Bleeding Orange

Bleeding Orange, Trouble and Triumph Deep in the Heart of Texas Football by John Maher & Kirk Bohls. Published by St Martin's Press, New York, NY, 1991. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Hardbound, Paper DJ. Size 8vo (up to 9-1/2'' tall). Condition: Nr Fine in Chipped DJ. Discarded Library Book. 274 Pgs. ISBN 0312063059. LCCN 91-19079. This book recounts the fall and rise of the Longhorns with a Texas flair for storytelling. Journalists John Maher and Kirk Bohls go beyond the Xs and Os to probe the recruiting wars, racial tensions, bin-buck booster-ism, turbulent rivalries, and university politics behind the scene. Interviews with hundreds of people, including Darrell Royal, Fred Akers, James Street, David McWilliams, Earl Campbell, Jackie Sherrill, and many past-and-present Texas players, bring to life the glory days and the fall from grace of a proud university's team. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Description text copyright 2005 BooksForComfort. Item ID 8571.