{"product_id":"perfect-pass-book-s-c-gwynne-9781501116193","title":"The Perfect Pass","description":"An excellent sports history (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e) in the tradition of Michael Lewis's \u003ci\u003eMoneyball\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning historian S.C. Gwynne tells the incredible story of how two unknown coaches revolutionized American football at every level, from high school to the NFL. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHal Mumme spent fourteen mostly losing seasons coaching football before inventing a potent passing offense that would soon shock players, delight fans, and terrify opposing coaches. It all began at a tiny, overlooked college called Iowa Wesleyan, where Mumme was head coach and Mike Leach, a lawyer who had never played college football, was hired as his offensive line coach. In the cornfields of Iowa these two mad inventors, drawn together by a shared disregard for conventionalism and a love for Jimmy Buffett, began to engineer the purest, most extreme passing game in the 145-year history of football. Implementing their Air Raid offense, their teams--at Iowa Wesleyan and later at Valdosta State and the University of Kentucky--played blazingly fast--faster than any team ever had before, and they routinely beat teams with far more talented athletes. And Mumme and Leach did it all without even a playbook. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA superb treat for all gridiron fans (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review), \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Pass\u003c\/i\u003e S.C. Gwynne explores Mumme's leading role in changing football from a run-dominated sport to a pass-dominated one, the game that tens of millions of Americans now watch every fall weekend. Whether you're a casual or ravenous football fan, this is a rousing tale of innovation (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e), and Gwynne's book ably relates the story of that innovation and the successes of the man who devised it (\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e).","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49777463427345,"sku":"CIN1501116193G","price":3.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50315460477201,"sku":"CIN1501116193VG","price":3.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":53338604077329,"sku":"GOR009459767","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":53781000585489,"sku":"CIN1501116193A","price":3.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1501116193.jpg?v=1750796373","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/perfect-pass-book-s-c-gwynne-9781501116193","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}