the early years of the NFL, Grange became the face of professional football first as a player and then as a coach, broadcaster, pitchman, Hall of Famer, pioneer, and hero.