Proceeds from A TIDE OF DREAMS go towards Big Oak Boys Ranch in Gadsen, Alabama. Helping boys find the guidance they need to grow into responsible, godly men. And to the Carney Laslie Quasi-Scholarship Fund at the University of Alabama. Providing financial assistance to athletic trainers, in recognition of their being an integral part of a successful team.
A Tide of Dreams: The Untold Backstory of Coaches Paul "Bear" Bryant, Carney Laslie, and Frank Moseley
Three star college football players and friends. One dream. To be the winningest partnership of coaches the sport had ever seen. Laslie passed away in 1970 from an injury on an Alabama practice field, twelve years after arriving back at Alabama with Bryant in 1958, the two still considered the most successful, collaborative partnership in the sport. Moseley, departed the trio of coaches when the three were at Kentucky, moving to Virginia Tech in 1951, was named coach of the year in 1954, and remained their Athletic Director until 1971. He passed away in 1979. Bryant accomplished their dream, becoming the winningest coach in college football, in 1981. Their story remained untold. Until now.
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"Carey Henry Keefe has done it - the remarkable, unknown, inside story of a rich red slice of Crimson Tide Americana!"
- Ellen Santilli Vaughn, New York Times Bestselling Author, Becoming Elisabeth Elliot, Being Elisabeth Elliott, The Jesus Revolution
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About Carey Henry Keefe
Keefe is a best-selling, Tidewater, Virginia-based author who focuses on narrative nonfiction. A graduate of the University of Richmond Robins School of Business, she began her career in the field of advertising and business management. Her personal essays have been produced on NPR-affiliated stations, as well as articles published in various magazines, print and on-line. Keefe speaks regularly to various groups nationwide about a little known piece of history profiled in her debut work, A TIDE OF DREAMS. Of how the Navy used sports, and especially football, in a revolutionary new training regimen implemented during WWII to train naval aviators, credited with U.S. pilots coming to be known as the “toughest in the world”. She is passionate about helping others discover and keep their family legacies alive through her consulting services available at SilverSpeak Publishing.