Front Cover
Title Page
Copyright
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Players
Johnny Lattner: Heisman Trophy Winner
Dick Butkus: The Ultimate Competitor
Dave Butz: Illinois' First Goliath
Mike Kenn: Here's "Mud" in Your Eyes
Kellen Winslow: One-Year Wonder
Don Beebe: 4.21? Are You Kidding?
Russell Maryland: A Charmed Life
Bryant Young: A Future NFL Hall of Famer
Mike Alstott: Riding the A-Train
Dusty Burk: The Spread Offense Cometh
Chapter 2: The Coaches
Tony Lawless: "Sculptor of People"
Harvey Dickinson: Cradle of Coaches
Deek Pollard: In the Mold of Lombardi, Bryant, and Hayes
Murney Lazier: Mr. Do-Right
Bob Reade: A Wise Decision
Gordie Gillespie: Carrying a Big Stick
Pat Cronin: A Damon Runyon Character
Bob Shannon: The Tradition Continues
John O'Boyle: The Seven-Degrees Solution
Matt Senffner: Know Your Capabilities
Dan Sharp: Six Titles in Nine Years
Frank Lenti: The General
Chapter 3: The Teams
Mount Carmel 1950: Best Team of Its Era
Fenwick 1962: The Jim DiLullo Show
Metamora 1968: Stromberger's Gadget Play
St. Rita 1971: The Difference between Great and Super
Evanston 1971: Even without Howard Jones
Decatur St. Teresa, 1972: 404-6
Joliet Catholic 1975: Gordie's Best Team
East St. Louis 1985: Shannon's Best Team
Mount Carmel 1988: "No Super Stars"
Wheaton Warrenville South 1998: Best Offense Ever?
Joliet Catholic 1999: "They Had It All"
Providence 2001: Senffner's Best Handiwork
Chapter 4: The Games
Glenbrook North 19, East St. Louis 13 (OT): 1974
St. Laurence 22, Glenbard West 21 (OT): 1976
Wheaton Warrenville South 40, Joliet Catholic 34 (2 OT): 1992
Maine South 31, Mount Carmel 28: 1995
Driscoll 42, Mount Carmel 41 (2 OT): 2001
Aledo 41, Carthage 40: 2002
Chapter 5: Small Schools
Aledo: Rekindling a Tradition
Arcola: The Monahan Brothers Ride Again
Bloomington Central Catholic: Building a Foundation
Carthage: The Unruh Era
Decatur St. Teresa: Decade of the 1970s
Pittsfield: "The Streak"
Sterling Newman: Building a Tradition
Stockton: The John O'Boyle Era
Woodstock Marian Central: Decade of the 1980s
Chapter 6: Midsized Schools
Addison Driscoll: Eight Titles, Seven in a Row
Belleville Althoff: Time to Retire
Du Quoin: Stanhouse and the Hambletonian
Joliet Catholic: Four Coaches, 13 State Titles
Kankakee Bishop McNamara: Rich Zinanni Era
Metamora: Coming of Age
Morris: Darlington to Dergo
New Lenox Providence: The Matt Senffner Era
Oak Lawn Richards: Moving On Up
Chapter 7: Large Schools
Chicago Mount Carmel: Frank Kiszka's Legacy
Chicago St. Rita: 100 Years of Football Memories
East St. Louis: "Common Thread Is Tradition"
Harvey Thornton: Football Gets Its Props
Mount Prospect: Team of the New Millenium
Park Ridge Maine South: A Coaching Clinic
Peoria Richwoods: The "Rich Kids" School
Springfield Sacred Heart-Griffin: Downstate Power
Wheaton North: The Jim Rexilius Era
Wheaton Warrenville South: Red Grange's Legacy
Chapter 8: Fourth Quarter
State Playoff
Prep Bowl
Chicago Catholic League
Chicago Public League
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