Ara (eBook)

The Life and Legacy of a Notre Dame Legend—The Authorized Biography of Coach Ara Parseghian

Mark O. Hubbard (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
486 Seiten
University of Notre Dame Press (Verlag)
978-0-268-20854-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Ara: The Life and Legacy of a Notre Dame Legend captures the personality, courage, and character of a great man who faced adversity on and off the field.Through his unprecedented access to Ara Parseghian's personal files, author Mark O. Hubbard explores the coach's innovative philosophy, organization, strategy, tactics, and motivational techniques with details to satisfy even the most knowledgeable football aficionado.Hubbard chronicles Ara's childhood and Catholic upbringing, his success as a football player, and the development of his coaching credentials at Miami of Ohio and Northwestern before delving into his sensational career at the University of Notre Dame.From the moment Ara arrived on campus, the student body and the players were electrified, and Ara's first season concluded with a dramatic reversal of the Fighting Irish's fortunes as they competed for the national title. The Hall of Famer remains one of the most successful football coaches in Notre Dame history, amassing a career record of 95-17-4 and leading the Fighting Irish to undisputed national championships in 1966 and 1973.After retiring from coaching, Ara became a successful businessman and television commentator, but his finest hours were spent in humanitarian causes, raising millions of dollars for medical research after members of his family were stricken with multiple sclerosis and Niemann-Pick Type C.Peppered with historical context and humor, this lively biography of a Notre Dame legend will delight all sports fans, providing a chance to revisit college football's golden age.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.8.2024
• Vorwort: Rocky Bleier
• Zusatzinfo: 28 b&w illustrations
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
• Themenwelt: Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Fahrrad
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Ballsport
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Sportwissenschaft
• Schlagworte: 1964 national championships • 1966 10-10 tie at Michigan State game • 1966 college football championships • 1973 national champions • ara parseghian • Armenian immigrant biography • Fighting Irish football coach • Fightin’ Irish • football hall of fame • gifts for ND alumni • Miami University football • Northwestern University football • Parseghian Medical Research Foundation • Parsegian • sports biography • University of Notre Dame gift book
• ISBN-10: 0-268-20854-9 / 0268208549
• ISBN-13: 978-0-268-20854-7 / 9780268208547