The Coach Who Strangled the Bulldog: How Harvard's Percy Haughton Beat Yale and Reinvented Football free ebook download.

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Author(s):	Dick Friedman

Date:	2019	Format:	epub	Language:	English	ISBN/ASIN:	1538107546
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This book details the life of Percy Haughton, college footballs first modern coach. A true innovator of the game, his Harvard squads went 71-7-5 during his tenure and were deemed national champions three times.

In many ways, college football in the 1910s resembled what we still see today. A half century old, there were already concerns about violence and corruption. There were skyrocketing coaches salaries, stadium arms races, bragging rights, and meddling boosters. There were recruiting excesses and cheating. And from Harvard coach Percy Duncan Haughton, there was a sophistication of football that would surprise many fans today.

In The Coach Who Strangled the Bulldog: How Harvards Percy Haughton Beat Yale and Reinvented Football, Dick Friedman tells the fascinating story of a football genius. The sports first modern coach, Haughton systematized the game and utilized passing, speed, and deception. In nine seasons at Harvard, Haughtons squads went 71-7-5 and three times during his tenure the Crimson were deemed national champions. Haughtons system perfected line blocking, employed tactics such as the delayed handoff, and eschewed huddles. His practices were scripted to the minute and he had revolutionary ideas on conditioning.

The Coach Who Strangled the Bulldog is not only a captivating biography of an influential coach from the early days of college football  it is also a history of the sport itself. Featuring timeless photos and tirelessly researched, this book provides valuable insight into the game today-how it has evolved and how it has stayed surprisingly the same.

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