Return to Junction : Smokey and the Bear and other Aggie football stories /

In Return to Junction: Smokey and the Bear and Other Aggie Football Stories, Rollins tells the behind-the-scenes stories of the Bryant era in Texas A&M football, a time that began amid 'the goat-head stickers and dust' of a practice field in Junction, Texas and ended with the shocking...

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Main Author: Rollins, Gary (Author)
Other Authors: Rhea, Jerry (writer of foreword.), Stevens, Ray R. (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2020].
Edition:First edition.
Series:Swaim-Paup sports series.
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505 0 |a Oldest Army -- When Did the Bryant Era Really Begin? -- Howdy, Rat and Grubworm! -- It Ain't Always What You Know -- You Can Call Me Grubworm -- Howdy! My Name Is Smokey -- When Wild Willy Met Gabby -- But Can Pardee Lead? -- Recruiting, -- Foresighted in Aggieland -- Roddy Osborne: Mr. Versatility -- The Sugar Land Express -- One-Armed and Dangerous -- How High Can a Frog Jump? -- Team Photo Day -- The Day the Rain Came Down -- He-e-e-re's Mickey Herskowitz -- "I Like Little People!" -- Dr. Richard Steadman, Left Tackle -- Those Hallettsville Boys -- Bonnie Prince Charlie -- Dub Kendrick from Cowtown -- Rice vs. Texas A&M -- Dennis Goehring: Mr. Junction Boy -- The Aggies Are Back! -- Charlie Caldwell from Krueger -- John David and Bobby Joe -- Spur's Favorite Son -- The Other Howard Payne -- Jimmy Wright: Villanova and Such -- Odds and Ends -- Rings around the Brazos -- Goodbye, College Station! -- Skipping Finals -- Smokey Harper: The Rest of the Story -- Afterword: When Billy Pete Was Just a Lad. 
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