The 1939 Texas Aggies

The 1939 Texas Aggies
Title The 1939 Texas Aggies PDF eBook
Author Mickey Herskowitz
Publisher Halcyon Press Ltd.
Pages 274
Release 2006
Genre
ISBN 1931823391

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Game of My Life Texas A&M Aggies

Game of My Life Texas A&M Aggies
Title Game of My Life Texas A&M Aggies PDF eBook
Author Brent Zwerneman
Publisher Simon and Schuster
Pages 314
Release 2013-07-01
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 1613214553

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Game of My Life Texas A&M Aggies describes, in colorful detail, the single-favorite game of some of Texas A&M’s greatest football legends. While each of these stars has different memories, they all certainly have a place in Texas A&M’s football history. Discover all the details surrounding these monumental moments—the unique aura of each game; where A&M stood at the time, both athletically and socially; plus a biographical sketch of each Aggie legend, including where he is now. Hear from A&M linebacker Dat Nguyen, the team’s all-time leading tackler, about the 1998 Big 12 Championship Game, plus such games as A&M’s 20–16 win over Bear Bryant-led Alabama in the 1968 Cotton Bowl. Jarrin’ John Kimbrough talks about leading the Aggies to their only national title in 1939 with a 14–13 defeat of Tulane in the 1940 Sugar Bowl. Other standouts include defensive end Ray Childress, quarterback Kevin Murray, linebacker Ed Simonini, quarterback Bucky Richardson, and running back John David Crow.

More Tales from Aggieland

More Tales from Aggieland
Title More Tales from Aggieland PDF eBook
Author Brent Zwerneman
Publisher Sports Publishing LLC
Pages 194
Release 2005
Genre Texas A and M University
ISBN 1582619697

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More Tales From Aggieland, a compelling collection of stories and anecdotes compiled by Zwerneman, who has covered the Aggies for a decade, offers readers insight and plenty of humor on a wide range of A&M sports and events, including Parker's splendiferous leap. On the heels of Zwerneman's successful Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football, More Tales from Aggieland relates entertaining narratives from athletes over the decades who dearly love Texas A&M and also reveals intriguing stories to the Aggies faithful. For example, read about the recent discovery, deep in the bowels of Kyle Field, of a long-lost Sugar Bowl trophy, an elegant momento from A&M football's lone national championship season in 1939. People had their minds on things other than athletics, said Jim Sterling, a member of the 1939 team--speaking of the Great Depression and the impending world war, and why the trophy probably was lost in the first place. Now, from out of the dungeons of old Kyle, that sterling silver reminder of A&M football's most glorious day is basking in the light of Aggieland once again. Read about this and other fascinating and often fun chronicles from Texas A&M sports in More Tales from Aggieland.

Game of My Life

Game of My Life
Title Game of My Life PDF eBook
Author Brent Zwerneman
Publisher Sports Publishing LLC
Pages 261
Release 2003-01
Genre Sports & Recreation
ISBN 9781582616001

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Homer Norton, the recently embattled and once deathly sick Aggies football coach, nearly choked on his celebratory steak in Biloxi, Mississippi, on New Year's Eve 1939, at the pointed inquiry about his 10-0 squad. How might anyone question the Texas A&M offense, he wondered, especially since a mere two days separated his boys from a shot at earning the school's first national title? But Norton's oft-questioned offense -- along with his vaunted defense (showing some things truly don't change in Aggieland) -- rose to the occasion in the 1940 Sugar Bowl against Tulane. In that most memorable game, John Kimbrough, a Cary Grant-handsome fullback, led A&M to the school's lone national championship. It's but one of many rousing contests vividly recounted in Brent Zwerneman's Game of My Life: 25 Stories of Aggies Football, a collection of tales from some of the best and most intriguing football players to ever don the Maroon & White.

Twelve Texas Aggie War Heroes

Twelve Texas Aggie War Heroes
Title Twelve Texas Aggie War Heroes PDF eBook
Author James R. Woodall
Publisher Texas A&M University Press
Pages 346
Release 2015-12-11
Genre History
ISBN 1623493196

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Following on the success of Texas Aggie Medals of Honor, James R. Woodall now returns with a new book that focuses on the military service by graduates of Texas A&M University from World War I to Vietnam. Of the tens of thousands of Aggies who served in the nation’s military, Woodall has selected twelve individuals who stand out as singular examples of bravery and heroism. Twelve Texas Aggie War Heroes tells each serviceman’s story in a concise, engaging manner. Some subjects, such as Earl Rudder and James Hollingsworth, will be familiar to readers. But Woodall also introduces us to less familiar but no less notable men as well, from A. D. Bruce’s march from the trenches of France and the crossing of the Rhine in World War I to Bob Acklen’s three tours in Vietnam. In addition to the twelve chapters focusing on these remarkable individuals, Woodall provides an extensive set of appendixes that include the relevant citations for each serviceman as well as larger lists of Aggies who were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross.

Twelve Texas Aggie War Heroes

Twelve Texas Aggie War Heroes
Title Twelve Texas Aggie War Heroes PDF eBook
Author James R. Woodall
Publisher Texas A&M University Press
Pages 430
Release 2015-11-18
Genre History
ISBN 1623493226

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Following on the success of Texas Aggie Medals of Honor, James R. Woodall now returns with a new book that focuses on the military service by graduates of Texas A&M University from World War I to Vietnam. Of the tens of thousands of Aggies who served in the nation’s military, Woodall has selected twelve individuals who stand out as singular examples of bravery and heroism. Twelve Texas Aggie War Heroes tells each serviceman’s story in a concise, engaging manner. Some subjects, such as Earl Rudder and James Hollingsworth, will be familiar to readers. But Woodall also introduces us to less familiar but no less notable men as well, from A. D. Bruce’s march from the trenches of France and the crossing of the Rhine in World War I to Bob Acklen’s three tours in Vietnam. In addition to the twelve chapters focusing on these remarkable individuals, Woodall provides an extensive set of appendixes that include the relevant citations for each serviceman as well as larger lists of Aggies who were awarded the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, or Air Force Cross.

A Series of Their Own

A Series of Their Own
Title A Series of Their Own PDF eBook
Author Bill Plummer
Publisher
Pages 295
Release 2013-05-20
Genre Softball for women
ISBN 9780989300704

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This book chronicles the origins and growth of the Women's College World Series from its beginning in 1969 through the 2012 national college softball championship in Oklahoma City. The narrative gives a background of the growth of women's collegiate softball since Title IX. Games from the tournaments are detailed, and many players and coaches are included in the text.