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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Bibliographic Details
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.
Subjects:	Bryant, Paul W. Texas A & M Aggies (Football team) > History. Texas A & M Aggies (Football team) > Biography. Texas A & M University > Football. Football coaches > United States > Biography. Football > Texas > History.

Table of Contents:

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.