Historic photos of University of Florida football

Name/Title

Historic photos of University of Florida football

Entry/Object ID

2015.1.2264

Description

x, 206 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 26 cm. Historic photos of University of Florida football by Kevin McCarthy. When the Florida Agricultural College in Lake City became the University of Florida and moved south to Gainesville in 1906, it had a very fledgling football team, although worthy opponents were difficult to find. Little by little, as the school increased in size and reputation, its football team attracted higher-performing athletes and sterner opponents until it was willing to play any team in the country. In 1966, the team had its first Heisman Trophy winner, but it was not until 30 years later that UF won its first national championship. Since then UF has chalked up two more Heisman Trophy winners and two more national championships. Historic Photos of University of Florida Football chronicles the rise of one of the premier football programs in the country through hundreds of black-and-white photographs, each of them captioned and with introductions. The book includes photos of the university and the surrounding community to which the Fightin’ Gators have become so much an integral part.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

University of Florida -- Football -- History -- Pictorial works., Florida Gators (Football team) -- History -- Pictorial works.

Publication Details

Author

McCarthy, Kevin.

Publisher

Turner Publishing Co.

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Nashville, TN

Call No.

GV 958 .U523 M33 2009

ISBN

9781596525146

LCCN

2008908519