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The Game of the Century: Nebraska Vs. Oklahoma in College Football's Ultimate Battle Paperback - 2005

by Michael Corcoran

The acclaimed author of "Duel in the Sun," hailed as "a perfect golf time machine" ("USA Today"), returns with a book that follows college football's ultimate battle--the Nebraska vs. Oklahoma game, November 25, 1971. of photos.


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On Thanksgiving Day 1971 a record fifty-five million homes tuned in to watch two powerhouse college football teams collide. The defending national champion, the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers, was squaring off against the number one offense in the country and second-ranked team, the Oklahoma Sooners. Combining a meticulously researched history of college football with in-depth interviews, Michael Corcoran reveals the play-by-play strategies and techniques, the personalities of the coaches who conceived the plans and the players who executed them, and the formations and intricate blocking schemes that spelled victory or defeat. Nebraska radio play-by-play man Lyell Bremser echoed the nation when he proclaimed, "I never thought I would live this long to see this kind of football game." From the roots of both football teams, to the players, coaches, reporters, spectators, and fans, The Game of the Century is a story that will resonate with football fans across America. Michael Corcoran has written seven previous books, including Duel in the Sun: Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus in the Battle of Turnberry, also available in a Bison Books edition.

First line

IN THE LATE SUMMER OF 1859, JOHN KENDALL GILMAN and his younger brother, Jeremiah, were headed across Nebraska toward the Rocky Mountains in a wagon filled with goods to sell to miners.

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  • Title The Game of the Century: Nebraska Vs. Oklahoma in College Football's Ultimate Battle
  • Author Michael Corcoran
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bison
  • Date 2005-09-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780803264625 / 0803264623
  • Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 9 x 6.1 x 0.45 in (22.86 x 15.49 x 1.14 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Mid-South
    • Cultural Region: Plains
    • Cultural Region: South
    • Cultural Region: Upper Midwest
    • Geographic Orientation: Nebraska
    • Geographic Orientation: Oklahoma
  • Library of Congress subjects University of Oklahoma - Football - History, Oklahoma Sooners (Football team) - History
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005006274
  • Dewey Decimal Code 796.332

About the author

Michael Corcoran has written seven previous books, including Duel in the Sun: Tom Watson and Jack Nicklaus in the Battle of Turnberry, also available in a Bison Books edition.
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