Thomas J. Dygard
Born: 1931 in Little Rock, Arkansas
Died: 1996 in Evansville, Indiana Pen Name: None Connection to Illinois: Dygard lived in Arlington Heights while he was the Associated Press Chicago Bureau Chief. He retired to Evansville, Pa in 1993. Biography: Thomas Dygard began his career as a sportswriterfor the Arkansas Gazette in Little Rock and joined the Associated Press in 1954. After that, he worked in A.P. offices in Little Rock, Detroit, Birmingham, New Orleans, and Indianapolis. At one time he was bureau chief of Chicago. His books for children are all sports related.
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Backfield package / ISBN: 0688114717 OCLC: 25509881 Morrow Junior Books, New York : ©1992. The decision of four high school friends to go to the same college so that they can continue playing football together is shaken when one of them begins to receive attention as a star quarterback. |
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Forward pass ISBN: 0140345620 OCLC: 21377094 Puffin Books, New York, NY : 1990, ©1989. To improve his struggling football team's chances of winning, Coach Gardner brings in a new wide receiver, Jill Winston. |
| Forward pass / ISBN: 068807961X OCLC: 19722282 Morrow Junior Books, New York : ©1989. To improve his struggling football team's chances of winning, Coach Gardner brings in a new wide receiver, Jill Winston. |
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Game plan / ISBN: 0688120075 OCLC: 27726275 Morrow Junior Books, New York : ©1993. When the hospitalization of Barton High's head football coach forces skinny student manager Beano Hatton to step in, he must deal with a rebellious quarterback and his own lack of confidence. |
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Halfback tough / ISBN: 0688059252 OCLC: 12803752 Morrow, New York : ©1986. New at Graham High, Joe joins the football team and begins to change his tough guy outlook as he becomes absorbed by the game and gains self-esteem and new friends. |
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Infield hit / ISBN: 0688140378 OCLC: 31169747 Morrow Junior Books, New York : 1995. After transferring to a new high school during his junior year, Hal tries to make friends, gain a starting position on the baseball team, and hide the fact that his dad is a famous ex-major leaguer. |
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Running wild / ISBN: 0688148530 OCLC: 34282919 Morrow Junior Books, New York : ©1996. When Coach Wilson and Officer Stowell encourage him to join the high school football team, Pete no longer believes that "nobody does anything for nothing." |
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The rebounder / ISBN: 0688128211 OCLC: 29914659 Morrow Junior Books, New York : ©1994. Doug Fulton, coach of the Hamilton High Panthers, is certain that transfer student Chris Patton can lead the team to a championship, but a tragic accident has made Chris decide to never play basketball again. |
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The rookie arrives ISBN: 0140341129 OCLC: 19123736 Puffin Books, New York : 1989, ©1988. Cocky Ted Bell moves from being star of his high school baseball team directly into playing in the major leagues and finds that he has a lot to learn before becoming the world's greatest third baseman. |
| The rookie arrives / ISBN: 0688075983 OCLC: 16800893 Morrow Junior Books, New York : ©1988. Cocky Ted Bell moves from being star of his high school baseball team directly into playing in the major leagues and finds that he has a lot to learn before becoming the world's greatest third baseman. |
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Tournament upstart ISBN: 0688163696 OCLC: 39799829 Beech Tree, New York : 1998, ©1984. Under the leadership of their new young coach, a Class B high school basketball team from the Ozark foothills challenges big-city schools for the state championship. |
| Tournament upstart / ISBN: 068802761X OCLC: 10230749 Morrow, New York : 1984. Under the leadership of their new young coach, a Class B high school basketball team from the Ozark foothills challenges big-city schools for the state championship. |
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| Wilderness peril / ISBN: 0688041469 OCLC: 11442152 Morrow, New York : ©1985. Two teenage boys camping in the Minnesota woods encounter a desperate airplane hijacker attempting to escape with three-quarters of a million dollars. |