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John Mcdonnell The Most Successful Coach in NCAA History

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ISBN-10: 1557289921

ISBN-13: 9781557289926

Edition: 2013

Authors: Andrew Maloney, John McDonnell

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When John McDonnell began his coaching career in 1972 at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville--choosing it over Norman, Oklahoma, because Fayetteville reminded him of his native Ireland--he could hardly have imagined that he would become the most successful coach in the history of American collegiate athletics. But, in thirty-six years at the university, he amassed a staggering resume of accomplishments, including forty national championships (eleven cross country, nineteen indoor track, and ten outdoor track), the most by any coach in any sport in NCAA history. His teams at Arkansas won the triple crown (a championship in cross country, indoor track, and outdoor track in a single…    
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Book details

List price: $34.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: University of Arkansas Press
Publication date: 3/1/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 458
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.640
Language: English

Andrew Maloney competed for Canada in the 800m and coached track and field/cross country for six years at the University of Tulsa before spending the past two years coaching at the University of Guelph. He publishes Athletics Illustrated and previously published a baseball novel, End of a Dynasty. He now works as an ice hockey agent for Maloney & Thompson Sports Management in Guelph, Ontario.

Acknowledgments
Foreword
Foreword
Growing Up in Ireland (1938-1963)
Early Experiences in America (1963-1972)
Starting Out at Arkansas (1972-1978)
Climbing the Mountain (1978-1981)
Reaching the Pinnacle (1981-1984)
John McDonnell on Physiological and Psychological Preparation
On Top of the World (1984-1986)
Fayettenam (1986-1988)
Closing Out the Decade (1988-1991)
The Triple Crown of Triple Crowns (1991-1994)
A New Generation (1994-1997)
A Pain in the Neck (1997-2000)
A New Lease on Life (2001-2003)
John McDonnell on Leadership
Rising to the Occasion (2003-2006)
The Final Years (2006-2008)
Retirement
Appendix I
John McDonnell's All-Time Head Coaching Record
Cross Country Conference and NCAA Championship Record
Indoor Conference and NCAA Championship Record
Outdoor Conference and NCAA Championship Record
Olympians
Appendix II
Arkansas National Champions as of John McDonnell's Retirement
Notes
Index