This book is written for those of us who love Florida Gators Football. Those of us who enjoy the teams coming out every week in the fall know that it was because twenty-five great UF coaches worked with hundreds of great players over 110 years. These coaches masterminded the all the victories while the UF players provided the excitement. We know how the coaches did it. It was through hard work--discipline, conditioning and a commitment to the honor of winning. From day one, The Gators have been a winning team. Look at the record. The Florida Gators from way back learned to win UF fans need this book on their bookshelves to tget the story from a coach's perspective on how they pulled it off. As we rapidly move through the UF football ages, we meet the great immortal University of Florida coachesfrom the first, "Pee Wee" Forsythe to the current coach, James McElwain. You've heard of them all over the years -- George E. Pyle, Bob Woodruff, Ray Graves, Doug Dickey, Charley Pell, Galen Hall, Gary Darnell, Steve Spurrier, Ron Zook, Charlie Strong, Urban Meyer, and Will Muschamp. Florida continues its journey of excellence each year with another great coach, not yet an immortal. Coach James McElwain. This fine coach seems to be on the right path for the future. In this book, I tell lots of great stories about lots of great teams and great Saturdays and special days in Florida Football. It takes the reader through stories about the Gators teams through the 25 coaches over the years. There are 110 seasons worth of great games (1169 games) played by the best football players in the nation for the University of Florida. The book stops frequently in time and tells great stories about a special coach and/or a special player to pique your interest. Gators fans will not be able to put this book down.
Author Biography
Brian Kelly retired as an Assistant Professor in the Business Information Technology (BIT) Program at Marywood University, where he also served as the IBM i and Midrange Systems Technical Advisor to the IT Faculty. Kelly designed, developed, and taught many college and professional courses. He continues as a contributing technical editor to a number of technical industry magazines, including "The Four Hundred" and "Four Hundred Guru," published by IT Jungle. Kelly is a former IBM Senior Systems Engineer. His specialty was problem solving for customers as well as implementing advanced operating systems and software on his client's machines. Brian is the author of 117 books and hundreds of magazine articles. He has been a frequent speaker at technical conferences throughout the United States. Brian was a candidate for the US Congress from Pennsylvania in 2010 and he ran for Mayor in his home town in 2015. He loves Florida Gators Football and can't wait to get back down to Florida again in the fall. When he comes he'll be glad to sign your books. God bless the Gators!
