Eastern Illinois Panthers Football / / Dan Verdun.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Cornell University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Verdun, Dan,
• Place / Publishing House: Ithaca, NY : : Cornell University Press, , [2021]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2021
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (245 p.) :; 100 b&w illustrations
• Other title: Frontmatter --; CONTENTS --; FOREWORD by Bob Spoo, Eastern Illinois Head Coach, 1987-2011 --; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --; EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PANTHERS --; INTRODUCTION --; A BRIEF HISTORY DF EIU FDDTBALL --; THE EARLY YEARS {1811- WORLD WAR II) --; POSTWAR ERA (LATE 1940s-1950s) --; THE 1960s --; THE 1970s --; THE DARRELL MUDRA ERA (1978-1982) --; EASTERN AIRLINES ERA (1983-1986) --; BOB SPOO ERA (1987-2011) --; DINO BABERS (2012-2013) --; KIM DAMERON (2014-?) --; EXTRA POINTS --; APPENDIX --; BIBLIOGRAPHY AND RESOURCES --; ABOUT THE AUTHOR
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781501756955; 9783110606744
• DOI: 10.1515/9781501756955
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Dan Verdun.

Eastern Illinois Panthers Football chronicles the legend and lore of this storied program, from the early days under coach and university-auditor-of-accounting Otis Caldwell, to today's perennial Ohio Valley Conference powerhouse. Sports historian Dan Verdun sets down amazing details about EIU's 15 FCS playoff appearances, 7 OVC championships, 3 NFL head coaches, 2 Walter Payton Award winners, and the 1978 NCAA Division II national championship. Panther fans will recognize the names of Mike Shanahan, Darrell Mudra, Jeff Gossett, Sean Payton, Bob Spoo and Tony Romo, and many others. Dan Verdun tells these men's stories from extensive research and personal interviews. Find out fascinating details about key players and coaches - how they arrived at EIU, what they accomplished in their time wearing the blue and gray, as well as the paths their lives took once they played their last game and graduation day arrived. The greatest moments in EIU Panther football glory are recounted with fresh new insight. Read about the legendary days of quarterback Bill Glenn, who found success in the NFL of the 1940s. Relive the dominance and get the inside stories of the greatest teams in EIU football history. They're all here: the 1978 NCAA Division-II national champions, the 1980 runner-ups, the quarterfinalist 1982, 1986, 1989, and 2013 teams along with the 1995 and 2001 conference champions and playoff qualifiers. With far-ranging appeal, Eastern Illinois Panthers Football will interest those who identify as Panthers as well as sports fans who want to discover the merits of this fine football program. Focused on team members and their coaches over the entire history of EIU football, this book will inform and entertain all age groups.