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The Story of the 1959 Syracuse University National Championship Football Team
The Story of the 1959 Syracuse University National Championship Football Team Author:Gary Youmans, Maury Youmans This is the story of a group of unheralded athletes driven to the pinnacle of college football by a hardnosed coach whose style was right for the times. This inside look at college football in 1959 follows the Syracuse University Football Team through their remarkable season. Led by a team captain who as a young boy in Nazi Germany survived Wo... more »rld War II, this improbable tale is at times humorous, other times poignant, but always brutally honest. It's a look back at a young black kid by the name of Ernie Davis who would blaze a trail and then tragically be gone. At the end of a decade so rich in culture, we find this unique blend of young men coming together to create a lasting moment in time.« less