Fall 2010 - University of Illinois Press
Fall 2010 - University of Illinois Press
Fall 2010 - University of Illinois Press
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<strong>Illinois</strong> / Sports<br />
Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right<br />
High School Football in <strong>Illinois</strong><br />
Taylor H. A. Bell<br />
A colorful history <strong>of</strong> high school football in <strong>Illinois</strong><br />
“This is the <strong>Illinois</strong> high school football bible. If somebody knows more<br />
about the topic than Taylor Bell, I don’t know who it is. Actually, I do.<br />
Nobody.”<br />
—Rick Telander, senior sports columnist, Chicago Sun-Times<br />
“A remarkable collection <strong>of</strong> significant memories <strong>of</strong> players, coaches,<br />
programs, teams, and special games presented in a most enjoyable manner.<br />
A must read for high school football enthusiasts.”<br />
—Gary Korhonen, retired head football coach, Richards High School<br />
“What a wonderful and enlightening read! Once I began reading, it was<br />
difficult to put this book down. Taylor Bell has really struck pay dirt with<br />
this book.”<br />
—Frank Lenti, athletic director and head football coach, Mount Carmel<br />
High School, Chicago<br />
From small towns like Metamora, Aledo, and Carthage to East St. Louis<br />
and Chicago’s South Side, <strong>Illinois</strong>’s high school football fields have been<br />
the proving ground for such future stars as Dick Butkus, Red Grange,<br />
and Otto Graham. In Dusty, Deek, and Mr. Do-Right, longtime fan and<br />
sportswriter Taylor Bell shares the stories <strong>of</strong> the greatest players, toughest<br />
coaches, most memorable games, and fiercest rivalries in <strong>Illinois</strong> history.<br />
Drawing on dozens <strong>of</strong> personal interviews, Bell pr<strong>of</strong>iles memorable figures<br />
such as Tuscola’s record-setting quarterback Dusty Burk, Pittsfield’s<br />
brutally demanding yet devoted Coach Donald “Deek” Pollard, and Evanston’s<br />
Murney “Mr. Do-Right” Lazier, who coached sternly but without<br />
prejudice in the racially charged 1960s and ’70s. The book also discusses<br />
winning programs at schools such as East St. Louis, Mount Carmel, and<br />
Joliet Catholic, as well as long-standing rivalries and memorable games in<br />
the state play<strong>of</strong>f and Prep Bowl.<br />
The ultimate book for high school football fans in <strong>Illinois</strong>, Dusty, Deek,<br />
and Mr. Do-Right is infused with Bell’s own love for the game and illustrated<br />
with sixty photographs <strong>of</strong> the players and coaches who made<br />
lifetime memories under the Friday night lights.<br />
Taylor Bell covered high school and pr<strong>of</strong>essional sports in <strong>Illinois</strong> for<br />
more than forty years, mostly for the Chicago Daily News and the Chicago<br />
Sun-Times. His other books include Sweet Charlie, Dike, Cazzie, and Bobby<br />
Joe: High School Basketball in <strong>Illinois</strong>.<br />
SEPTEMBER<br />
280 PAGES. 7 x 10 INCHES<br />
60 BLACK & WHITE PHOTOGRAPHS<br />
PAPER, 978-0-252-07731-9. $22.95 £15.99<br />
Also <strong>of</strong> Interest<br />
Sweet Charlie, Dike, Cazzie, and Bobby Joe<br />
High School Basketball in <strong>Illinois</strong><br />
TAYLOR H. A. BELL<br />
Paper, 978-0-252-07199-7, $19.95 £13.99<br />
The Chicago Marathon<br />
ANDREW SUOZZO<br />
Paper, 978-0-252-07421-9, $19.95 £13.99<br />
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