Horns, Hogs, & Nixon Coming Texas vs. Arkansas in Dixie's Last Stand,9781589791299

Horns, Hogs, & Nixon Coming Texas vs. Arkansas in Dixie's Last Stand

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ISBN13: 9781589791299
ISBN10: 1589791290
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-07-26
Publisher(s): Taylor Trade Publishing
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Summary

On December 6, 1969, the Texas Longhorns and the Arkansas Razorbacks met in the game of the century. Both teams were undefeated; both featured devastating offenses; and both were coached by superior tacticians. One of the landmark college sporting events of all time.

Author Biography

Terry Frei is a sportswriter and columnist for The Denver Post and ESPN.com. He lives in Denver, Colorado

Table of Contents

Acknowledgmentsp. vi
Prologuep. 1
Coach Broylesp. 7
Shift!p. 13
Coach Royalp. 16
Slick and Companyp. 28
The Colonel, the Tailback, the Rhodes Scholar, and the Disillusioned Vetp. 41
Texan Razorbacksp. 51
... and Nixon Comingp. 63
The Good Die Youngp. 73
Dixie's Last Standp. 84
Loose-Cannon Captainsp. 101
Coaches' Sonsp. 111
Hogs Up Frontp. 119
Horns Up Frontp. 127
Happy Thanksgivingp. 133
New York, New York, and Points Elsewherep. 140
Defensing the Wishbonep. 145
Defensing the Razorbacksp. 154
Draft Lottery and the View from Oxfordp. 162
Turmoil and Tragedyp. 167
Horns Getting Readyp. 179
Hogs Getting Readyp. 189
The President Has Landedp. 196
Flagged!p. 205
Back and Forthp. 219
Going for Brokep. 229
Right 53 Veer Passp. 239
To the Finishp. 247
Presidential Addressesp. 258
All Quietp. 267
Agonyp. 269
Ecstasyp. 272
Couragep. 275
Bourbon Streetp. 283
Requiemp. 287
Horns Revisitedp. 293
Hogs Revisitedp. 302
Afterwordp. 317
Sources and Creditsp. 319
Bibliographyp. 321
Rosters and 1969 Resultsp. 323
Indexp. 329
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