Twelve Mighty Orphans : The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football

English

ISBN: 0312384874

EAN: 9780312384876

Category: Education / Secondary/Sports & Recreation / General/Sports & Recreation / Football/

Publisher: St. Martins Press

Release Date: 08/31/2008

Synopsis: They Were Just a Scrawny Band of Orphans from Fort Worth, Texas, in the 1930s and 1940s-the Masonic Home Mighty Mites, a group of boys bound together by hardship and death. Their first practice started without a football, only six scarred leather helmets, and mismatched, tattered jerseys. But their devoted coach, who worked for peanuts and drove them around in the Homes antique, smoke-belching truck they called Old Blue, inspired them to believe in themselves-and within a few years they were playing for the state championship against the biggest and richest high schools in the state, despite being outweighed at least thirty pounds a man. Soon they attracted legions of fans far beyond the borders of Texas. When heroes were scarce during the Great Depression, the Mighty Mites became a symbol of hope. They showed America that heart can triumph over the greatest obstacles.

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Twelve Mighty Orphans : The Inspiring True Story of the Mighty Mites Who Ruled Texas Football

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 0.87 inches

Width: 6.46 inches

Length: 9.2 inches

Weight: 3.53 oz

Pages: 304