Fiery Fullback, Vol. 24 FROM THE PUBLISHER
William "Chip" Hilton, all-American, enters his senior year at State University, eager to complete his undergraduate college education and play in his final college football season, a season everyone hopes will propel State University to the top of the conference. Veteran coach Curly Ralston again leads State's football team, and he, too, anticipates an excellent season. However, with the addition of a new player on the State roster, Greg Hansen, Chip Hilton and his teammates face a dilemma that poses a threat to the team's goal of the conference championship. For some reason, Greg Hansen is determined to outplay all-American Fireball Finley at all cost to himself, the team, and even his own family.
Chip's continued attempts to connect with Hansen and resolve the new player's troubles are key to maintaining team harmony. Finally, it is research in the library that provides Chip an understanding of Hansen's baffling, destructive attitude. Chip's friendly persistence finally brings peace and harmony to the team and to Greg Hansen's family -- particularly healing the relationship between father and son -- just in time for the conference championship game. A fourth down, last-second decision awaits Coach Curly Ralston, Chip, and Greg as the difference between losing the title and winning a trip to the Rose Bowl.
FROM THE CRITICS
Publishers Weekly
Sports columnists around the country have been eloquent in their anticipation, and the moment has arrived: Fiery Fullback, the never-before-published, 24th and final volume of the Chip Hilton sports series written by the late Hall of Famer coach Clair Bee in the '40s, '50s and '60s, is now in print in dual editions. The publication marks the culmination of Broadman & Holman's steady reissue (since 1998) of the first 23 volumes, as updated by Bee's daughter and son-in-law. This final installment finds Chip, now a senior at State, hoping to quarterback the football team all the way to the Rose Bowl-and using his wholesome values to enlist the full support of a troublesome new player. Adult fans reliving the pleasures of their youths will be pleased that the hardcover edition appears just as Bee wrote it ("Young ladies will not be permitted in Jefferson Hall at any time," intones the dorm superintendent); it also uses line drawings from the original series, and its cover matches the originals as well. Cultural observers take note: the front matter for the hardcover includes an interfaith pre-game prayer for athletes and a statement from Richard Nixon about the merits of competition. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
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