Interested in College Football in South Carolina?

On Friday, November 20, 2009, Burry Bookstore is hosting an author meet and greet from 4:00 until 5:30. Co-Authors Fritz P. Hamer and John Daye will be sharing their latest book,
"A History of College Football in South Carolina: Glory on the Gridiron."

The Medicos, the Purple Hurricane, the Seceders- all are South Carolina football mascots that long ago drifted into history. From as early as 1889, college football began to take hold of South Carolina. The fans of the state's first intercollegiate game could hardly have foreseen how it would steadily grow from a competition between amateurs into tightly organized teams with well-paid coaches and demanding alumni, all with a passionate desire to win. This volume goes beyond Clemson and Carolina to trace the history of college teams from all over the state, including Wofford, Furman, SC State, Presbyterian College, Erskine, Claflin, The Citadel, MUSC, the College of Charleston, Newberry College, Benedict College and Allen University. Join museum curator Fritz Hamer and longtime South Carolina high school football coach John Daye as they celebrate the state's most notable coaches, players and rivalries, as well as the many unsung heroes who have helped to make the sport a statewide obsession.

Fritz Hamer is the Chief Curator of History at the South Carolina State Museum and is the author of Forward Together and Charleston Reborn. He holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of South Carolina and recently curated an exhibit on the history of South Carolina Football at the State Museum.

John Daye is a retired high school football coach who has coached championship high school teams in Columbia, Irmo, Hartsville, Orangeburg, and Cayce. He is a devoted follower of South Carolina football history and offers a wealth of knowledge of the sport's past.