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When the Lions Roared By Bill Contz

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The Total Tutor Neil Haley will interview Bill Contz, author of When Lions Roared.

Are the 1982 Penn State Lions the best team in college football history? Penn State had many amazing teams during Joe Paterno’s tenure. But the 1982 team secured Penn State’s first national title, forever cementing the Lions’ place in history and the upper echelons of college football programs.  

In When the Lions Roared: Joe Paterno and One of College Football’s Greatest Teams (Triumph Books, September 2017), Contz recounts the most memorable and meaningful events that culminated in Penn State’s unexpected 1982 season and National Championship title. Featuring dozens of interviews with former players, this book provides anecdotes from the epic contests of that season while also proving statistically why this Nittany Lions team stands up against all of the talented teams that came before and after. Highlights include:

 

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