Bill Stewart: In His Own Words Paperback – March 31, 2017

I realize that I may be biased since I graduated Magnolia High School one year behind Bill Stewart. The author did a good job putting "his own words" into a chronological and easy flowing order. I will say that if you do not understand the game of football, you may struggle through parts of this book. I have many friends who will wonder what a "stunt" or a "pick" is .... the head coaching years are laden with the jargon. Stay with it, though, because the Billy Stewart-isms just continue to make you smile. And if you are a native West Virginian, even after his death, he continues to make us proud to be a Mountaineer. I will also say that I was a little disappointed and surprised that there were misspellings of people's last names, including the late, great Woody "Hays". Perhaps something was lost in the Kindle translation. That being said, kudos to Susan Jones for developing this project, and thank you to Karen Kacor Stewart and Blaine for allowing her to share New Martinsville's favorite son with the world.

Excellent book

Good book,Worth reading

Well written and a great tribute to a great man!

a good read about a very down to earth person who put hisn love for his family, God, his home state and WVU above everything. A true mountineer.

A Great Read !!

Genuine and Authentic was how I would describe the young Bill Stewart I knew as a coach. Played for Coach Stew during the '78 season at Salem College, WV. He liked to joke around and have a good time as well as working hard. During 3 a days at SC he was the designated coach to wake everybody up at 6 a.m. For breakfast. You could hear him coming down the hall as he forearm shivered the doors, talking loud and one of his favorite sayings as he did this was "get out of bed you coward." He was challenging us, because we were tired, homesick as freshman, and didn't always want to get out of bed and go to practice. My teammates and I Still talk about his antics and the impression he left on us then and now 37 years later. His name always brings a smile to my face and heartfelt chuckle whenever I think of him.

I knew Bill and his family. His brother graduated from High School with me. This book brought back so many memories.