This book is written for those of us who love Army West Point Football. Those of us who enjoy the teams full of great players, coming out every week in the fall, know that it is because thirty-seven Army coaches and many great players over the years brought us all the victories and the excitement. We know how they did it--discipline, conditioning and an honor in winning. Despite some recent bad luck, Army has never been a losing is OK team. Look at the full Army football record and you can see that the great games and seasons accumulated quickly with a surplus of 150 wins over losses. The Army Black Knights have a winning way. Near Championships and National Championships in Army Football history are part of that winning way. This book tells the first story about Army football. It was in 1890 when the USMA gave Cadet Dennis Michie the OK to have the first official varsity football team and the first game. It was a loss in the First Army-Navy game but Army made up for it the following year and for many seasons thereafter. As we rapidly move through the Army football ages in this book, we meet the great immortal great Army coaches-Dennis Michie, Harry Nelly, Charles Daly, Biff Jones, and Walter "Red Blaik. Of course, we find another great coach at the end of the journey, not yet an immortal, but on his way. Coach Jeff Monken seems to be on the right path for the future with a team full of great Army football players. In this book, we tell lots of great stories about lots of great players in Army Football. It takes the reader through stories about Army teams of great players through 37 coaches over the years. There are many years of great games (over 1200) played by the best football players in the nation for Army West Point going on 128 seasons. The book stops frequently in time and tells a nice tale about a great player such as Doc Blanchard, Glenn Davis, Pete Dawkins, Arnold Tucker, Mike Mayweather, Aaron Kemper, and of course Andrew King Ahmad Bradshaw, and many others. You won't want to put this book down once you begin reading it.

Author Biography

Brian Kelly retired as an Assistant Professor in the Business Information Technology (BIT) Program at Marywood University, where he also served as the IBM i and Midrange Systems Technical Advisor to the IT Faculty. Kelly designed, developed, and taught many college and professional courses. He continues as a contributing technical editor to a number of technical industry magazines, including "The Four Hundred" and "Four Hundred Guru," published by IT Jungle. Kelly is a former IBM Senior Systems Engineer. His specialty was problem solving for customers as well as implementing advanced operating systems and software on his client's machines. Brian was a certified Army Instructor before retiring. He is the author of 125 books and hundreds of magazine articles. He has been a frequent speaker at technical conferences throughout the United States. Brian was a candidate for the US Congress from Pennsylvania in 2010 and he ran for Mayor in his home town in 2015. He loves Army Football and can't wait to see the Black Nights top last year's fine record. God bless the Army West Point Cadets!!