Dear Jay, Love Dad: Bud Wilkinson's Letters to His Son - Hardcover

Wilkinson, Jay

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0806142472 ISBN 13: 9780806142470

Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press, 2012

Synopsis

Wyatt Earp, Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday—such are the legendary names that spring to mind when we think of the western gunfighter. But in the American West of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, thousands of grassroots gunfighters straddled both sides of the law without hesitation. Deadly Dozen tells the story of twelve infamous gunfighters, feared in their own times but almost forgotten today.Now, noted historian Robert K. DeArment has compiled the stories of these obscure men. DeArment, a life-long student of law and lawlessness in the West, has combed court records, frontier newspapers, and other references to craft twelve complete biographical portraits. The combined stories of Deadly Dozen offer an intensive look into the lives of imposing figures who in their own ways shaped the legendary Old West.More than a collective biography of dangerous gunfighters, Deadly Dozen also functions as a social history of the gunfighter culture of the post-Civil War frontier West. As Walter Noble Burns did for Billy the Kid in 1926 and Stuart N. Lake for Wyatt Earp in 1931, DeArment—himself a talented writer—brings these figures from the Old West to life.John Bull, Pat Desmond, Mart Duggan, Milt Yarberry, Dan Tucker, George Goodell, Bill Standifer, Charley Perry, Barney Riggs, Dan Bogan, Dave Kemp, and Jeff Kidder are the twelve dangerous men that Robert K. DeArment studies in Deadly Dozen: Twelve Forgotten Gunfighters of the Old West.

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Review

"A timeless guide for all of us."--Bill Cosby, comedian and author of "Fatherhood"

We all have much to learn from the loving, encouraging, and insightful letters of Bud Wilkinson to his son. While Bud was undoubtedly a gifted football coach, these letters show that his success was deeply rooted in his personal values and in his love for young people. David Boren, President of the University of Oklahoma"

Jay Wilkinson has done what many a son has wished he could do for his father create a loving and revealing look at the man who has had such a deeply positive influence on his life. Charlie Rose, broadcast journalist and host of "Charlie Rose""

Bud Wilkinson s success as a coach was due not just to the speed, strength, and skill of his playersbut also to the values and principles that guided every action he took and every decision he made.Those values and principles, articulated in these letters, can inspire leaders today to achieve success whether in business, politics, or academia with integrity. Roy Bostock, Chairman of the Board of Yahoo! Inc."

The life Jay Wilkinson describes in this wonderful book is the life of faith. He may not have intended to do that, but faith runs through all of these letters like a golden thread. Jay helps make our own faith come alive in these words of a father to his son. Right Reverend Steven Charleston, Interim Dean, St. Paul s Cathedral, Oklahoma City"

The genius of Bud Wilkinson as a football coach becomes apparent in these remarkable letters to his son Jay.He imbued his players with the same values he instilled in his sons.He treated the players like family members, and it showed. Barry Switzer, former head football coach, University of Oklahoma and Dallas Cowboys"

I had great respect for Bud Wilkinson, whom we all remember as one of our great football coaches.Now we know something else: he was a great letter writer, and a great dad. These letters to his son not only tell us a little more about Bud, but also a lot about our country during the tumultuous 60s. You don t have to be a football fan to enjoy this peek back into time. George H. W. Bush, Forty-First President of the United States"

"Bud Wilkinson defined greatness as a football coach. The letters in this book to his son Jay reach far beyond sports and speak to the timeless lessons every father wants to leave to his children." --Bob Stoops

"We all have much to learn from the loving, encouraging, and insightful letters of Bud Wilkinson to his son. While Bud was undoubtedly a gifted football coach, these letters show that his success was deeply rooted in his personal values and in his love for young people."--David Boren, President of the University of Oklahoma

"Jay Wilkinson has done what many a son has wished he could do for his father--create a loving and revealing look at the man who has had such a deeply positive influence on his life."--Charlie Rose, broadcast journalist and host of Charlie Rose

About the Author

Jay Wilkinson, son of University of Oklahoma coaching legend Bud Wilkinson, was a standout football player at Duke University. During his senior season in 1963, he earned All-American honors, was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Player of the Year, and finished eighth in the voting for the Heisman Trophy. After graduation from Duke University in 1964, he chose to forego professional football, instead pursuing a divinity degree which he received from the Episcopal Theological School in 1967. After spending several years in public service, he worked in executive management in the financial services industry for 37 years. Recipient of the NCAA's prestigious Silver Anniversary Award, Jay today is a noted motivational speaker. With four children and seven grandchildren, he and his wife Rita reside in Oklahoma City. He is the author of Bud Wilkinson: An Intimate Portrait of an American Legend.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0806142472
• ISBN 13: 9780806142470
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 208