George Varnell: The Life and Times of a Pioneering Sportsman by Jeff Burlingame

Description: George Varnell by Jeff Burlingame Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description By NAACP Image Award winner Jeff Burlingame, this book tells the story of a trailblazing Gonzaga basketball coach, record-setting Rose Bowl referee, and sportswriter who covered the Olympic gold medal-winning "Boys in the Boat." Publisher Description "A marvelous job of unveiling the rich and intriguing tapestry of George Varnells life." - Daniel James Brown, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Boys in the Boat "This deeply researched book relays the facts about Varnell while imparting the essence of the man, particularly his love of sports and sportsmen."- Timothy P. Brown, author of How Football Became Football: 150 Years of the Games Evolution"George Varnell lived the kind of century-filling life that almost sounds like its made up: star athlete, Olympian, coach, sports writer, editor, and Seattle journalism legend. Jeff Burlingame does an excellent job of putting that life into the historical context of the times. With detailed research and skilled writing, Burlingame has crafted a compelling book I couldnt put down." - Charles R. Cross, New York Times bestselling author of Heavier Than HeavenGeorge Varnells story once was stored in bits and pieces of bits and bytes-online mentions in newspaper articles, on sports websites, and in digitized archives of the many universities whose athletic teams he either cursorily or profoundly impacted. Now pulled together in George Varnell: The Life and Times of a Pioneering Sportsman, those mentions tell the more-than-noteworthy tale of a silently influential man. This meticulous biography illustrates Varnells life as: An athlete who competed in Americas first Olympics in 1904;A college football running back at the University of Chicago under coach Amos Alonzo "A.A." Stagg;Gonzaga Universitys first basketball coach, who helped create the team (and also an early football coach at the school);A longtime sports editor in both Spokane at The Daily Chronicle and at The Seattle Times, where he was a contemporary with Royal Brougham of The Seattle Post-Intelligencer;A prominent college football referee who still holds the record for most Rose Bowl games officiated. In the days when referees were better known than star players, Varnell was indeed a star profiled in film, magazines, and newspapers;The Seattle Times beat reporter for the University of Washingtons crew team, including the one that won gold in the 1936 Olympics. Varnell helped fundraise for that team so it could attend the Olympics, is regularly sourced in Daniel James Browns The Boys in the Boat, and also has a trophy in his name awarded at the Huskies opening-day race each year. The unheralded story of this athlete, groundbreaking Gonzaga University basketball coach, record-setting Rose Bowl referee, renowned sports writer, and dedicated family man will appeal to sports fans as well as those who find themselves intrigued by the humble human spirit. Author Biography Jeff Burlingame is the NAACP Image Award-winning author of several nonfiction books, including a bestselling YA biography of his childhood friend Kurt Cobain, and critical looks at the historic and tragic plights of the Lost Boys of Sudan and the crew and passengers of the Titanic. His books have received favorable reviews in hundreds of major publications worldwide, and been honored by the New York Public Library and the NAACP, which in 2012 awarded him its highest literary honor at a nationally televised event in Hollywood, California, for his YA book on Olympic champion Jesse Owens. He also is a winner of the Society of Professional Journalists national Sigma Delta Chi award. _Burlingame Details ISBN 0578950243 ISBN-13 9780578950242 Title George Varnell Author Jeff Burlingame Format Paperback Year 2023 Pages 212 Publisher Gray Bear Books GE_Item_ID:141341666; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. 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