- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Taylor Trade Publishing; New title edition (July 26 2004)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1589791290
- ISBN-13: 978-1589791299
- Product Dimensions: 22.4 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 499 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
Sportswriter Frei's first book is a decent account of the December 1969 gridiron clash between the Texas Longhorns and the Arkansas Razorbacks, a dramatic, all-white affair played out before Pres. Richard Nixon and a war-torn American public, and often considered the finest game in the history of college football. Frei, a reporter for the Denver Post, covers all the bases in a wistful, sepia-toned "when it was a game" vehicle that has become the male version of the chick flick: translucent irony, fleeting ethical conundrums, black and white (sometimes literally) views of right and wrong, reverence for authority figures and a nod and a wink's worth of boys-will-be-boys lead up to the "Big Shootout" (as the game was later dubbed), complete with a healthy amount of blood, guts and glory. The author does his best to invoke the atmosphere of two very different Southern college towns during that turbulent juncture in American history (down to the Neil Young reference in the title). He's mostly successful, although the subtitle promises far more analysis of the dying days of segregation than Frei delivers. One shortcoming: the overuse of pointed if tacit connections, most notably Pres. Bill Clinton's relationship to Arkansas, the ROTC and his clumsy avoidance of the war in Vietnam. While Frei fills his narrative with descriptions of interrelated smalltown events and people in Fayetteville, Ark., bringing Clinton into the picture does nothing to advance the story. Still, Frei's target audience-fans of Southern college football-will enjoy this history.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
From Library Journal
The December 1969 college football match between undefeated Texas and Arkansas was memorable, one for the record book. However, Frei's often humorous telling is much more than a rehash of the game. Attended by both President Nixon and future leader Bill Clinton, the game was also memorable for its combination of Southern pride and anti-Vietnam War protests. Frei's treatment also serves as a larger history of the social and political climate surrounding the competition. Frei, who currently writes for the Denver Post and contributes a weekly column to ESPN.com, is familiar with the mayhem of campus life in the Sixties; during this time his father was the head football coach at the University of Oregon. This delightful, well-researched chronicle of a turbulent era also includes an index, bibliography, rosters, and the 1969 results. Libraries should buy where demand warrants. Larry R. Little, Penticton P.L., B.C.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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THE TALK OF A 1969 SCHEDULE CHANGE started on the day Frank Broyles played golf in Little Rock and attended a Razorback Club gathering in little Lonoke, twenty miles farther east. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Much More Than Football,
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This review is from: Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming: Texas vs. Arkansas in Dixie's Last Stand (Hardcover)
I was seven years old when Texas and Arkansas met in their 1969 battle. While I remember little of the game, my father was a big college football fan and I do recall sitting down with him to watch it and seeing shots of President Nixon arriving at the game. As a typical seven year old, the game was all I cared about and I had virtually no appreciation for what our country was going through. The author does a great job of describing the social setting including war protests, the draft lottery and racial unrest (as reflected by a controversy surrounding the playing of "Dixie" by the University of Arkansas band). Horns, Hogs and Nixon Coming is a great recipe mixing one part football and one part history to create a gourmet masterpiece. If you have any interest in football or American History you will enjoy this book. If you like both subjects, it surely will be one of the best you have ever read.
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Feels like I was there... Thank you, Mr. Frei...,
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This review is from: Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming: Texas vs. Arkansas in Dixie's Last Stand (Hardcover)
Frei has an amazing way with words. He has been able to paint a picture that with such clarity that I could almost smell the Fall air... This book falls into the category of books that makes you lose sleep as it becomes impossible to put down ("... I'll just read one more chapter... and THEN I'll turn off the light...")Any football fan or anyone who is a student of the 60's will appreciate "Horns, Hogs and Nixon Coming." If you're both, you'll be twice-blessed! Mr. Frei, thank you for an exciting and well-painted story! Please continue to supply us with historically accurate sports-related stories. P.S. I felt compelled to provide a review about this book after reading the one and only "yawn" review written about this book. I'm certain this review was provided by someone whom thinks he/she is an avid Denver sportsfan and didn't appreciate one of Frei's columns or something. I'm doubtful that "reviewer" ever opened the front cover to the book...
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This review is from: Horns, Hogs, and Nixon Coming: Texas vs. Arkansas in Dixie's Last Stand (Hardcover)
I was a grade schooler in Colorado when this game was played but I still remembered it when I saw the book. I grabbed a copy, and much to my wife's dismay, I couldn't put it down. Finished it off in a couple of days and have loaned it to several friends, each of whom has thoroughly enjoyed it! While I remember the game and the subsequent tragedy involving Freddie Steinmark, this book provided interesting background and history on the coaches, the teams, and the game as well as great insight into the changing socials conditions of the late 60s and the seeds of integration into Southwest Conference football. For those of you who are true college football fans, this is a MUST READ. But for those of you who aren't football fans, the surrounding social events will be of interest to you as well. I've heard the author has another book coming out shortly on the Wisconsin football team and the members of that team who ended up serving their country in World War II. I will be watching for its release and recommend that after finishing "Horns, Hogs and Nixon Coming," you look for his new one. Mr Frei is a talented author!
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