| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 509 pages, [8] pages of plates) : illustrations, plates |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-486) and index. |
| Contents |
Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction: A Man Ahead of His Time; 1. Something Stirring on the Prairie; 2. Frantic Francis; 3. The Man from Nowhere; 4. The Open-Game Movement; 5. Razzle-Dazzle; 6. The Game; 7. The Immovable Object; 8. Slingin' for Dollars; 9. On the Edge; 10. Spreading the Message; 11. The Magic Remains; 12. The Cost of Odd; 13. The Final Act; 14. The Schmidt Effect; Epilogue: Schmidt from the Players' View; Appendix: Schmidt's Coaching Record; Notes; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
This book tells the little-known story of the man who forever changed the way football is played--and whose coaching lineage can be traced to such current names as Bill Walsh, Al Davis, and Mike Holmgren. Frantic Francis offers an unforgettable portrait of an eccentric character whose paranoid, manic, brusque, and profane ways shocked and confused even his players, but whose speedy, deceptive, and imaginative plays remade the sport of football. Although Schmidt's mania eventually sabotaged his career, his legacy was secure and the style he introduced continues to make football one of the most pages. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
Schmidt, Francis (Francis Albert), 1886-1944.
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Schmidt, Francis Albert, 1886-1944.
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Football coaches -- United States -- Biography.
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Coaches (Athletics) -- United States -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Sports.
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SPORTS & RECREATION -- Football.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Title |
How one coach's madness changed football |
| Other Form: |
Print version : Perkins, Brett. Frantic Francis. Lincoln, Neb. : University of Nebraska Press, ©2009 9780803218949 (DLC) 2009009247 (OCoLC)316232632 |
| ISBN |
9780803226173 (electronic bk.) |
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0803226179 (electronic bk.) |
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