St. Ambrose article.

Re: St. Ambrose article.

feeds@yuku.com (Boeing747) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 10:59:00 GMT

BiasedGuy wrote:
Is this book strictly focused on St Ambrose? Or does it delve into other CHSL history?

Was there another book discussed on this forum, within the past year or so, that has more MI FB history? Or SE MI FB history?

Any help is appreciated.

Focuses mostly on St. Ambrose, but it does delve into the Catholic schools on the east side during that time frame as well. The book...

Re: St. Ambrose article.

feeds@yuku.com (BiasedGuy) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 08:57:08 GMT

Is this book strictly focused on St Ambrose? Or does it delve into other CHSL history?

Was there another book discussed on this forum, within the past year or so, that has more MI FB history? Or SE MI FB history?

Any help is appreciated.

Re: St. Ambrose article.

feeds@yuku.com (Boeing747) — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 08:35:08 GMT

U of D Mercy, formerly known as the University of Detroit, had a football team until 1964 when it was disbanded. The stadium where the college played and where the last couple Goodfellows games were played was still around until well into the 1970s when it was torn down.

Back when St. Ambrose was in its heyday, there were 75-80 schools in the CHSL - I would guess it wasn't the easiest thing to run a league with 75-80 teams in it, let alone monitor what each school was doing....

Re: St. Ambrose article.

feeds@yuku.com (ftballer67) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:36:50 GMT

Boeing in the book it said the Goodfellow game was moved from Tigers Stadium to the Univeristy of Detroit. Was the UofD the school that was mentioned for this game be known today as UofD Mercy, or UofD Jesuit or was it an entirley different University of Detroit that played host to the game?

As far as the recruiting, without the MHSAA there was really no one to police it. I remember reading about the catholic league offices coming down on some of the tactics that St. Ambrose used...

Re: St. Ambrose article.

feeds@yuku.com (BiasedGuy) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 06:54:52 GMT

ftballer67 wrote:
I know MrNCAA. How about this gem though: " These kids didn't pay at St. Ambrose - the Dad's Club picked it up " or "They just went and got the best players in the city." I still think this will be a great book. I'm going to have to put it on my upcoming birthday list.

And the modern day recruiting misperceptions still exist. Well at least I understand the...

Re: St. Ambrose article.

feeds@yuku.com (Boeing747) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:44:50 GMT

ftballer67 wrote:
I just finished reading this book last week and I must agree with Boeing that it was excellent.

My favorite part was the story of George Perles sneaking up on the spy from Notre Dame that was watching St. Ambrose practice before the Soup Bowl and scared him so bad that the spy pissed his pants.

Also Boeing being a CHSL historian as you seem to be what was the atmosphere like for...

Re: St. Ambrose article.

feeds@yuku.com (ftballer67) — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:10:39 GMT

I just finished reading this book last week and I must agree with Boeing that it was excellent.

My favorite part was the story of George Perles sneaking up on the spy from Notre Dame that was watching St. Ambrose practice before the Soup Bowl and scared him so bad that the spy pissed his pants.

Also Boeing being a CHSL historian as you seem to be what was the atmosphere like for those Goodfellow games? Crowds of 38,000 plus packed into Briggs/Tigers Stadium for high school...

Re: St. Ambrose article.

feeds@yuku.com (TNTDyno) — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:28:04 GMT

Is this book easily found in the store? I want to grab it for my dad for Father's Day.

Re: St. Ambrose article.

feeds@yuku.com (Boeing747) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:07:27 GMT

Regardless of the recruiting stories (and the stories about recruiting are just part of the book), it is a phenomenal book. I highly recommend it.

Re: St. Ambrose article.

feeds@yuku.com (ftballer67) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:50:19 GMT

I know MrNCAA. How about this gem though: " These kids didn't pay at St. Ambrose - the Dad's Club picked it up " or "They just went and got the best players in the city." I still think this will be a great book. I'm going to have to put it on my upcoming birthday list.

Re: St. Ambrose article.

feeds@yuku.com (Mr NCAA) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:34:29 GMT

Q:How did a school with fewer than 400 students become so good?

A:Recruiting. Boisture became a CYO basketball ref, and he'd go find the athletes, and he'd tell Tobianski, the janitor, let's get these kids in here.

This answers the question on how the CHSL powers got their start.

St. Ambrose article.

feeds@yuku.com (ftballer67) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:24:46 GMT

I found the article very compelling. I am going to definitely purchase the book.

http://www.freep.com/article/20090617/HSS/906170361

Before there was Birmingham Brother Rice or Farmington Hills Harrison, there was St. Ambrose.

St. Ambrose, a Class C school in Grosse Pointe Park, was a football power in the Detroit Catholic League.

Before there were state playoffs,...