Sport and Outdoor

This volume, that Jack Pardee terms "a dissertation on six-man football, " is not only the definitive rule book for the sport, but includes a thorough sixty-five-year history of Texas six-man competition, the teams that have played, and the coaches who have developed and led them. Because of the continual sprinting, dodging, and aggressive contact demanded in every one of the forty minutes of play, six-man games are won on conditioning. For this reason, the book includes a chapter titled "Getting the Team Ready Physically." Strategies for offense and defense are detailed, including the O'Brien Wing Set and the O'Brien Veer, with input, also, for specialty teams. The playbook of over 250 offensive plays from various Texas six-man offensive formations will prove useful to those who compete in the game of six-man football.

This volume, that Jack Pardee terms "a dissertation on six-man football, " is not only the definitive rule book for the sport, but includes a thorough sixty-five-year history of Texas six-man competition, the teams that have played, and the coaches who have developed and led them. Because of the continual sprinting, dodging, and aggressive contact demanded in every one of the forty minutes of play, six-man games are won on conditioning. For this reason, the book includes a chapter titled "Getting the Team Ready Physically." Strategies for offense and defense are detailed, including the O'Brien Wing Set and the O'Brien Veer, with input, also, for specialty teams. The playbook of over 250 offensive plays from various Texas six-man offensive formations will prove useful to those who compete in the game of six-man football.

The MacGregor Playrite Football Set from Athletic Connection makes a great option for a quick game of catch or playground football. Each set consists of six foam-rubber balls in a variety of colors. Textured surfaces make them easy to grip.

In fabled history of university of Tennessee football, six teams – those of 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, and 1998 – have been named number one in the nation by recognized ranking systems. A must-read for every Volunteers fan, Six Seasons Remembered celebrates those glory years through more than 130 photographs, game-by-game recaps, and the recollections of players and coaches who experienced the on-field action firsthand.Haywood Harris and Gus Manning, who together represent more than one hundred years of following the Vols, conducted dozens of interviews and combed through countless newspaper articles and picture collections to tell this story. In these vivid pages, the reader will encounter demanding but fair-minded coaches – from the legendary Bob Neyland to Doug Dickey and Phillip Fulmer – who guided their teams to the national spotlight, as well as the many outstanding players whose running, passing, kicking, blocking, and tackling made the difference in game after game.What emerges form Six Seasons Remembered are not only thrilling plays and tense moments but also a sense of the six teams’ exceptional dedication and, most important their camaraderie. In the end, this is a book about close friendships forged in common cause and how those friendships contribute to the Vols’ success.Haywood Harris was sports information director and associate athletic director at the University of Tennessee until his retirement in 2000. He has also been a sportswriter for the Knoxville Journal and the Charlotte Observer. Gus Manning until his retirement in 1999, was senior athletic director at UT. Both Harris and Manning are now special assistants to the UT athletic director.“Not only have [Harris and Manning] followed the teams, but they’ve also known the players and been there for the great moments. It’s a wonderful and evolving tradition, and they’ve been an integral part of it.”- from the foreword by Michael E. Hamilton, UT Director of Athletics

In fabled history of university of Tennessee football, six teams – those of 1938, 1940, 1950, 1951, 1967, and 1998 – have been named number one in the nation by recognized ranking systems. A must-read for every Volunteers fan, Six Seasons Remembered celebrates those glory years through more than 130 photographs, game-by-game recaps, and the recollections of players and coaches who experienced the on-field action firsthand.Haywood Harris and Gus Manning, who together represent more than one hundred years of following the Vols, conducted dozens of interviews and combed through countless newspaper articles and picture collections to tell this story. In these vivid pages, the reader will encounter demanding but fair-minded coaches – from the legendary Bob Neyland to Doug Dickey and Phillip Fulmer – who guided their teams to the national spotlight, as well as the many outstanding players whose running, passing, kicking, blocking, and tackling made the difference in game after game.What emerges form Six Seasons Remembered are not only thrilling plays and tense moments but also a sense of the six teams’ exceptional dedication and, most important their camaraderie. In the end, this is a book about close friendships forged in common cause and how those friendships contribute to the Vols’ success.Haywood Harris was sports information director and associate athletic director at the University of Tennessee until his retirement in 2000. He has also been a sportswriter for the Knoxville Journal and the Charlotte Observer. Gus Manning until his retirement in 1999, was senior athletic director at UT. Both Harris and Manning are now special assistants to the UT athletic director.“Not only have [Harris and Manning] followed the teams, but they’ve also known the players and been there for the great moments. It’s a wonderful and evolving tradition, and they’ve been an integral part of it.”- from the foreword by Michael E. Hamilton, UT Director of Athletics