The middle of the 2006 football season was a back-against-the-wall moment for Rich Brooks and his Kentucky football team. Coming off what he termed as an embarrassing loss at LSU, Brooks thought he might not get to finish out the season if his team did not win its next game. The Wildcats did win and they would lose only twice more over the next 13 games--a stretch that included the school's first bowl win in 22 years and the first upset of a number one team in more than 40 years. A new book by Brooks and “Voice of the Wildcats” Tom Leach tells this remarkable comeback story, orchestrated by a coach revered for his integrity, toughness, loyalty and determination.
The book’s title is “Rich” Tradition -- how Rich Brooks revived the football fortunes of the Kentucky Wildcats. It covers Brooks’ resurrection of the Cats’ football fortunes, as well as look back at a similar turnaround the coach orchestrated at Oregon, culminating with that school’s first outright Pac-10 Conference title and a trip to the Rose Bowl. The book examines Brooks’ stint in the NFL, as head coach of the St. Louis Rams and defensive coordinator of the Super Bowl runner up Atlanta Falcons.
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