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 000

14. The Schmidt Effect 

Epilogue: Schmidt from the Players' View 

Appendix: Schmidt's Coaching Record

Notes

Bibliography     

Index

Promotional Information

Biography of Francis Schmidt, legendary coach for the Ohio State Buckeyes.

About the Author

Brett Perkins is a full-time writer living in Bonita, California.

Reviews

"An interesting and fascinating book. . . . Brett Perkins' work convincingly shows that Schmidt's career at TCU and OSU in the 1920s and 30s, and his approach to football tactics, hypomanical or not, deserves more serious consideration . . . Perkins has certainly made a valuable contribution to the history of football in the twentieth century."—Julian Meldon D'Arcy, Sports Literature Association

"Perkins does a fine job of explaining how Schmidt came to influence many future offensive-minded coaches and helped change the game from a plodding, low-scoring affair to the immensely popular spectator sport it is now. Schmidt is a unique character in the history of football and his story has now finally been told."—Bryan Yurcan, ForeWord