Paul Castner (18 results)

Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Good condition. Clean text, few breaks in the spine. Ownership mark on the FPE. There is shadowing on pages 102,103,104,105 where something (newspaper article) was stored. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Long inscription by author Paul Castner.

hardcover. Illus. with photos (illustrator). 2nd prt. 8vo, 240 pp. Fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Larger book, oxblood boards, very bright gilt title and author at top front and spine, 240 pages, final page has facsimile signatures of football players. DJ glossy white with close-up b/w photo of Coach Rockne on front, names of players forming a border. DJ has very tiny nick at bottom front tip, creased spine bottom onto bottom front left, lightly soiled at back edges. Near Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. Book appears unread, tight hinges and page block, square corners, stated Second Printing, long inscription on title page. Price clipped dustjacket, light wrinkling to top of jacket. Packed securely in a box with USPS tracking number supplied upon shipment. Book is in my possession and usually ships next day.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover with dustjacket, book is in excellent condition, no remarkable flaws, jacket is clean and presentable, the original price is present and a professional (removable) mylar cover is included, biography of football great Knute Rockne, includes photos.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in Very Good DJ. 2nd printing 1976, near fine hardcover is tight and clean while showing just a hint of trace wear, in very good price-clipped dust jacket that shows a shoert closed tear at top corner of rear panel, touch of soil and very faint staining at area of spine tail. 240 pages with a set of black & whites. Still a good looking copy of this look at the legendary football coach from Notre Dame.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Condition: Very Good; Hardcover in dustjacket. Signed and inscribed by former Rockne player Paul Castner on the first endpage. First Edition. Condition is Very Good in a Good dustjacket. Book has clean covers and pages along with a tight binding. Jacket has soiling but no rips or tears. Price-clipped.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Second printing. Fine in fine, price-clipped dust jacket.

Castner, Paul & John D. McCallum., pub. by Our Sunday Visitor, Inc., 1976, c1975, 2nd printing, boards with gilt titles (hard cover), vg-fine with price-clipped dj, 240 pp with appendix, B&W photographic illus., tall 8vo, "His spirit shall be at Notre Dame as long as football shall be played.".

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good w/ Protective Cover. 1st Edition. This book is in very good condition with tight binding and clean text. This is a signed first edition . Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. By 1 Author.

