Scoreless: Omaha Central, Creighton Prep, and Nebraska's Greatest High School Football Game Contributor(s): Dechant, John (Author), Sayers, Gale (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0803285728 ISBN-13: 9780803285729 Publisher: Bison Books
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: September 2016 |
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BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Football - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
Dewey: 796.332 |
LCCN: 2015044538 |
Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.67" W x 8.56" L (0.76 lbs) 288 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest |
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Price on Product |
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Publisher Description: In October 1960, Omaha Central and Creighton Prep met for what many Nebraskans consider the greatest high school football game ever played. Future NFL Hall of Famer Gale Sayers scored seventy points while leading Central's powerful offense through its first four games. Prep's strong defense, on the other hand, allowed only twenty points all season. Legendary coaches patrolled both sidelines, and Prep was aiming for its third straight state championship. The stage was set for a Friday-night showdown. Fifteen thousand fans packed into Omaha's Municipal Stadium to watch the early season championship clash. Stubborn defenses ensured parity. Back and forth the teams battled, mired around the 50-yard line, punt after punt soaring into the sky. With no overtime to settle things and the defenses holding fast, the game ended in a scoreless tie. When both teams won their remaining games, they shared the state title that year. Scoreless retells the details of this legendary game, the buildup to it, and the story behind the teams and their renowned coaches and players. It is the tale of one of the most remarkable football games in Nebraska high school sports history. |
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