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OverviewThis is the first biography of Alan “The Horse” Ameche, one of America’s great gridiron heroes. Born in 1933 to Italian immigrants, he grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin, where he played for one of the state’s best-ever high school football teams. From there he went on to break Big Ten rushing records for the University of Wisconsin Badgers, leading them to the 1953 Rose Bowl and winning the 1954 Heisman Trophy. He earned his nickname “The Horse” for his tremendous training ethic, power, and stamina. In a professional career with the Baltimore Colts that lasted just six seasons before injury ended it, he was the 1955 NFL Rookie of the Year and went to the Pro Bowl five times. The 1958 championship game of the National Football League that pitted Ameche’s Colts against the New York Giants has often been called the NFL’s “Greatest Game Ever Played.” It was the first national title game to be televised, and forty-five million people were watching. It was also the first-ever NFL game to go into sudden death overtime. Ameche and future Hall of Fame quarterback Johnny Unitas teamed up on several key plays in the decisive touchdown drive. Ameche's dramatic one-yard plunge into the end zone ended the game at 8:15 of the overtime period, captured the attention of television viewers across the nation, and laid the groundwork for football to become the enormously popular and lucrative business it is today. Author Dan Manoyan has delved into Ameche’s history, interviewing the Ameche family, Kenosha friends, Wisconsin Badger players, and several of his Baltimore Colts teammates—including NFL Hall of Fame members Lenny Moore, Gino Marchetti, Art Donovan, and Raymond Berry—to offer revealing insights about Alan Ameche the man. Manoyan gives a fuller picture of him as an Academic All-American, a devoted husband and father, a highly successful businessman after his football career, a patron of the arts, and a committed philanthropist. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Dan Manoyan , Pat RichterPublisher: University of Wisconsin Press Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.522kg ISBN: 9780299290108ISBN 10: 0299290107 Pages: 290 Publication Date: 30 August 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Not yet available  This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release. Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Foreword by Pat Richter Preface Acknowledgments 1 A Man for All Seasons 2 The Early Years 3 The Kenosha Kid 4 Enter the Architect 5 Transitioning to Greatness 6 The Best There Ever Was? 7 The Millers Tale 8 The Year of the Horse 9 Coming Up Roses 10 Here Comes the Bride 11 Pasadena Dreamin'g 12 Ivy and the Boys 13 The Iron Horse 14 The Home Stretch 15 Holding the Heisman 16 Moving on, Again 17 Weeb's Tangled Web 18 A New Leading Man 19 An Unfortunate Situation 20 The Greatest Game 21 Burgers, Burgers, and More Burgers 22 Father Was a Fullback 23 A Funeral and a Wedding 24 A Houston Finale IndexReviewsWith power, speed and heart, Alan Ameche carried Wisconsin football into the big time. -- Sports Illustrated Author InformationDan Manoyan has retired from a nearly four-decade career as an award-winning sports writer for publications including the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Dallas Morning News,Waukegan News-Sun, and Kenosha News. He is the author of the book Men of Granite and lives in Alan Ameche’s hometown of Kenosha, Wisconsin. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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