This book is written for those of us who love Penn State Football. Those of us who enjoy the teams coming out every week in the fall know that it was because seventeen PSU coaches and many great players over the years brought us all the victories and the excitement. We know how they did it--discipline, conditioning and an honor in winning. PSU was never a losing is OK team. Look at the record. The Nitany Lions have a winning way. PSU fans need this book on their bookshelves. The book first tells the story about Penn States pilot football game in 1881 to the founding of Penn State football in 1887 and then their first football game with a real coach who was paid by the college in 1992. As we rapidly move through the football ages, we meet the great immortal Penn State players by working through the seasons with their great coaches-- Hugo Bezdek, Bob Higgins, Rip Engle, and Joe Paterno. We find another great coach at the end of the journey, not yet an immortal. Coach James Franklin seems to be on the right path for the future. In this book, I tell lots of great stories about lots of great players in Penn State Football. It takes the reader through stories about Penn State's teams through the 17 coaches over the years. There are 130 seasons worth of great games (1280 games) played by the best football players in the nation for Penn State. The book stops frequently in time and tells a stale about a great player such as John Cappelletti, Franco Harris, Chuck Fusina, Jack Ham, Jimmy Cefalo, Todd Blackledge, Lydell Mitchell, Paul Posluszny, LaVar Arrington, Franco Harris, Curt Warner, Kerry Collins, and many others. You 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 106 books and hundreds of magazine articles. He has been a frequent speaker at 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 Penn State Football and has been a fan all his life. Brian played different sports at various levels and coached many teams. His favorite sport is football and he loves Penn State.
