When Dabo Swinney took over Clemson football during the 2008 season, the program was considered a good one that couldn't quite recapture the greatness of the Danny Ford era.
But Swinney's simple formula--faith, family, forgiveness, fortitude, and fun--pushed the Clemson football program to the next level, taking the Tigers to 10 bowl games while capturing four ACC championships, three College Football Playoff appearances, and most importantly, two national championships.
Sports columnist Manie Robinson traces Swinney's coaching ascension along the football team's return to glory, going behind the scenes of one of the country's powerhouse programs.
Featuring the incredible stories of Clemson stars such as C.
Spiller, Tajh Boyd, Sammy Watkins, De Andre Hopkins, and Deshaun Watson, Top of the Hill is the definitive account of the Tigers' return to the top of the college football landscape.
About the Author Manie Robinson has served as a sports reporter, columnist, and video producer for the Greenville News, a newspaper and digital media company in the USA Today Network, since 2005.
He has garnered multiple South Carolina Press Association awards for video production breaking news, enterprise reporting, and opinion writing.
Triumph Books (il) Top of the hill: dabo swinney and clemson's rise to college football greatness, paperback/manie robinson
