Pop Warner

<p> Glenn Scobey Pop Warner (1871-1954) stands among the giants of the coaching profession alongside Knute Rockne Amos Alonzo Stagg George Halas and Vince Lombardi. Warner turned a ragtag team from a Carlisle Pennsylvania Indian boarding school into a national power and later won multiple national championships at the University of Pittsburgh and Stanford. His 319 victories made him one of the winningest coach in college football history.</p><p> A pioneer of the forward pass he is credited with inventing the single-wing formation--widely considered the genesis of modern-day offense--as well as the double wing the three-point stance for backs the naked bootleg and the spiral punt. He also developed improvements to shoulder pads tackling dummies blocking sleds and much more.</p><p> The book traces Warner's rise from his small town roots to becoming one of the most influential coaches in football a man who helped refine the sport from a tedious push-and-shove affair into the dynamic high-speed game of today.</p>