Legends of Michigan: Cliff Keen

The book is a biography of Cliff Keen, the Legendary Michigan wrestling coach of 45 years who also coached the football team as an assistant for 33 years. It also summarizes and honors 91 seasons of Wolverine wrestling. The book includes 43 features on Michigan Wrestling Recruiting Pipelines, unique individuals, wrestling families, and interesting topics. The features on "Money Influencing Wrestling," the "History of FILA and International Wrestling," the "History of Marketing, Media and the Promotion of Wrestling," and an objective look at the "History of Title IX and its Effect on Wrestling" are four of these. It brings the history of amateur wrestling to its current standing. There are many charts summarizing the history of Big Ten, NCAA, Pan-American, and Olympic Wrestling history. The book frames amateur wrestling history from a Michigan point of view. It has 23 Appendix items, and is 587 pages with numerous photographs that give the reader a "big picture" look at wrestling history. There are also many sensational wrestling and athletic trivia factoids making it a "collector item" for Michigan athletic history "buffs." It is a combination of a multitude of media guides, and will be your historic reference on both University of Michigan wrestling as well as wrestling in the State of Michigan. It is a real bargain for Michigan fans, amateur wrestling fans, and University of Michigan Alumni sports enthusiasts.