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The missing ring : how Bear Bryant and the 1966 Alabama Crimson Tide were denied college football's most elusive prize / Keith Dunnavant.

Title
The missing ring : how Bear Bryant and the 1966 Alabama Crimson Tide were denied college football's most elusive prize / Keith Dunnavant.
Author
Dunnavant, Keith
Publication
New York : Thomas Dunne Books, 2006.

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Description
324 p., [16] p. of plates : ill.; 25 cm.
Summary
Describes how the 1966 University of Alabama Crimson Tide football team, coached by Paul "Bear" Bryant, was denied the National Championship title, despite having the best record in the country, because of George Wallace and the racism he represented.
Subject
  • Bryant, Paul W
  • Alabama Crimson Tide (Football team) > History
  • University of Alabama > History
Genre/Form
History
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [307]-312) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Broken plates -- The crucible -- Blowin' in the wind -- Threepeat -- The Snake -- Quick little boys -- Rocky top -- The key -- One fine day -- Sunday morning -- Two worlds -- Family ties -- Something to prove -- Fingerprints -- Epilogue.
ISBN
  • 0312336837
  • 9780312336837
LCCN
  • ^^2006045469
  • 9780312336837
OCLC
  • 68373497
  • SCSB-12006724
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library