Dan Devine: Memoirs of a Hall of Fame Coach is the autobiography of the former University of Missouri and Notre Dame head football coach. As head coach at Arizona State, Devine accumulated a 27-3-1 record. From 1958 to 1970, he guided Missouri to a 93-37-7 mark. Devine also served as head coach and general manager of the Green Bay Packers. Inducted into the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame in 1985, Devine led his 1977 Notre Dame squad to the national championship with an 11-1 record. College football fans everywhere will be interested in reading this insightful story.
In today’s ultra-competitive world of college football, few coaches ever achieve the glory of leading their teams to the number one ranking in the nation, let alone the National Championship. That’s why the storied career of College Football Hall of Famer Dan Devine was so unique. On five different occasions in four different decades, Devine’s teams were contenders for college football’s top ranking, and in 1977 he achieved the ultimate, leading the Notre Dame Fighting Irish to the national title.
Michael R. Steele has taught at Pacific University in Oregon since 1975 where he is the Distinguished Professor of Humanities and Peace. He also holds a doctorate from Michigan State University, but spent his undergraduate years at Notre Dame, graduating in 1967. He writes about Notre Dame football and the Holocaust. Among Steele’s previous books for Sports Publishing Inc. are two editions of The Fighting Irish Football Encyclopedia and Knute Rockne: A Portrait of a Notre Dame Legend.