University of Florida Football: Yesterday & Today

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Kicking off with a rousing foreword by one of Florida Gators football s favorite alums Jack Youngblood and tracing the entire exciting history of this one-of-a-kind football program University of Florida Football: Yesterday & Today is the definitive Gators chronicle. In the beginning there was no Gator Nation. The evolution of Florida football into today s high-powered program started humbly. Before there was Emmitt Smith Steve Spurrier Gator Bowls and Sugar Bowls and the Southeastern Conference Florida football was a handful of lads in leggings who played for the love of the game. More than a century later Florida boasts one of the premier football programs in the country and a legacy of talent playing and coaching that few schools can match. Find a century of Gators history in University of Florida Football: Yesterday & Today: The Heisman Trophies won by Spurrier Danny Wuerffel and Tim Tebow. The decades of modest success followed by the turnaround in the 1950s starting a powerhouse tradition that continues today. Three national championships one under Spurrier two under current Gators coach Urban Meyer. The exploits of dozens of college football s all-time greats and more. University of Florida Football: Yesterday & Today part of the expansive Yesterday & Today series contains authentic photos and illustrations from Gators history. This 144-page chronicle concludes with a full Florida by the Numbers section that will bring back memories for fans of every age. For the Gators fan on your list or the Gators fan in you this is the perfect Gators history.