Lorendo
By: Kenneth Wayne Ringer, edited by Katie Jackson
Contributors: Jackson, Katie, editor
Publisher: White Rocket Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Place of publication not identified]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 268
ISBN-13: 9780692550618
Copyright date: 2015
Subjects: Biography; Football; History; Football coaches; Auburn University; Auburn Tigers (Football team)
Other titles: Auburn football in the modern era; Modern era of Auburn football
Description: Coach Gene Lorendo: The "Rough & Tough" Right-Hand Man for Shug Jordan at Auburn for 25 Years. Presenting the first biography of this legend and giant of Auburn football, filled with stories of his amazing exploits.
Notes: "The "Rough & Tough" right-hand man for "Shug" Jordan at Auburn for 25 years"--Cover.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Foreword / David Housel; title: Introduction / Ken Ringer; title: Some of the people appearing in the book; title: 1. Coach Lorendo and Connie Frederick: the making of Iron Bowl legends; title: 2. A phone call from Shug Jordan; title: 3. The Mesabi range; title: 4. The origin of an athlete: Gene Lorendo's early years; title: 5. Upping his game: Lorendo hones his skills at Minnesota State Teachers College; title: 6. From tragedy to triumph: Lorendo blossoms at Eveleth Junior College; title: 7. How did Lorendo end up at the University of Georgia? What was the missing link?; title: 8. A brief stint at Iowa State Teacher's College; title: 9. A pre-service detour to the National Basketball League; title: 10. Heading off to the Coast Guard; title: 11. Seeing action: the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa; title: 12. The "big one" and the surrender of Japan; title: 12. A visit to Hiroshima and the return home; title: 13. A visit to Hiroshima and the return home; title: 14. Lorendo returns to the University of Georgia; title: 15. Playing between the hedges: University of Georgia football; title: 16. Court time: University of Georgia basketball; title: 17. Lorendo's first coaching job at Presbyterian College; title: 18. "No one can win at Auburn"; title: 19. Lorendo's first years at Auburn; title: 20. The foundation pays off with a National Championship in 1957; title: 21. Auburn football in the '60s; title: 22. The Sullivan-Beasley era and the Gator Bowl; title: 23. 1971: the Heisman season; title: 24. "Is that all you've got?" The Bill Newton story; title: 25. "The best you can do"; title: 26. The "amazins"; title: 27. Punt Bama punt: December 2, 1972; #2 Alabama Crimson Tide vs #9 Auburn Tigers; title: 28. A coach and his son; title: 29. Lewis Grizzard: the "amazins"; title: 30. Lorendo's last years at Auburn: the 1973, '74, and '75 seasons; title: 31. Lorendo joins the College of Education staff; title: 32. A step down to Pee Wee football and Scott Prep/Lee-Scott Academy; title: 33. Returning home to Minnesota; title: 34. Stories about the storyteller; title: 35. The last days and Gene Lorendo's death; title: 36. The Lorendo legacy lives on.