Return to Junction : Smokey and the Bear and other Aggie football stories

Return to Junction : Smokey and the Bear and other Aggie football stories /

In 1954, a wide-eyed youngster named Gareld Rollins arrived on the campus of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas as a freshman, slated to work as a student manager for the football team. The head coach, who had just arrived at A&M the previous February, was Paul "Bear" Bry...

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Main Author: Rollins, Gary (Author)
Other Authors: Rhea, Jerry (writer of foreword.), Stevens, Ray R. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, 2020
Edition:First edition.
Series:Swaim-Paup sports series.
Subjects:
Bryant, Paul W.
Texas A & M Aggies (Football team) > History.
Texas A & M Aggies (Football team) > Biography.
Texas A & M University > Football.
Football coaches > United States > Biography.
Football > Texas > History.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Chapter 1. Oldest Army
  • Chapter 2. When Did the Bryant Era Really Begin?
  • Chapter 3. Howdy, Rat and Grubworm!
  • Chapter 4. It Ain't Always What You Know
  • Chapter 5. You Can Call Me Grubworm
  • Chapter 6. Howdy! My Name Is Smokey
  • Chapter 7. When Wild Willie Met Gabby
  • Chapter 8. But Can Pardee Lead?
  • Chapter 9. Recruiting, 1954
  • Chapter 10. Foresighted in Aggieland
  • Chapter 11. Roddy Osborne: Mr. Versatility
  • Chapter 12. The Sugar Land Express
  • Chapter 13. One-Armed and Dangerous
  • Chapter 14. How High Can a Frog Jump?
  • Chapter 15. Team Photo Day
  • Chapter 16. The Day the Rain Came Down
  • Chapter 17. He-e-e-re's Mickey Herskowitz!
  • Chapter 18. "I Like Little People!"
  • Chapter 19. Dr. Richard Steadman, Left Tackle
  • Chapter 20. Those Hallettsville Boys
  • Chapter 21. Bonnie Prince Charlie
  • Chapter 22. Dub Kendrick from Cowtown
  • Chapter 23. Rice vs. Texas A&M
  • Chapter 24. Dennis Goehring: Mr. Junction Boy
  • Chapter 25. The Aggies Are Back!
  • Chapter 26. Charlie Caldwell from Krueger
  • Chapter 27. John David and Bobby Joe
  • Chapter 28. Spur's Favorite Son
  • Chapter 29. The Other Howard Payne
  • Chapter 30. Jimmy Wright: Villanova and Such
  • Chapter 31. Odds and Ends
  • Chapter 32. Rings around the Brazos
  • Chapter 33. Goodbye, College Station!
  • Chapter 34. Skipping Finals
  • Chapter 35. Smokey Harper: The Rest of the Story
  • Afterword. When Billy Pete Was Just a Lad
  • Index

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