Tales from the University of South Carolina Gamecocks Locker Room ─ A Collection of the Greatest Gamecock Stories Ever Told

With one of the most amazing football turnarounds in NCAA history, from 0-21 in 1998-99 to a 2001 Outback Bowl victory over Ohio State and six subsequent championships since, the South Carolina Gamecocks rang in the new century with a bang. For 45 years, author Tom Price was in Columbia, South Carolina recording the stories that have made the Gamecocks one of America's greatest collegiate sports teams. Whether it’s tales of football, basketball, soccer, baseball, golf, track and field, or any one of the Gamecocks’ many other sports, this book, first published in 2001, captures it all through engaging anecdotes gleaned from the author’s many years of personal experience and interviews with athletes and others connected with the university.

Perfect for the shelf of any fan of the garnet and black!

Tom Price served as the sports information director for his alma mater from 1962 till his retirement at the end of 1992. Subsequently, Price served as a consultant and historian for the Gamecocks’ athletic department. He also served as the official scorer for the Gamecocks’ home baseball games and a radio analyst for their away baseball games. Price was inducted into the College Sports Information Directors of America (COSIDA) Hall of Fame in 1981 and the University of South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame in 2001. Price is the author of four books on Gamecocks sports history: The 1984 Gamecocks: Fire Ants & Black Magic (1985); A Century of Gamecocks: Memorable Football Moments(1995); A Century of Gamecocks: Memorable Basketball Moments (1996); andA Century of Gamecocks: Memorable Baseball Moments (1996).He passed away in 2008 at the age of 81.