This reference book is jam-packed with all the facts and figures a football fan would ever want--including all-time records, team rosters and schedules, past standings, Super Bowl results, and more.

    With his commitment to football came a secret determination to be a head coach by the time he reached age 35. Little did he know that his goal would chart his course toward becoming one of the nation's premier coaches.Six years later, in 1972, Osborne's knowledge and experience in athletics, plus his hard work as assistant coach, gave Devaney the confidence to name Osborne as his successor as head coach. Tom had been an outstanding athlete in his own right, playing three sports during high school and later at Hastings College. He won the honor of Nebraska "Athlete of the Year" in his senior year of high school and twice won State College "Athlete of the Year"--a feat no one else had accomplished. he then went on to play professional football and to earn his master's and doctorate in educational psychology.Throughout all these years in sports, he was developing his unusual and inspiring philosophy of coaching. He saw it wasn't winning that mattered so much as the process of athletics. He also realized early on that a coach can't define personal success by a winning record alone."It really isn't so much achieving the end result--the national championships and the trophies," Osborne says. "I love the process--the preparation, the effort, the strategy, the players, the games."In More Than Winning, Tom Osborne gives an in-depth personal account of his life--the forces that shaped his values, his own accomplishments in sports, and his experiences as a coach at Nebraska. He shares personal perspectives on football greats such as Turner Gill, Johnny Rodgers, Mike Rozier, Dave Rimington, and others. He gives his view of key Nebraska games such as the quest for the national title against Miami in 1984. Throughout, he maintains that his strength and success come from a deep faith in God and a desire to honor Him with his talents.

    Since joining the Dons in 1978, the ambitious, hard-driving and controversial ‘Fergie’ has seen his side capture eight major trophies – The European Cup-Winners’ Cup, European Super Cup, three Scottish Premier League titles and three Scottish Cups. In A Light in the North, Alex Ferguson tells for the first time the story the fans have been waiting for.

    — The ex-football star of the Los Angeles Flames was faster than a speeding bullet...and that wasn't only on the football field. — His reputation preceded him, and Jenna had her doubts about getting involved. He said he wanted them to have it all, but Jenna had more in mind than Oreo cookies and a pet canary.Jenna wouldn't settle for anything less than love and trust--for then they would have it all...and a great deal more.

    

    Competitive. Controversial. Three words that sum up the football career of Alan Mullery. His passion for football is matched by a stream of anecdotes about the players that have filled his professional life, including Bobby Moore, Pele, Johnny Haynes, Jimmy Greaves and George Best. Here, for the first time, Mullery lets the reader into the secrets he has previously kept hidden: the shame of being sent off for England; the true story behind England's 1970 World Cup quarter-final defeat; how he sold one thousand Cup final tickets on the black market; the bitterness behind the cheers of Spurs' 1972 UEFA Cup victory and the naked blonde in the hotel.In addition, he relates from the heart his darkest moments, brought on by stiffling financial pressure, and how he had to look deep within himself to come through the other end.