The Big Ten A Century of Excellence Author:Dale Ratermann The Big Ten: A Century of Excellence is the definitive history of intercollegiate athletics' oldest and most prestigious conference. Designed in an easy-to-read format, the Conference-endorsed Big Ten centennial book contains approximately 450 pages of historical reference material about the league's first 100 seasons. Among the features include... more »d in each of the four-page chapters are sketches of the big events, features on the team champions, stories about the premier athletes, notes about the influential coaches and administrators, information about the Big Ten's pioneers, and vignettes about the Conference's academic achievements. The book's appendix includes a synopsis of each university's coaches and administrators.« less