An edition of Lorendo
(2015)
Lorendo
by Kenneth Wayne Ringer
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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.
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Biography, Football, History, Football coaches, Auburn University, Auburn Tigers (Football team)People
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Table of Contents
Foreword / David Housel
Introduction / Ken Ringer
Some of the people appearing in the book
1. Coach Lorendo and Connie Frederick: the making of Iron Bowl legends
2. A phone call from Shug Jordan
3. The Mesabi range
4. The origin of an athlete: Gene Lorendo's early years
5. Upping his game: Lorendo hones his skills at Minnesota State Teachers College
6. From tragedy to triumph: Lorendo blossoms at Eveleth Junior College
7. How did Lorendo end up at the University of Georgia? What was the missing link?
8. A brief stint at Iowa State Teacher's College
9. A pre-service detour to the National Basketball League
10. Heading off to the Coast Guard
11. Seeing action: the battles of Iwo Jima and Okinawa
12. The "big one" and the surrender of Japan
12. A visit to Hiroshima and the return home
13. A visit to Hiroshima and the return home
14. Lorendo returns to the University of Georgia
15. Playing between the hedges: University of Georgia football
16. Court time: University of Georgia basketball
17. Lorendo's first coaching job at Presbyterian College
18. "No one can win at Auburn"
19. Lorendo's first years at Auburn
20. The foundation pays off with a National Championship in 1957
21. Auburn football in the '60s
22. The Sullivan-Beasley era and the Gator Bowl
23. 1971: the Heisman season
24. "Is that all you've got?" The Bill Newton story
25. "The best you can do"
26. The "amazins"
27. Punt Bama punt: December 2, 1972; #2 Alabama Crimson Tide vs #9 Auburn Tigers
28. A coach and his son
29. Lewis Grizzard: the "amazins"
30. Lorendo's last years at Auburn: the 1973, '74, and '75 seasons
31. Lorendo joins the College of Education staff
32. A step down to Pee Wee football and Scott Prep/Lee-Scott Academy
33. Returning home to Minnesota
34. Stories about the storyteller
35. The last days and Gene Lorendo's death
36. The Lorendo legacy lives on.
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"The "Rough & Tough" right-hand man for "Shug" Jordan at Auburn for 25 years"--Cover.
Includes bibliographical references.
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