More Tales from Hog Heaven

by Allen, Nate

• ISBN13: 9781582617107
• ISBN10: 1582617104
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2004-09-30
• Publisher: Sports Pub

Summary

The University of Arkansas and its Razorbacks hold a special place in the hearts of Arkansans, not simply because the state has no professional sports teams, but because of the colorful players and coaches to have passed through the campus gates. Author Nate Allen chronicles the good, the bad, and the funny from Arkansas history in his second book about Razorback athletics, More Tales from Hog Heaven. Fans will be able to read more tales about the football program's adjustment in 1998 from the dour Danny Ford to the upbeat Houston Nutt, and about Lou Holtz's one-liners that seared their targets, but sometimes boomeranged. They will meet the legendary track coach who told one of his Irish athletes "to row back home," and read about sportswriter Orville Henry's penchant for deflating self-important bowl officials. More Tales from Hog Heaven will prove to be a must-have addition to any Razorback fan's library.

Author Biography

Nate Allen has continuously covered the Razorbacks longer than any daily reporter covering the University of Arkansas beat. A University of Missouri School of Journalism graduate, Allen has been a sportswriter on the scene in Fayetteville since 1973. This is Allen's second book on University of Arkansas athletics. Previously, Allen covered the Razorbacks from 1973-2001 for a variety of newspapers, including the Springdale News, the Arkansas Democrat, and the Arkansas Gazette. Through his own business-the Nate Allen Sports Service, formed in the summer of 2001-Allen still covers the Razorbacks daily and is syndicated in 30 publications from 1990-2001. Allen has two grown children, Kim and David, both of Fayetteville, and one grandson, C.J., also of Fayetteville. Allen and his beloved wife, Nancy, have been married for 17 years.

Table of Contents

Football	1	(66)
Basketball	67	(74)
Baseball	141	(44)
Track and Field	185