Texas Tech: Red Raider Football Legends

With one-of-a-kind coaches like Mike Leach and players such as Pat Mahomes, Donny Anderson, E.J. Holub, Bobby Cavazos, Tyrone Thurman, Rodney Allison, Zach Thomas and Gabe Rivera, it’s little wonder that Tech’s remarkable football heritage has engendered such fiercely loyal fans. In this tiny gem (4.25"X5.5"), sports writer John Henry (Tech ’92) captures a century of Texas Tech’s greatest gridiron triumphs, telling the stories behind such epic games and its legendary players. Texas Tech: Red Raider Football Legends pays honor to the QBs who rewrote the record books and quirky coaches who endeared themselves to fans by owning rivals, lighting up scoreboards and saying whatever came to mind. See how frequent underdogs silenced doubters by beating the odds and putting Lubbock on the nation’s college football map.

John Henry, Tech ’92, has reported for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and is a writer and editor at Fort Worth Magazine as well as executive editor of its sister publication, Fort Worth Inc.