Texas Christian University Football Vault: The History of the Horned Frogs

by Dan Jenkins

Book by Dan Jenkins

139 pages, Hardcover

First published September 25, 2008

About the author

Dan Jenkins was an American author and sportswriter, most notably for Sports Illustrated.

Jenkins was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, where he attended R.L. Paschal High School and Texas Christian University (TCU), where he played on the varsity golf team. Jenkins worked for many publications including the Fort Worth Press, Dallas Times Herald, Playboy, and Sports Illustrated. In 1985 he retired from Sports Illustrated and began writing books full-time and maintained a monthly column in Golf Digest magazine.

Larry King called Jenkins "the quintessential Sports Illustrated writer" and "the best sportswriter in America." Jenkins authored numerous works and over 500 articles for Sports Illustrated. In 1972, Jenkins wrote his first novel, Semi-Tough.

His daughter, Sally Jenkins, is a sports columnist for the Washington Post.

Reviews

[Purple Wimple · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is a lot of good writing snuck into this gaudy thing. If the editors fact-checked Dan Jenkins (which is a good idea, because Jenkins isn't one to let facts stand in the way of a good story) then this is probably the best single volume history of TCU football that I've ever seen. And the pictures are great.