{"product_id":"the-ghosts-of-herty-field-paperback","title":"The Ghosts of Herty Field - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn F. Stegeman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eVince Dooley\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone knows about Herschel Walker, but what about George Woodruff, who, in a fogbound game against Sewanee, passed his helmet into their secondary and then handed the ball off to Hafford Hay, who ran untouched into the endzone? Athens is famed for its postgame victory parties, but who can recall the mountainous bonfire in 1910 that, when ignited, blew out every windowpane in three nearby campus buildings? Herty Field, the University of Georgia's first gridiron, is now a parking lot, but the glory lives on in this classic, fast-paced chronicle of Bulldogs' football from 1891 to 1916.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone knows about Herschel Walker, but what about George Woodruff, who, in a fogbound game against Sewanee, passed his helmet into their secondary and then handed the ball off to Hafford Hay, who ran untouched into the endzone? Athens is famed for its postgame victory parties, but who can recall the mountainous bonfire in 1910 that, when ignited, blew out every windowpane in three nearby campus buildings? Herty Field, the University of Georgia's first gridiron, is now a parking lot, but the glory lives on in this classic, fast-paced chronicle of Bulldogs football from its beginnings in 1891 to 1916.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJOHN F. STEGEMAN (1918-1997) is the author of numerous books including \u003ci\u003eCaty: A Biography of Catherine Littlefield Greene\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Ghosts of Herty Field: Early Days on a Southern Gridiron\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 8.54 x 6.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42130391105671,"sku":"9780820319599","price":25.87,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d9c477599a14b9b9d8a32babdd46791c.webp?v=1732610409","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-ghosts-of-herty-field-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}