The sports rivalry between the University of Missouri and University of Kansas is now in its third century. And it remains as powerful as the tug-of-war that took place in the first football game between the two teams in Kansas City in 1891. Rivals! MU vs. KU chronicles this competition in football and basketball in more than 250 pages of stories, photographs and artifacts gathered from the archives of The Kansas City Star and The Kansas City Times, the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas. Plus the editor, David Smale, interviewed sports greats for their recollections. Whether you're a Jayhawk or a Tiger, you'll enjoy this fun- and fact-filled walk down memory lane.
Pages
250
Format
Hardcover
Publisher
Kansas City Star Books
Release
May 01, 2005
ISBN
0976402130
ISBN 13
9780976402138
Rivals! MU vs. KU: A Classic Sports Match-up, Since 1891
The sports rivalry between the University of Missouri and University of Kansas is now in its third century. And it remains as powerful as the tug-of-war that took place in the first football game between the two teams in Kansas City in 1891. Rivals! MU vs. KU chronicles this competition in football and basketball in more than 250 pages of stories, photographs and artifacts gathered from the archives of The Kansas City Star and The Kansas City Times, the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas. Plus the editor, David Smale, interviewed sports greats for their recollections. Whether you're a Jayhawk or a Tiger, you'll enjoy this fun- and fact-filled walk down memory lane.