Table of Contents
Foreword Chuck Long xi
Introduction xiii
1 The Ultimate Sacrifice 1
2 Ralph's Six-Pack 5
3 The Fabulous Five 8
4 Gable's Record-Setting Good-Bye 10
5 California, Here We Come 13
6 The Duke 15
7 Olson, Gable, and Fry: A Winning Trifecta 17
8 Striking Gold with Evy 20
9 A Rosy End to a Streak 23
10 The Ironmen of 1939 28
11 Ozzie and Floyd 30
12 Trailblazer on the Mat 32
13 March Madness, Iowa-Style 34
14 Coaching Giant Gone Too Soon 38
15 Coach with a Big Heart 42
16 Mapping Out Success 44
17 The 30-5 Hawkeyes 47
18 Emotion in Motion 49
19 Elliott's Unforgettable Legacy 51
20 Windy City Magician 53
21 The Improbable Catch 56
22 A Dozen Weeks of Perfection 59
23 Beating No. 1 62
24 Points and Victories Aplenty 66
25 The Doctor Is In 73
26 Mount Scores 61, but Iowa Wins 74
27 Upset for the Ages 76
28 An Epic Duel at Kinnick 77
29 Purple Heart Hawkeye 80
30 Breaking the Bank(s) 82
31 Better Waite Than Never 85
32 Olympic Brand 88
33 The Rampaging Redhead 90
34 From Hawkeye to Mongo 94
35 The Steubenville Trio 95
36 An Unlikely Journey 99
37 The Game That Wasn't Played 101
38 Reaching the Pinnacle 103
39 Two Teams, One Astronaut 106
40 Pickoff Artists 108
41 Long's Second Senior Season 111
42 An Unlikely Title Run 113
43 The Best in His Field 116
44 Whoa, Nellie 120
45 The Norm Game 121
46 Looking for the Ultimate Victory 123
47 Thunderfoot, Ail-American 126
48 Shooter Extraordinaire 129
49 Remember the Alamo 130
50 John Streif 132
51 Yes, Darling 134
52 Not a Coach, an Educator 135
53 White Gold 138
54 Staff for the Ages 142
55 Divine Intervention 144
56 Tim and Tavian 146
57 15 Cy-Hawk Victories in a Row 148
58 Iowa's What-If Hero 157
59 Black Helmets 160
60 Grapple on the Gridiron 161
61 Gamble Pays Off 163
62 Rivalry Resumed 165
63 Iowa Fight Song 167
64 A Devine All-American 169
65 Face of the Program 171
66 Hartlieb to Cook 173
67 "I Love It" 175
68 Small-Town Star, Big-Time Success 178
69 One Shot, a Lifetime of Memories 181
70 A Wonderful Life 183
71 Renaissance Man 185
72 Michelle "Ice" Edwards 189
73 A Select Group of Hawkeyes 190
74 The Diagonal Dagger 193
75 A "Super" Scorer 195
76 The Real No. 1? 196
77 Greene Means Go 198
78 Five on a Side 201
79 Lisa and Logic 202
80 Dishing and Dunking 205
81 The Hit Man Is No. 1 206
82 Father-Son Grand Celebration 208
83 Major League Legacy 210
84 Roger, Rodgers 211
85 In Kinnick's Shadow 213
86 Krafcisin's Piece of History 215
87 Pulling a Fast One in Chapel Hill 218
88 You Can Go Home Again 219
89 Big Risk, Big Reward 222
90 If America Needs Farmers 223
91 An Assist with History 225
92 Eddie Robinson 227
93 Six Seasons of Success and Agony 230
94 Bo, Hayden, and a Goose Egg 233
95 Changing In-State Uniforms 234
96 Let's Talk Hawks (and Politics) 236
97 Holy Toledo 238
98 A Ringing Endorsement 242
99 Diamond Revival 245
100 Enjoying a History Lesson 247
Acknowledgments 249
Sources 251