Hard Cover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Spine heel very gently rolled with corresponding crimp to the mylar covered jacket. Inscribed by Castner, dated 2-28-76, on the front free end paper. Castner was an All-American fullback under Knute Rockne at Notre Dame in 1922. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall. Inscribed By the Author.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; Second Printing. Brown cloth cover is near pristine. Boards and spine are straight. Binding is tight. Pages are clean and pristine. Dust jacket has faint soiling and a 1" tear on back panel but overall very good. Publisher's price of $7.95 on DJ flap. DJ protected by a clear, acid-free mylar cover to preserve the DJ and add luster to magnify its beauty or improve its appearance. Pictured here without the mylar cover for an accurate visual of it's condition. .; 9.4 X 6.6 X 0.9 inches; 240 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Second Printing. Book and dust jacket in very good condition, signed on title page by author. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Presumed First Edition, First printing. 240 pages. Illustrations. DJ has small tears, scuff, tape and chips Contains a Foreword by Clarence Manion, fourteen chapters, and three items in the Appendix: Rockne in Capsule, The Lineups, and The Rockne Years. To share Rockne's spirit and unforgettable personality with his contemporaries and younger generations, Paul Castner traveled the country, to capture on tape the recollections of his teammates and of the close associates who knew Rockne best. Many of these remaining "Men of Rockne" are in their 70's and 80's. Since the writing of this book, some have died. Due to Rockne's ever-present inspiration and Castner's determination to present the full man, these irreplaceable insights will remain as living testimony to the greatness of Rockne. Paul Henry Castner (February 16, 1897 - March 3, 1986) was a professional baseball pitcher. He appeared in six games in Major League Baseball for the Chicago White Sox in 1923, all in relief. In 10 innings pitched, Castner gave up 14 hits and 5 walks without striking out a batter. Castner was an alumnus of the University of Notre Dame, and was one of the famous "Men of Rockne". John Dennis McCallum was an American sportswriter and author. He enlisted in the United States Army, serving from 1943 to 1945 in mountain infantry and tank destroyer units. McCallum moved to New York City, where he began sportswriting. McCallum served as assistant sports editor of the Newspaper Enterprise Association from 1950-54. From 1954-58 he was director of the Premium Book Division of A.S. Barnes & Co. His he famous for The Tiger Wore Spikes. Knute Kenneth Rockne (March 4, 1888 - March 31, 1931) was a Norwegian-American football player and coach at the University of Notre Dame. Rockne is regarded as one of the greatest coaches in college football history. His biography at the College Football Hall of Fame identifies him as "without question, American football's most-renowned coach". Rockne helped to popularize the forward pass and made the Notre Dame Fighting Irish a major factor in college football. At Notre Dame, Rockne was educated as a chemist and he graduated in 1914 with a degree in pharmacy. After graduating, he was the laboratory assistant to noted polymer chemist Julius Arthur Nieuwland at Notre Dame and helped out with the football team, but rejected further work in chemistry after receiving an offer to coach football. In 1914, he was recruited by Peggy Parratt to play for the Akron Indians. There Parratt had Rockne playing both end and halfback and teamed with him on several successful forward pass plays during their title drive. Knute wound up in Massillon, Ohio, in 1915 along with former Notre Dame teammate Dorais to play with the professional Massillon Tigers. Rockne and Dorais brought the forward pass to professional football from 1915 to 1917 when they led the Tigers to the championship in 1915. Pro Football in the Days of Rockne by Emil Klosinski maintains the worst loss ever suffered by Rockne was in 1917. He coached the "South Bend Jolly Fellows Club" when they lost 40-0 to the Toledo Maroons. During 13 years as head coach, Rockne led Notre Dame to 105 victories, 12 losses, five ties and three national championships, which included five undefeated and untied seasons. Rockne posted the highest all-time winning percentage (.881) for a major college football coach. His schemes utilized the famed Notre Dame Box offense and the 7-2-2 defense. Rockne's box included a shift. The backfield lined up in a T-formation, then quickly shifted into a box to the left or right just as the ball was snapped. Rockne was also shrewd enough to recognize that intercollegiate sports had a show-business aspect. Thus he worked hard promoting Notre Dame football to make it financially successful. He used his considerable charm to court favor from the media, which then consisted of newspapers, wire services and radio stations and networks, to obtain free advertising for Notre Dame football. He was very successful as an advertising pitchman for South Bend-based Studebaker and other products. Both the 1929 and the 1930 teams went undefeated and were national champions. According to interviews, Rockne considered his 1929 team his strongest overall. Rockne also said he considered his 1930 team to have been his best offensively before the departure of Jumping Joe Savoldi. Rockne was struck with illness in 1929, and the de facto head coach was assistant Tom Lieb. Rockne's all-time All-America backfield was Jim Thorpe, Red Grange, George Gipp, and George Pfann.

First edition. Signed by Paul Castner on flyleaf, " 11-8-75 To Robert Kaltenbacker I am proud & pleased to share these wonderful memories of "Rock" with you. Sincerely Paul Castner". 8vo brown boards stamped in gilt. 240 pages plus 32 pages of B&W photos on slickpaper in the center of the book. Castner was coached by Rockne at Notre Dame in the 20's and later pitched for the White Sox. Dust jacket has a little waviness at bottom of back panel. Fine/VG+.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Illustrated. (illustrator). Very Good (covers nice & bright; contents clean & tight); few tiny tears d/j. 8vo., brown cloth in dust jacket; 239 pages First Edition, second printing. Wonderful signed presentation to an Indiana congressman and later a federal judge, on the front endpaper: ?6-11-77. To Judge Bob Grant. Judge, I am pleased to share these wonderful memories of ?Rock? with you. The book is a portrait of a beautiful man and his philosophy. Sincerely, Paul Castner.? Castner was an all-American fullback at Norte Dame, who was coached by Rockne in the 20's. Also, with two printed copies of an article about the book in the Dec. 7, 1975 issue of the St. Paul Pioneer Press are laid in. One copy is inscribed by Castner: ?To Judge Bob Grant, Paul Castner? With another related newspaper article laid in. An interesting book about Rockne and early football at Notre Dame, with pictures of early football players and related biographies. Photographs of the Four Horsemen and other players and coaches. It is autographed by Castner who was a football player himself, to Judge Grant who resided in South Bend, IN. at the time. Robert Allen Grant [1905?1998] was a United States representative from Indiana and later a United States district In 1957 Grant was nominated by President Eisenhower to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana vacated by Judge W. Lynn Parkinson. Grant was confirmed by the United States Senate in 1957. He served as Chief Judge from 1961 to 1972 and was also a visiting judge for twelve terms at the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Grant continued to serve in his senior status until his death in 1998. On September 25, 1992, the divisional courthouse for South Bend was rededicated as the Robert A. Grant Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse. An interesting copy!. Signed.