{"product_id":"a-coachs-life-dan-kellams-9781936236770","title":"A Coach's Life: Les Hipple and the Marion Indians","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlaying a sport for Coach Les Hipple meant a life of rigor, clean living, modest behavior, and self-denial; even so, many boys were eager to meet these demands for the right to play on one of Hipple's teams. In \u003ci\u003eA Coach's Life, \u003c\/i\u003e author Dan Kellams narrates the story of one of the greatest high school coaches in Iowa's history, an extraordinary man who lived according to the principles he taught, even when it meant losing a game or a championship-or the job he loved.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eKellams, a former Hipple athlete, offers a vivid portrait of a coach who imposed stern discipline on hundreds of boys and, in the process, transformed them into champions. \u003ci\u003eA Coach's Life\u003c\/i\u003e recalls Hipple's eighty-six full years, focusing on his long career at Marion High School in Iowa, where he led his Indians to championships in football, basketball, track, and cross-country, giving the town its most glorious years in sports. Many young men learned unforgettable life lessons they later passed on to others around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMeticulously researched, this biography is set against the backdrop of small-town America during the 1940s and 1950s. Its poignant stories include those of a superb athlete who died on the verge of greatness, a school controversy that turned brother against brother, and a changing society that trapped a great coach in the vise of his own principles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Part \u003ci\u003eHoosiers\u003c\/i\u003e and part \u003ci\u003eOur Town\u003c\/i\u003e ... Tough and to the point.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Phil Grose, author of \u003ci\u003eSouth Carolina on the Brink\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dan Kellams\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 193623677X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936236770\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/20\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 380\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/13\/2012","brand":"Dan Kellams","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46974659494143,"sku":"9781936236770","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_97ff4e83-ef93-4f22-bebd-2f05244f441b.jpg?v=1750875684","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-coachs-life-dan-kellams-9781936236770","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}