One Night, Two Teams Alabama vs. USC and the Game That Changed a Nation

by Travers, Steven

• ISBN13: 9781589795518
• ISBN10: 1589795512
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-09-16
• Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing

Summary

In sweltering heat of September of 1970, the USC Trojans and the University of Alabama's Crimson Tide played a game that defined the emancipation of the South from its sordid history of racial segregation. When USC's black running back Sam The Bam Cunningham ran roughshod all over the all-white Crimson Tide, more than a football game was won.

Author Biography

Steven Travers, a former professional baseball player with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Oakland A's organizations, is the author of over fifteen books, including the bestselling Barry Bonds: Baseball's Superman, nominated for a Casey Award as Best Baseball Book of 2002. A sixth-generation Californian, he has a daughter, Elizabeth Travers, and lives in the Golden State.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. xi
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Author's Note	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
The Agenda	p. 10
Alabama Football Fans	p. 14
Art Spander	p. 17
Platonic Justice	p. 20
Bud "the Steamer" Furillo	p. 25
John Sciarra	p. 28
America: Where Slavery Came to Die	p. 32
Winston Groom	p. 51
Dwight Chapin	p. 52
Christian Idealism and Influential Contrarians	p. 53
Rod Martin	p. 56
John Robinson	p. 58
"I Have a Dream"	p. 61
Clarence Davis	p. 73
Dr. Culpepper Clark	p. 75
Our National Pastimes	p. 79
Scott Hunter	p. 88
Sam Dickerson	p. 90
The Religion of Football	p. 94
Dave Brown	p. 99
Manfred Moore	p. 102
California Dreamin' Meets the American Dream	p. 105
Coach Willie Brown	p. 110
Keith Dunnavant	p. 112
The Tradition of Troy	p. 116
Tom Kelly	p. 124
Mike Walden	p. 126
The Generals	p. 132
J.K. McKay	p. 137
Sylvester Croom	p. 139
The University of Spoiled Children	p. 144
Rod McNeill	p. 153
Pat Haden	p. 155
Dirt Poor versus Wealth and Privilege	p. 158
Coach Clem Gryska	p. 168
Coach Craig Fertig	p. 171
Something to Believe In	p. 175
Charles "Tree" Young	p. 183
Coach Dave Levy	p. 189
Packin' Heat: The New Breed	p. 193
Jim Perry	p. 197
Jeff Prugh	p. 201
Pregame Jitters	p. 205
Coach Christ Vagotis	p. 208
Wilbur Jackson	p. 211
Color Blind	p. 213
Wendell Hudson	p. 218
Coach Jack Rutledge	p. 222
Pattonesque	p. 227
John Vella	p. 234
John Hannah	p. 238
The War of Northern Aggression	p. 244
John Mitchell	p. 251
Anthony Davis	p. 254
Game Faces	p. 263
Conquest	p. 269
Student Body Right	p. 272
The Turning of the Tide	p. 283
"This Here's what a Football Player Looks Like"	p. 291
Orange Countification	p. 308
"Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Coming of the Lord"	p. 330
The South Rises Again	p. 335
Legacy	p. 343
Bibliography	p. 361
Index	p. 371
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