More Than a Coach: What It Means to Play for Coach, Mentor, and Friend Jim Tressel

For Ohio State University head football coach Jim Tressel, the wins and national championships he compiled at Youngstown State and OSU aren’t nearly as important to him as the life lessons he has taught his players over the years. Many have gone on to become teachers, coaches, athletic directors, and probation officers, and many other flourishing careers, finding success far beyond the football field. Now, in the powerful and inspiring More Than a Coach, the former players and people who know Tressel well reveal in never-before-told-stories how this unique coach’s philosophy on football and life impacted their own lives in profound ways. More than 50 individuals gave author David Lee Morgan in-depth interviews, including former YSU athletic director Joe Malmisur, A.J. Hawk, Craig Krenzel, John Cooper, Troy Smith, and Archie Griffin, to name but a few. With Tressel’s cooperation and support, and through Morgan’s interviews comes a dynamic and dramatic book that will give readers a unique perspective on Tressel the coach, the mentor, and the friend.