Third Down and a War to Go

On December 11, 1941, All-American football player Dave Schreiner wrote to his parents, &quote;I'm not going to sit here snug as a bug, playing football, when others are giving their lives for their country. ... If everyone tried to stay out of it, what a fine country we'd have!&quote; Schreiner didn't stay out of it. Neither did his Wisconsin Badger teammates, including friend and co-captain Mark &quote;Had&quote; Hoskins and standouts &quote;Crazylegs&quote; Hirsch and Pat Harder. After that legendary 1942 season, the Badgers scattered to serve, fight, and even die around the world.This fully revised edition of the popular hardcover includes follow-up research and updates about many of the '42 Badgers, plus a new foreword by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author David Maraniss. Readers and reviewers agree: Terry Frei's heart-wrenching story of Schreiner and his band of brothers is much more than one team's tale. It's an All-American story.