Clint Castleberry was already an Atlanta-area football sensation when he
arrived at Georgia Tech in 1942, and in one meteoric college season he
became a national sports hero as well. He was the first college freshman
ever to be voted All-American. At least one Heisman Trophy was all but
certain. Though weighing just 155 pounds, he seemed destined to become
one of the greatest tailbacks in college football history. But then
World War II intervened, and Castleberry became, instead, another young
man whose destiny was cut short. His #19 is the only number ever
retired in the illustrious history of Georgia Tech football. Bill
Chastain weaves Clint Castleberry's story around other legends of
Georgia Tech football--including John Heisman, William Alexander, and
Bobby Dodd--to create a glorious portrait of a proud football tradition
and America's Greatest Generation.