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Where Football Is King: A History of the SEC (Hardcover)

Dec 262009

Arguably the best football conference in America, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) contains some of the most storied programs in the history of college football. Christopher Walsh provides a team-by-team history of the SEC and describes the classic games, players and coaches in the conference’s 73-year history. From his unique vantage point as beat writer for Alabama football for the Tuscaloosa News, Walsh also gives insight into the culture and traditions of football in the South, where, it is said (and probably widely believed), the game is greater than religion.

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SEC Football: 75 Years of Pride and Passion (Hardcover)

Dec 262009

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“A look at the coaches, rivalries, games and grads of the SEC”

–Kim Thomas, Pensacola News Journal

“Alabama writer Richard Scott has a longtime passion for football, and this glorious photographic history of the Southeast Conference is a treat for fans. Louisiana readers will be drawn to the tales of Huey Long’s passion for the sport, to the photos of a young Archie, Eli and Peyton Manning. Ken “Air” Kavanaugh, who played for LSU from 1936 to 1939, merits his own section, as does Tiger Billy Cannon, whose 89-yard punt return Oct. 31, 1959, remains a tale of gridiron glory. This decade-by-decade history, filled with fabulous photographs, takes you right into the game, with tales of legendary coaches, long-standing rivalries, the passion of fans. It also includes an appendix of SEC records.”

–Susan Larson, Times-Picayune

“If you are looking ahead for a great Christmas present for an SEC Football fan, or if you just want to treat yourself – look no further tha (more…)

A Tailgater’s Guide to Sec Football: Traditions of the Sec (Paperback)

Dec 262009

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“A Tailgater’s Guide To SEC Football” surprised me. I read it cover to cover in one sitting. — Terri Wagner, Crimson Connection, March, 2001

“A Tailgater’s Guide to SEC Football” tells you everything you ever wanted to know about SEC Football.” — AL BURLESON, The Times

Volume II of the popular tome on Southeastern Conference Football History & Tradition is bigger (288 pp.) and better (new features) than ever! The book’s statistics on every team, coach and player have been updated to reflect totals leading into the 2004 season.

“A Tailgater’s Guide To SEC Football,” which was featured on the 2003 History Channel documentary “Tailgating” with comedian Tom Arnold, has been called “The Bible of SEC Football.” It has everything you need to know about the nation’s toughest football conference…and MUCH, MUCH MORE!

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The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia 2009-2010 (Paperback)

Dec 262009

The result of fifteen years of exhaustive research, The USA TODAY College Football Encyclopedia is without question the most comprehensive resource on college football ever set to type. Authors Bob Boyles and Paul Guido love college football with a passion, and undertook to pore through more than 4,000 media guides, watch thousands of hours of game films and read through just about every book ever published on the game to bring this massive reference to fruition.

About the Author

Bob Boyles is the president and CEO of Sideline Communications. He has worked in sports marketing and publicity since 1972. He currently manages publicity and entertainment for the motorsports program of MBNA America Bank. He lives in Phoenix, Arizona.Paul Guido is the chief operating officer of Sideline Communications. He has worked in sports journalism and marketing for over fifteen years, holding editorial, research, and directorship positions for numerous national companies. (more…)