Do you think Tuiasosopo has any competition as the greatest on-field leader in team history?
I’ve heard similar stories about Bob Schloredt from ’59-60, but I never saw him play so I can’t say for sure. Beyond Marques, Billy Joe Hobert matched him at least in terms of moxie. Was the Times’ publication of the “Victory and Ruins” series part of your motivation for writing the book? A little bit, but not much in the grand scheme of things. I was already in the early stages of working on the book when I got an email from someone telling me that something big was coming from the Times. At first I thought, “No one will want to read my book now.” But after awhile, I saw that the Times article didn’t matter. It might come to pass that this book will far outlive the effects of Victory and Ruins. But, I see them as apples and oranges. What will be will be. What’s your take on that series? Did your research and writing change your perspective on it at all? It was captivating reading, but to this day I don’t understand what the real point of it was. My biggest points of contention that th
