Book Description
The Penn State Football Button Book celebrates the coaching legacy of Joe Paterno and the glorious history of Nittany Lions football during the Paterno era. It does so, however, in a style unlike any other football book ever written—through the use of the complete collection of "game day" booster buttons produced by Citizens Bank (and its predecessor bank sponsors) to commemorate each Penn State football game played over the past 32 years. The Penn State Football Button Book evokes exciting memories of the Paterno era using button images and unique and fun commentary rather than traditional game summaries.


About the Author
Martin Ford was born and raised in the shadow of Beaver Stadium in Lemont, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Penn State in 1975, then earned a PhD from the University of Minnesota. From there he moved on to become a professor and academic administrator at Stanford University and then at George Mason University. Since then he has combined scholarly research and writing on human motivation with research and writing focused on the future of Penn State football. He lives in Virginia with his wife, Sheri, and their two sons. Russell Ford was born in Kansas, but was brought to a new home at the base of Mount Nittany soon after. He graduated from Penn State in 1973. After graduation he spent summers working for the U.S. Forest Service, then earned a graduate degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Today he is the president and CEO of one of the largest economic development corporations in Pennsylvania. He is married to fellow Penn State alum Barbara Guthrie, and they take great pride in watching all three sons and two daughters continue the Ford family tradition as Penn State students and graduates.

FROM THE PUBLISHER