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October 2026 Focus: Football Individual football players of Middleton High School: Tampa, Fla. PA 19157
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FEATURED BOOKS FROM THE FLORIDA COLLECTION:
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by Jamall Anderson In his memoir, The Best Bet, Jamall Anderson tells the story of how his once rising career spiraled into gambling on games, and even betting against his own teammates. Co-written with long-time Tampa Bay Times columnist, Ernest Hooper, Anderson's journey details how his decisions at Boston College set off a chain of events that put him on a merry-go-round of disillusionment as he struggled to recapture the promise of his football glory days.
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Big League City: 100 Years of Football in Jacksonvilleby Ken BrownBig League City! 100 Years of Football in Jacksonville chronicles Jacksonville's unmatched gridiron fever, from Florida's first college football game held in the wake of the Great Fire of 1901, to the birth of the Florida-Georgia game and the Gator Bowl Classic, to the numerous professional teams from long-forgotten leagues that have called Jacksonville home. Years in the making with research drawn from thousands of sources, Big League City! is the definitive book on Jacksonville's football history.
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by Lew Freedman Bobby Bowden took over as head football coach and, over the next thirty-three years, led FSU to twenty-one bowl game wins and two National Championships. The Rise of the Seminoles is not just about Bobby Bowden; it is about the season that started it all: 1976. Before Bowden took over and the University of Miami gained its notoriety, college football in the state of Florida consisted of the University of Florida. Today, FSU is a football powerhouse and recently won the 2013 National Championship.
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Remembering University of Florida Footballby Kevin McCarthyWhen the Florida Agricultural College in Lake City became the University of Florida and moved south to Gainesville in 1906, it had a very fledgling football team, although worthy opponents were difficult to find. Little by little, as the school increased in size and reputation, its football team attracted higher-performing athletes and sterner opponents until it was willing to play any team in the country. In 1966, the team had its first Heisman Trophy winner, but it was not until 30 years later that UF won its first national championship.
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Tales From Gator Swamp: Reflections on Faith and Footballby Danny Wuerffel In Danny Wuerffel's Tales from the Gator Swamp, the most beloved and decorated player in Florida history takes you behind the scenes and into the locker room for one of the greatest eras in the annuals of college football. Wuerffel, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback, has retired from the NFL now and has finally had the time to look back, reminisce, and share his thoughts about that magical time when he was referred by some as "the greatest passer to ever play college football."
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LIBRARY AND TAMPA BAY AREA EVENTS:
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Thursday, October 8, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. Riverview Public Library In this talk, Dr. Kacy Dowd Tillman offers a new perspective on patriotism and the American Revolution by examining the letters and journals of Female Loyalists. Recommended for adults. Registration recommended.
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Some of Tampa's history is found in Sanborn fire insurance maps. They give an amazing insight into our city's growth and change over time. Learn more about them and their uses. Recommended for adults. Registration recommended.
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Seminole Heights Branch Library In this talk, we explore the dynamic relationship between architecture and culture, from the founding era to the present, analyzing how structures have embodied our evolving identity. Recommended for adults.
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Tuesday, October 27, 6 p.m. - 7 p.m. Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library Experience the darker side of the Sunshine State with this journey into Florida's most historic and unsettling hauntings. Explore ghostly legends rooted in real events and verifiable history. Recommended for adults. Registration recommended.
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Thursday, October 29, 7 p.m. - 8 p.m. John F. Germany Public Library Come explore the variety of factors that could push people into one camp or another on American independence 250 years ago and the often amorphous nature of Revolutionary loyalty. Recommended for adults. Registration recommended.
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ON DISPLAY IN THE FLORIDA HISTORY & GENEALOGY LIBRARY, 4TH FLOOR OF THE JOHN F. GERMANY PUBLIC LIBRARY
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Entertainment in Florida The video display features photographs of different forms of entertainment in the Burgert Brothers Photographic Collection for over four decades.
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