{"product_id":"a-season-on-the-mat-dan-gable-and-the-pursuit-of-perfection-paperback","title":"A Season on the Mat: Dan Gable and the Pursuit of Perfection - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNolan Zavoral\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor twenty-one years, Dan Gable's Iowa Hawkeyes dominated wrestling to an extent rarely seen in any sport: twenty-one consecutive Big 10 titles and fifteen national championships. In \u003ci\u003eA Season on the Mat\u003c\/i\u003e, award-winning reporter Nolan Zavoral explores Iowa's storied wrestling program and Gable's record of excellence in an unprecedented, intimate look at the man and his methods during his final season as a head coach. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Season on the Mat\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the dramatic 1996-97 season, in which Gable led his team -- far from his most talented -- to a record-breaking performance at the national championship, at which it scored the most points in collegiate wrestling history. Zavoral takes the reader behind the scenes into the stifling heat of the wrestling room, where young men from places like Rock Falls, Illinois, or Philip, South Dakota, sacrifice everything they have just to be a part of the Hawkeye program. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From his difficult upbringing, interrupted by the tragedy of his sister's brutal murder, through the single defeat that haunts him to this day, to the ups and downs of his phenomenal coaching career, Gable has come to symbolize to many all that is special about this demanding, elemental sport. Part biography, part chronicle, part portrait of this unique subculture, \u003ci\u003eA Season on the Mat\u003c\/i\u003e is the best and most thorough look at one of the most important and most overlooked figures in American athletics.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNolan Zavoral has been a reporter and editor for twenty-five years at newspapers ranging from the \u003ci\u003elowa City Press-Citizen\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eUSA Today.\u003c\/i\u003e He is currently a reporter for the \u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star-Tribune;\u003c\/i\u003e his stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eNewsday, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post.\u003c\/i\u003e The author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Chutes, \u003c\/i\u003e he lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.77 x 8.36 x 6.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43779229319231,"sku":"9781416535539","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/samiestore.shop\/products\/a-season-on-the-mat-dan-gable-and-the-pursuit-of-perfection-paperback","provider":"Samie","version":"1.0","type":"link"}