| Georgia High School Football:: Peach State Pigskin History Contributor(s): Nelson, Jon (Author) |
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ISBN: 1609492951 ISBN-13: 9781609492953 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Football - Sports & Recreation | History - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 796.332 |
| LCCN: 2011026791 |
| Series: Sports |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (0.60 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Georgia - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jon Nelson guides readers through an unparalleled history of coaches, towns and dynasties that led Georgia to become one of America's most competitive football states. Georgia is known as one of the most competitive proving grounds in America for high school football. The league that began as a few city teams in the late nineteenth century blossomed to the four hundred-plus schools that put teams on the field today. These teams have given college football and the professional ranks their share of champions. As schools across the state continue to chase--and break--records, a century of winning is only the beginning of Georgia's dynamic high school football legacy. |
Contributor Bio(s): Nelson, Jon: - Jon Nelson has been a television journalist based in Atlanta for over twenty years. He graduated from Florida State University with a bachelor's of science degree in political science. His television career has given him the opportunity to cover varied events such as Super Bowls, World Series, All-Star Games, Summer Olympiads, the Masters, the U.S. Open, Grey Cups and even political conventions. He has also covered high school athletics for Georgia Public Broadcasting for fifteen years as a host, correspondent and sideline reporter/anchor for the magazine show SportsCentral and the GHSA High School Championships. |