The Die-Hard Fan's Guide to Buckeye Football

By Mark Rea

Do You Bleed Scarlet and Gray?
Then The Die-Hard Fan's Guide to Buckeye Football by Mark Rea is the book you've been waiting for; it's the guidebook to and through one of the greatest college football programs in history.

The Diehard Fan's Guide to Buckeye Football takes you back to the humble beginnings of football at The Ohio State University and works its way "Across the Field" through nearly 120 years of Buckeye football legends, including complete coverage of the national championship seasons and Heisman Trophy winners. Along the way, Rea also reveals: the rich history of Ohio Stadium along with recounts of the Horseshoe's greatest games; the person to whom Woody Hayes referred to as his "greatest booster"; exclusive accounts of some of the biggest games in college football's biggest rivalry between Ohio State and Michigan; and much more!

Finally, in a tribute to "The Best Damn Fans In The Land," several diehards have penned their favorite memories. They share seminal moments that will alternately bring a smile to your face and a tear to your eye. Written for Die-Hard Ohio State fans, this book pays homage to the players, teams, coaches, traditions and fans that comprise the Buckeye Nation.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Regnery Publishing
• Release date: Sep 8, 2009
• ISBN: 9781596981225

Mark Rea

Mark Rea is managing editor emeritus of Columbus Sports Publications, a Columbus, Ohio-based firm that manages the fan website BuckeyeSports.com and publishes sports-related fan newspapers including Buckeye Sports Bulletin. For more than 30 years, Rea has been a writer, journalist, editor and columnist at newspapers and magazines for such companies as Scripps-Howard and McGraw-Hill. Throughout the course of his career, which began at the age of 15 as a part-time sports writer for The Record-Herald, Rea has won several writing awards, including several national first-place honors from McGraw-Hill and an honorable mention from the Football Writers Association of America. He is a member of the voting panel for the Heisman Memorial Trophy and has appeared regularly as analyst on the NFL Network’s College Football Now program. In 2009, Rea wrote the well-received "The Die-Hard Fan's Guide to Buckeye Football," a fan-friendly history of Ohio State football, and followed in 2014 with "Legends: Ohio State Buckeyes." Rea has residences in Ohio and Florida.