- Hardcover: 414 pages
- Publisher: HarperCollins Canada / Non-Fiction (Jun 6 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0002000776
- ISBN-13: 978-0002000772
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #506,814 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Saskatchewan Roughriders boast the league’s most die-hard fans. Attendance at Rider games averages 24,000—an astounding eight per cent of Regina’s population! What kind of a team can lay claim to those kind of figures? A team that began in 1910, survived two world wars, the Depression, 27 losing seasons and the longest playoff drought in league history. Their Grey Cup tally? Just two.
What the statistics don’t show is the team’s phenomenal history and spirit, complete with the personalities, the players, the coaches and the fans who continue to show that there is no pride like Rider pride. Green Grit is that story, a fascinating and anecdote-filled tribute to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, from one of the game’s most respected writers.
The history of the team is sometimes glorious, sometimes grim, but always exciting. What other team lost a crucial home game when they were ahead with no time left on the clock? Who else began a play-off game before a half-empty stadium only to finish with a full house? Or won a play-off game because of the waterboy? Or lost fan support because the general manager wouldn’t take off his hat?
Green Grit is peopled with all the big names: from Ron Lancaster and George Reed to Jack Gotta and the early greats like Del Wardien and the Dynamic Duo from Davidson. With numerous interviews, meticulous research and a superb display of photos from the team and its alumni, Green Grit shows how the Roughriders don’t just belong to Saskatchewan—they’re also “Canada’s team”—symbolic of the CFL, an organization forever at death’s door, but always able to pick up the ball for another great quarter. Green Grit is a terrific book that all CFL fans will enjoy.
What the statistics don’t show is the team’s phenomenal history and spirit, complete with the personalities, the players, the coaches and the fans who continue to show that there is no pride like Rider pride. Green Grit is that story, a fascinating and anecdote-filled tribute to the Saskatchewan Roughriders, from one of the game’s most respected writers.
The history of the team is sometimes glorious, sometimes grim, but always exciting. What other team lost a crucial home game when they were ahead with no time left on the clock? Who else began a play-off game before a half-empty stadium only to finish with a full house? Or won a play-off game because of the waterboy? Or lost fan support because the general manager wouldn’t take off his hat?
Green Grit is peopled with all the big names: from Ron Lancaster and George Reed to Jack Gotta and the early greats like Del Wardien and the Dynamic Duo from Davidson. With numerous interviews, meticulous research and a superb display of photos from the team and its alumni, Green Grit shows how the Roughriders don’t just belong to Saskatchewan—they’re also “Canada’s team”—symbolic of the CFL, an organization forever at death’s door, but always able to pick up the ball for another great quarter. Green Grit is a terrific book that all CFL fans will enjoy.
About the Author
GRAHAM KELLY grew up in Regina playing football and following the fortunes of the Roughriders. Since 1972, he has written a weekly column on the CFL for the Medicine Hat News. During those 28 years he has regularly attended Calgary and Saskatchewan home games and covered 24 Grey Cups. Because of his extensive knowledge of the game he has been selected to vote for the CFL All-Star teams and to be a nominator and selector of the CFL Schenley and League awards. He has also been selected three times from among the Calgary media to choose Coach of the Year. His first book, The Grey Cup: A History (Johnson Gorman), was published in 1999. Graham Kelly lives in Medicine Hat, Alberta
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