For the Love of the Buckeyes: An A-to-Z Primer for Buckeyes Fans of All Ages - Hardcover

Klein, Frederick C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1600781373 ISBN 13: 9781600781377

Publisher: Triumph Books, 2008

Synopsis

Expressing the passion felt for the Buckeyes using all 26 letters of the alphabet accompanied by rhymes, colorful illustrations, and informative text, this tribute to the Ohio State football team explores the sports obsession in a fresh and humorous way. Readers will enjoy fun facts and amusing illustrations of some of the most famous—and infamous—characters in Ohio State history, including Hopalong Cassady, Eddie George, Archie Griffin, Woody Hayes, Troy Smith, Chris Spielman, Jack Tatum, and Jim Tressel.

About this title

About the Author:

Frederick C. Klein is a longtime writer and editor for the Wall Street Journal, where he originated the "On Sports" column. He is a freelance writer and the author of many books, including several other entries in the For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mark Anderson is an illustrator whose work has appeared on the back cover of National Geographic, the New Yorker, and Time and inside the Atlantic Monthly, BusinessWeek, Harvard Business Review, Outside, and many other periodicals. He is the illustrator and designer of Triumph Books' popular For the Love of . . . series. He lives in Chicago. Archie Griffin is a former running back for the Cincinnati Bengals. He won four Big Ten Conference titles with the Ohio State Buckeyes, was the first player ever to start in four Rose Bowls, and is college football's only two-time Heisman Trophy winner.

About this edition

• Publisher: Triumph Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1600781373
• ISBN 13: 9781600781377
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 44
• Illustrator: Anderson Mark